Episode

Lessons from one of the world’s top executive recruiters | Lauren Ipsen (Daversa Partners, GC)

Lauren Ipsen, an executive recruiter formerly at Daversa Partners and now investing at General Catalyst, has placed more than 80 senior product leaders and explains why founders chasing big-name CPOs often end up hiring executives too far removed from hands-on work. She advises founders to define concretely what a new product leader needs to accomplish before starting a search, and discusses how product leaders and recruiters can better position themselves in a competitive market.