In this podcast episode,  host James Mackey and our guest Mark Sherman, Managing Partner at Telstra Ventures, explore the current state of the financing market and discuss some sectors that are seeing great investments. Our guest highlights the significant trends in artificial intelligence, climate tech, and cybersecurity. They explore the impact of tools like chat GPT on workforce planning and the potential for the redeployment of headcount to other activities that are less automatable. They also delve into the rise of climate tech and the opportunities it presents for the future. Last ..read more

In this informative episode host, James Mackey sits down with Industry Leaders in the tech space and dives into the current economic environment and its impact on the tech industry, including recent layoffs and the state of tech industry health. Our guests share their insights and experiences with starting and running companies during a downturn, offering perspectives from both the VC side and the Founder, CEO side. They discuss strategies for fundraising in the current environment, the metrics VCs are prioritizing right now, and how to run lean organizations in a market downturn.   Add ..read more

In this informative episode host, James Mackey sits down with Industry Leaders in the tech space and dives into the current economic environment and its impact on the tech industry, including recent layoffs and the state of tech industry health. Our guests share their insights and experiences with starting and running companies during a downturn, offering perspectives from both the VC side and the Founder, CEO side. They discuss strategies for fundraising in the current environment, the metrics VCs are prioritizing right now, and how to run lean organizations in a market downturn. Additionall ..read more

In this episode, host James Mackey, explores the story behind the founding of Crescent Fund, a micro VC fund focused on student startups in Southern California. We’ll hear from Gaurav Mehta, Managing Partner, and Co-Founder, about their background and the inspiration for the fund, as well as the path to raising capital and doing the first deals. They also discuss the markets and companies that students in the region are interested in starting and joining, and their career aspirations beyond college. Our host James Mackey, SecureVision CEO Listen to our full episode list here: https://www.sca ..read more

Raluca Mackey, Director of Talent at Vertex Ventures, joins host James Mackey to discuss the topic of employee engagement in light of the current economic downturn. The conversation covers various important aspects of engaging employees, such as how layoffs should be handled, ways to show employees that they are valued, the role of paid time off in driving engagement and performance, and the importance of having a minimum work-life balance policy. The discussion aims to provide insights and practical advice for managers and business leaders on how to maintain employee engagement in challengi ..read more

Asad Zaman, CEO of Sales Talent Agency, Inc. joins host James Mackey to discuss the state of the labor market, the impact on demand vs. supply of talent, hiring in a tough market, & more. Our host James Mackey, SecureVision CEO Listen to our full episode list here: https://www.scalebydesign.io/ Follow us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/82436841/ Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@securevision1677 #1 Rated Embedded Recruitment Firm on G2! https://www.g2.com/products/securevision/reviews Thanks for listening ..read more

Eren Uman, Co-Founder, and Partner at Greenlight Partners join host James Mackey to discuss the impact of capital market uncertainty on early-stage funding, the unique industry of climate tech, the due diligence process for startups & more. Our host James Mackey, SecureVision CEO Listen to our full episode list here: https://www.scalebydesign.io/ Follow us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/82436841/ Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@securevision1677 #1 Rated Embedded Recruitment Firm on G2! https://www.g2.com/products/securevision/reviews Thanks for listening ..read more

In this episode, Michael Benezra and Noah Ente of Erez Capital join James Mackey, CEO of SecureVision, to discuss investing in the BIPOC community, thoughts on the crypto crash, lack of innovation in many sectors, and a lot more.   ..read more

David J. Neff, Partner at Ecliptic Capital, shares his experience breaking into the VC industry. He discusses the value add of non-traditional backgrounds in VC. And breaks down the enormous range of opportunities in ClimateTech ..read more

Scott shares his founding story of GTMfund and the power of having an operator-led fund. He breaks down how every stage of the VC lifecycle is optimized at GTMfund and how this has contributed to almost all of their investments raising subsequent funds.  ..read more