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Emerging VC Talent: Edition 6, Naomi Goez
- Naomi Goez, Principal at Forum Ventures, shared her story and professional background experience in detail.
- She started her journey from a fashion school in Los Angeles, which led her to supply chain and ultimately venture capital.
- She is looking at various vulnerabilities that might impact AI infrastructure development, energy transition and the trend towards nearshoring.
- In order to learn about a new industry quickly, Naomi talks directly to executives, gaining valuable insight into the pulse and state of the market.
- She shared how customer service roles taught her time management, problem solving, empathy, and patience, all of which are valuable when working in venture capital.
- Balancing being a team player, a people leader and leading a team of pre-partner investment professionals at Forum required her to constantly learn and adjust her leadership approach.
- She is very passionate about supporting underrepresented talent and is constantly trying to think through ways to better engage with those communities.
- Naomi's biggest learning is that curiosity is celebrated in venture capital, and it is incredibly important to support people who are mission-aligned regardless of the immediate outcome.
- Outside of work, Naomi spends time on exercise and reading books that might not be necessarily work-related as it introduces a forcing function to challenge biases and preconceived notions.
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