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Adam Stein

Adam Stein

Adam Stein is Managing Director of Talent at Lead Edge Capital, partnering with portfolio companies on executive hiring and talent strategy.

Jul 8, 2026

10:31
What about non-AI related things you're working on in the portfolio with people and talent and leadership? What else are you doing that doesn't involve AI?
10:42
I do a lot of work with our CEOs because everything comes back to the CEO right at the end of the day.
10:47
And, you know, as I mentioned, we sort of invest in different types of businesses at different stages.
10:52
And, you know, so we've got founders who are now acting as, you know, CEOs in a more professional organization.
10:59
We've got first-time CEOs or step-up candidates who may have been in a different function.
11:04
And then we've got professional CEOs who may have done a similar cycle, you know, multiple times.
11:10
And so different CEOs are going to have different demonstrated capabilities around managing at scale.

10 MINS LATER

21:31
Are you doing work even before that first board meeting? Yeah,

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