Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman: “It constantly reminds me not to be ageist or industry-ist.”: This article originally ran in Term Sheet, Fortune’s newsletter about deals and dealmakers. Sign up here. It’s why she listened to Tinder’s Sean Rad when he told her he had a dating app idea. It’s why she constantly asks her portfolio founders to evaluate her effectiveness. It’s also why she has a Gen Z mentor. Nortman, who has been a founder, an executive, and a venture capitalist during her career, regularly consults with a 21-year-old tech entrepreneur to better understand the Gen Z demographic.