05 | Building People Operations in Early Stage Startups - Natalie Ledbetter @ Boldstart Ventures

Gareth Webb brings in Natalie Ledbetter, Head of People and Platform at Boldstart Ventures, seed-stage VC focused on highly technical founder-led businesses. She has 20 years of experience focused on both early-stage and hyper-growth organizations. She works with founders to build and scale people-first companies concentrating on the end-to-end employee experience. In this episode, we discuss Natalie’s unique role in building out people ops in early-stage startups, where founders go wrong, how hiring and people needs evolve as companies scale, the rise of the chief of staff role, and more.