Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

what does the average day look like for Human Ventures General Partner Heather Hartnett?

3 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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Heather Hartnett, a General Partner at Human Ventures, structures her days around meetings with founders and investors while deliberately varying her schedule to protect creativity. She avoids monotony by mixing personal routines with unpredictable professional activities, and uses a "break the pattern" tactic with her husband when she feels stuck.

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I kind of subscribe to the feeling of monotony is a killer of creativity. So I really try to personally maintain some sort of routine, but in my work life, I love mixing things up. And I work with founders, I get to meet really incredible people who are investors, we get to go to conferences and do thought leadership events, we get to meet other investors. And I mean, there's no other profession I think that allows you to be such a people person and it's just my absolute favorite thing. So my day is really usually structured around the people that I'm meeting and that is just my joy. Like that's where I get my energy is from other people. And so, or from, you know, that energy in that environment, other people who are excited. So, you know, there is no typical day, but I love the fact that when you feel a little bit stuck or you have a blockage or you're not being creative, like my husband and I say, break the pattern, like break the pattern.