{"id":1030,"date":"2015-04-15T11:22:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T15:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2015-04-15T11:22:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T15:22:16","slug":"a-technologist-with-capital-from-cto-to-vc-with-steve-herrod-ep-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2015\/04\/a-technologist-with-capital-from-cto-to-vc-with-steve-herrod-ep-82\/","title":{"rendered":"A Technologist with Capital: From CTO to VC with Steve Herrod &#8211; Ep 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your Geek Whisperers have the pleasure of welcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/herrod\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Herrod<\/a> to the show, former CTO of VMware, who now drinks tons of coffee as a <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/01\/16\/vmware-cto-steve-harrod-joins-general-catalyst-to-boost-enterprise-investments\/\" target=\"_blank\">VC for\u00a0General Catalyst<\/a>.<br \/>\nWe have the opportunity to demystify what a venture capitalist does in a day and we capture a number career tips\u00a0in the process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">We cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\">The change of pace after\u00a0running an Engineering organization<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">How VCs are small businesses<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">How Steve started as an Engineer and worked his way into leadership by doing the job<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Steve&#8217;s destiny being written\u00a0as a &#8220;Computer Salesman&#8221; according to high school aptitude test<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">That a VC role is simple &#8211; find high potential people\u00a0and make them success<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">The positive energy\u00a0of being surrounded by optimists all day<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Leadership and mentorship inside a company<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Benefits of a no-boundary learning style<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Shaping culture\u00a0by accident and on purpose<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Humility\u00a0as an asset<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Wookiee in the wild (see image below)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">What the future of Enterprise IT careers has in store for us<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">The increasing importance of developers with communication skills<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">This statement:\u00a0\u201cYour ability to learn becomes all that really matters\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was such a pleasure to learn from Steve Herrod on this round of whisperings. Stay tuned for more insights into mystical jobs and evolving careers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/steve-and-his-wookiee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1031\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/steve-and-his-wookiee.jpg\" alt=\"steve-and-his-wookiee\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/steve-and-his-wookiee.jpg 480w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/steve-and-his-wookiee-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6882\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1030-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1030-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Geek Whisperers have the pleasure of welcoming Steve Herrod to the show, former CTO of VMware, who now drinks tons of coffee as a VC for\u00a0General Catalyst. We have the opportunity to demystify what a venture capitalist does in a day and we capture a number career tips\u00a0in the&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2015\/04\/a-technologist-with-capital-from-cto-to-vc-with-steve-herrod-ep-82\/\">Read All Show Notes<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Technologist with Capital: From CTO to VC with Steve Herrod &#8211; Ep 82<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6883\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1030-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1030-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Steve-Harrod-Ep-82.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1030"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1038,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030\/revisions\/1038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}