Mirzadegan: 38 of 40 top Kleiner Perkins portfolio executives are first-timers
Joubin Mirzadegan · AI to AE's: Grit, Glean, and Kleiner Perkins' next Enterprise AI hit — Joubin Mirzadegan, Roadrunner · Dec 12, 2025 · at 33:03
Joubin Mirzadegan, partner at Kleiner Perkins, explains why early-stage startups should prioritize learning ability over past prestigious logos when hiring executives.
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“Inside the KP portfolio, ok, are top eight companies. Let's take five exec roles across the top eight companies. Companies like Rippling and Glean, ok. 38 out of 40 of those roles, ok, those executives report to the CEO for the first time in their career.”
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