In this episode of The Ops Drop, we chat with Natalie Ledbetter. Natalie cut her teeth in the startup world as a Chief People Officer - she has also worked in VC, and has now brought her show on the road as a Fractional/Advisory CPO with Ledbetter Advisory.

When you're building a company - your first few hires matter the most - and figuring out the right fit can be daunting. Natalie has worked with many startups on hiring and retaining their greatest resource: their people.

Timestamps:

01:00: Natalie's journey into HR (from London to Indonesia to Texas) 

04:20 When do Founders need HR support? 

06:25 Hiring and your balance sheet 

10:00 Managing across generations 

13:35 Everyone is really unhappy in tech right now - what do we do about it? 

19:40 Hiring as a grow - what NOT to do 

28:45 Best practices for people operations