Today’s episode of The Shape Of Work podcast features Tim Streit, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Grand Venturesa, n early-stage venture fund investing in seed-stage B2B SaaS companies in emerging regions of the US and Canada focused on Supply Chain, Fintech, DevOps, and Digital Health. In this episode, Tim sheds light on the evolution of the entrepreneurial community and the importance of having the right mindset.

"Each company is going to have a slightly different diligence plan, and especially you get a sense for what's going to make or break this company, and you focus your energy there."

Tim is a seasoned veteran who has an overall work experience of twenty-three years. He has worked at multiple organisations such as JP Morgan Chase, HSBC Card Services, Huron River Ventures, SkySpecs, etc. He did his BSE from the University of Michigan and his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Episode Highlights

• The evolution of the entrepreneurial community
• What are the two most important factors to consider when starting a company?
• How do founders react under pressure?
• Advice to aspiring entrepreneurs

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast host: Moshe Vhanunu

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.