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Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures on Investing in VC - Erin Harkless Moore | E66

Erin Harkless Moore, Senior Director of Pivotal Ventures, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Pivotal Ventures’ $1B mission to drive equality and returns. In addition, they discuss how Pivotal works to close the gender gap, ways to manage teams more thoughtfully and the capability of venture dollars to drive exponential impact.

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X / Twitter:
@dweisburd (David Weisburd)
@erin_harkless (Erin Harkless Moore)

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LinkedIn:
Erin Harkless Moore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-harkless-cfa/
David Weisburd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd/
Pivotal Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivotalventures/

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LINKS:
Pivotal Ventures: https://www.pivotalventures.org/

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TIMESTAMPS:

(1:06) Erin Harkless Moore's Background and Pivotal Ventures' Strategy
(5:26) Balancing Collaboration and Consensus in Decision-making
(8:26) Common Mistakes made by Venture Asset Managers
(10:28) How Mission-oriented Organizations View Performance
(14:31) Sponsor: Deel
(16:05) Refining the Investment Strategy at Pivotal Ventures
(23:08) Discussion on VC Track Record
(24:36) Value of Unexpected References in Due Diligence
(32:48) Aligning Personal Values with Career Goals