One 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. …

This 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. …

In 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…

Please 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 your organization, define culture, how to communicate your vision, motivate others, and how to effectively prioritize your time. We want to hear from you! We ask that you submit your relevant questions in advance using the form at the link below and we’ll do our best to answer them live during the session. Sign up below:

Please 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 blood of the business and without it the path to profitability can be challenging. In this upcoming session, we’ll be sharing our thoughts and answering your questions on how founders can navigate the current fundraising environment.

“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…

The 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. …

On 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…

Braintrust is a decentralized talent network that helps companies and talent find each other in a faster and more economical manner. The network is controlled and self-governed by network participants who earn Braintrust tokens (BTRST) by introducing and onboarding clients (demand) and talent (supply) to the network. Network participants (i.e…