Matt Hoffman is Partner and Head of Talent at consumer technology venture capital firm, M13. He invests in and advises high growth start-up organizations with a deep interest in building innovative and authentic cultures that scale with the business and empower and inspire employees to do their best work. Prior to M13, Matt was VP of People at DigitalOcean, responsible for leadership in the practice areas of people operations, talent acquisition, talent development, and employee experience. In 4 years Matt helped scale the company from under 100 employees to over 500 while earning recognition for his innovative people practices by USA Today and BuiltInNYC as a “best place to work.”
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