Business
I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Just interviewed Shannon Anderson. She is Director of Talent with the legendary VC firm Madrona Venture Group. Based in Seattle, Madrona specializes in seed, startup, and Series A deals. They’ve made over 300 investments in 110 companies since its inception. In this role, Shannon is the center of Madrona’s talent network, identifying rising stars for their portfolio companies & the Pacific NW startup ecosystem. She also serves as the strategic HR advisor to portfolio CEO’s. Prior, she served a similar role as Founding Talent Partner at Ignition Partners. And she spent 9 years at Microsoft, where she built the recruiting function that scaled the company from 8,000 to 40,000 people. Shannon knows as much as anyone I’ve met on hiring for early-stage companies. During this 20-minute conversation, I learned a ton. You will too.