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1 week agoAre You Accidentally Letting Future Leaders Slip Away?
Hire candidates with a growth mindset and promote from within to cultivate long-term leadership.
In 2022, when Yoni Rechtman's boss asked where he wanted to be in five years, the newly hired venture capitalist told him, "Not here." What might have sounded like defiance was exactly what Kevin Colleran, managing director of Slow Ventures, wanted to hear. The firm doesn't promote from within. It keeps funds small - "easier to return many multiples of success," Colleran said - and so the firm needs fewer investors.