Zoe Jervier Hewitt: VP Talent @Sequoia Capital, Building Talent Density | Slush 2024

A couple of years ago, hiring velocity and headcount growth were a measure of how well company building was going. But now, founders have entered a new paradigm of building which, instead of “growth at all costs”, is about team quality over quantity. Talent density - the concentration of high-performing individuals within an organisation in relation to the total employee count - is a term gaining momentum in startup circles.
Zoe Jervier Hewitt is VP Talent for Sequoia Capital and leads a team that partners with and advises founders, future founders and outlier talent in Europe as they build enduring businesses. She previously led Talent at EQT Ventures and worked with hundreds of early stage founders at Entrepreneur First, where she was the first employee.
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Thx Zoe. So much inspiring and insightful. Really loved it