Source: TechCrunch
Summary
Benchmark announced that Jack Altman is joining the firm as a general partner. Altman is the CEO of Lattice, a people management platform. He will continue to lead Lattice while taking on the new role at Benchmark. Altman said he is excited to work with entrepreneurs and help them build companies. The move is seen as a strategic addition to Benchmark’s team.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious.
Benchmark adds Jack Altman as a general partner. Altman will juggle his new role with being CEO of Lattice. He’s excited to work with entrepreneurs, because that’s what general partners do. This move is a strategic addition, or so they say. Altman’s new role is just another example of how venture capital firms love to poach successful startup CEOs to join their ranks, because that’s exactly what the industry needs – more CEOs in venture capital.
Author: Evan Null
