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What Founders Get Wrong (& Right) when Hiring Founding Teams

Hosted by HigherPeople and Afore Capital

When
6:00 PM
Where
SOMA
Format
Panel / Fireside Chat
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Join us to kick off SF Tech Week! Katy Stover Fox, Founder/CEO of HigherPeople, sits down with two of Afore Capital's portfolio founders to talk the dos and don'ts of hiring your founding team: who to hire first, how to spot talent early, and what actually breaks when hiring goes sideways (and how to fix it).

Meet your fireside chat panel: Katy Stover Fox, Founder/CEO of HigherPeople + Bill Liu (Co-Founder at Seel) + Nick DiRienzo (Co-Founder/CTO at Mirage Security) + TBD

Plan for the evening: 5:45pm: doors open 6:00pm: fireside chat begins 6:35pm: audience Q&A 7:00pm: mingling over drinks and light bites

Closed door. Invite only. Space is limited, RSVP early.

This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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