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WIRED
Searching for Powerful Women in Silicon Valley
Good Trouble in WIRED: General Partner AJ Thomas took the mic as emcee, guiding a high-signal, curated room of funded female founders and investors.
Read at WIRED
Press & MentionsGood Trouble VenturesLatest · September 21, 2026
Latest Trouble
Good Trouble in the wild — thought leadership and the latest trouble we’ve been up to.
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VC INCLUDE
Fellowship Spotlight: Good Trouble Ventures
VC Include spotlights Good Trouble for backing tech-enabled artists, storytellers, and entertainers who can reshape culture — and deliver outsized returns, with Co-Founder & Managing Partner Kat Steinmetz at the helm of the fellowship.
Read at VC INCLUDE03
A16Z
Inside the 2023 Talent Tsunami: Layoffs, Remote Work & More
General Partner AJ Thomas joins a16z's podcast alongside talent expert Hung Lee to unpack the talent tsunami — layoffs, remote work, and what comes next for hiring.
Listen at a16z04
BOARDSI
The Future of Leadership in the Age of AI
General Partner AJ Thomas joins Boardsi Leadership Talks to explore how AI is reshaping leadership — and what it takes to lead well in the age of intelligent machines.
Watch on YouTube05
PEOPLE LEADER ACCELERATOR
Navigating Rapid Change and Innovation in People Leadership
General Partner AJ Thomas sits down with People Leader Accelerator on YouTube to talk leading through rapid change, innovation, and building people-first teams.
Watch on YouTube06
THE MODERN PEOPLE LEADER
VC Needs More People from HR: Kat Steinmetz
Co-Founder & Managing Partner Kat Steinmetz joins The Modern People Leader to make the case for why venture needs more operators from HR — and what people-first backgrounds bring to backing founders.
Watch on YouTube07
FORBES
Building Trust As A System: Rethinking Company Culture As Tech Architecture
General Partner AJ Thomas writes for Forbes on treating company culture like tech architecture — why trust isn't a soft skill, but a system you design, build, and maintain like any other part of the stack.
Read at FORBES08
VENTURE VISIONARIES
Choosing Both: Blending The Creative And The Strategic To Make Magic — with Kat Steinmetz
Co-Founder & Managing Partner Kat Steinmetz joins the Venture Visionaries podcast to talk about choosing both — how blending the creative and the strategic is what makes the magic happen.
Listen on Spotify09
LEARN PODCAST
LEARN with Kat Steinmetz, Principal, Initialized Capital (Ep. 5)
Co-Founder & Managing Partner Kat Steinmetz joins the LEARN Podcast to talk storytelling as a leadership skill — enrolling your people, painting the picture, and proving the ROI of people programs.
Listen on Apple Podcasts