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1. The rise of the talent partner with Sam Jakola, Craft Ventures
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According to Sam Jakola from Craft Ventures, talent is a top-2 reason companies succeed or fail—and boy is it competitive out there right now.
In our first ever episode of backchannel, Sam gives us his take on why the VC talent partner role is blowing up, walks us through the ways he's adding value to Craft's portfolio companies, and gives us a peek behind the curtain to explain how he's helping them win the war for talent.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Sam's background
02:07 - Sam's role at Craft
02:50 - Working with portfolio companies
04:39 - Why VCs are embracing the talent partner role
06:26 - The biggest challenge right now
08:17 - Michael Scott joke
08:35 - Ways to combat the current challenges
10:39 - Why founders are looking to talent partners earlier
11:12 - How to be more proactive
14:44 - Hardest roles to place right now
15:59 - Advice to founders when vetting search firms
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