Olteanu: There is no excuse for all-white male VC associate classes
Oana Olteanu · Oana Olteanu: Why Founders Should Expect More From Their VCs | 20VC #950 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Nov 19, 2022 · at 15:51
SignalFire Partner Oana Olteanu discusses calling out bad behavior and a lack of hiring diversity in venture capital.
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“I will call out if a VC takes credit for a founder or if they announce their newest associate bench, which is all white five, you know, five white males. I think it's 20, 22 and there is no excuse to hire only like that.”
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