Venture Stories

David Boehmer (@DavBoehmer) speaks to Olga Serhiyevich (@olgaserhi) about the talent intermediation industry, the evolution of business models in the sector, and creating a talent marketplace at Banff.Takeaways:- Chance often has a significant impact on a person’s career but David says that a life’s impact is too important to be left to chance.- David likes to think of a career as a river. You can be swept downstream by momentum and wake up 20-30 years later without realizing that there might have been a different river that could have been better suited to you.- It’s important to manage your career proactively, the same way that you save for retirement before you need the money.- You should give the people around you explicit permission to give you direct feedback.- Sometimes his clients convince themselves that they want a job because they are in demand for it but they should instead think hard about what they really want and not just take a job because they are wanted.- Some people say that if you put your