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Getting back to Talent Acquisition Fundamentals

Published: Dec. 6, 2023, 7:39 p.m.

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In this episode, Adriana Roche, Head of Talent at Uncork Capital, joins Amir Bormand to discuss the importance of getting back to basics as people leaders. She shares insights on the fundamentals companies should focus on during lean times and highlights healthy people practices for early-stage startups. Uncork Capital, a seed investor, has been supporting startups for almost 20 years and invests in a range of technology companies, including consumer, marketplace, frontier, and B2B SaaS. Tune in to gain valuable perspectives on building successful teams and nurturing early-stage companies.

Highlights:

[00:02:32] Getting back to basics.

[00:06:07] The reactive nature of HR.

[00:08:00] Metrics in talent and sales.

[00:12:56] Surveying stakeholder needs.

[00:15:23] Grabbing a seat at the table.

[00:18:37] Healthy people practices.

[00:26:23] Building with stakeholder input.

[00:28:29] Tough conversations and disagreeing.

Guest:

Adriana Roche has seen firsthand many of the team-related issues startups face. She joined Uncork from Mural, a maker of visual team collaboration software, where she was Chief People Officer as the company grew from 150 employees to 900 in just two years. Prior to that, Adriana was VP, People and Places at Segment, a customer data company that grew from 50 people to 650 in four years and was acquired by Twilio in 2020. Earlier, Adriana led employer branding and managed a large recruiting team at Dropbox. She was also a recruiting manager at Salesforce and a recruiter at Google.

Born and raised in Venezuela, Adriana immigrated to the U.S. when she was seventeen. She earned a Master\\u2019s degree in Organizational Psychology at New York University and a Bachelor\\u2019s degree in Psychology at College of the Holy Cross.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianaroche/

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