Select Cultural Co-Founders

Reid Hoffman has said that the first 6 employees should be considered cultural co-founders. One of our portfolio company CEOs has elaborated:

“Your first round of employees will have a VERY heavy impact on the fingerprint of the culture. They help lock in…

Learn What ‘Great’ Looks Like

There is a common saying: your perspective is limited by the best you’ve ever seen (up close). Vocap Partner Mike Becker got a reminder of this concept on the golf practice range recently. He noticed the guy next to him hitting one beautiful swing after another, intentionally…

Upgrade And Upfill

Upgrading upon loyal employees is one of the hardest parts of scaling a business. It is also one of the most critical. The popular adage, ‘what got you here won’t get you there’ not only applies to execution tactics but it can also apply to people. Since different stages require different…