Nov 22Trends Watch: Seed-Stage Venture Capital InvestingKevin Moore shares his thoughts in an article covering the current state of seed-stage venture capital investing with Elana Margulies Snyderman at EisnerAmper. Read the article here. Cheers, KMVenture Capital1 min readVenture Capital1 min read
Sep 13VC Include Fellowship Spotlight — Serac VenturesOver the last 10+ weeks, I participated in a fellowship program called VC Include. The purpose of the fellowship was to provide emerging managers with an opportunity to learn, connect with other VCs, and build relationships in the LP/investor community. This was my first time participating in a fellowship of…Venture Capital7 min readVenture Capital7 min read
Jul 12Empowering Success: CEO Trust & DelegationOne of the biggest challenges founders encounter when scaling a company is the mental shift they have to make as they transition from doers to delegators. Startup founders are gritty, and they love to build things. It’s in their nature. Founders are also typically fascinated by the feeling of being…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Jun 27The Role of a CEOThis post was written by Chris Tsakalakis, Venture Partner at Serac Ventures What is the role of a CEO? The role of a CEO is really simple. It’s really two things. One is to set a clear direction or vision for where the company is going. And the second is…Leadership8 min readLeadership8 min read
Jun 14Our Thoughts on ChatGPTIn 2019, I was in San Francisco for an investors annual meeting and one of the sessions was about AI. The featured speaker was Sam Altman with OpenAI. I was sitting on the front row listening intently to understand the long-term strategy of the company and how they intended to…ChatGPT4 min readChatGPT4 min read
Jun 7Serac Ventures Office Hours, June 15, 2023: Topic — The Role of the CEOPlease join Serac Ventures on June 15, 2023 from 1pm — 2pm CDT during our live office hours as 3-time tech CEO Chris Tsakalakis will be discussing the role of the CEO and how to be an effective leader. We’ll discuss how to set overall direction and strategy for…Venture Capital1 min readVenture Capital1 min read
May 4Serac Ventures Office Hours — May 11, 2023Please join Serac Ventures on May 11, 2023 from 11am to 12pm PT during our live office hours as 3 time tech CEO Chris Tsakalakis and General Partner Kevin Moore answer your most important questions about topics in venture capital. For fast-growing companies, access to capital is the life…Venture Capital1 min readVenture Capital1 min read
Apr 19The Creator Economy“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I asked my daughter who was 6 or 7 years old at the time. She enthusiastically replied, “A YouTuber!” “Is that a real job?” I silently asked myself. This conversation occurred roughly 5 years ago. I was initially surprised by…Creator Economy3 min readCreator Economy3 min read
Mar 11Member-onlyOur Outlook on the Fintech IndustryThe fintech industry is one of the most significant sectors of technology. No matter who a person is or what socioeconomic demographic they fall into, at some point in their life they have or will use some tool or service related to fintech. The fintech category includes a plethora of…Fintech3 min readFintech3 min read
Mar 8My Next AdventureOn July 26, 2006, I wrote an email to my wife with a list of goals I wanted to accomplish before I turned 45 years old. Over the years I have frequently revisited these goals to keep them top of mind and to gauge my progression toward achieving them. The…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
