Scale by Numbers Podcast

Scale by Numbers Podcast

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Scale by Numbers Podcast episodes

  • Revolutionizing Banking with AI: Insights from Marshall Hawks

    In this episode, James Vanreusel joins Marshall Hawks, who leads the Northern California technology relationship management team at SV, in a discussion that revolves around the role of venture debt providers, particularly Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), in supporting companies at various stages of their life cycle. Read More Here...


    47 min
  • When and How to Raise Capital with Brett Sharenow
    Brett is a trusted advisor in the world of strategy and raising capital from Venture Capitalists, Angels, and Private Equity Investors, making him a true fundraising specialist. He focuses on strategy and capital raising for startups and high-growth companies. With three decades of experience under his belt, he has raised upwards of $800 million for his clients.
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    57 min
  • Venture Debt: The New VC Alternative with David Spreng

    Today, we welcome David Spreng, the founder of Runway Growth Capital, a Silicon Valley-based investment firm that provides venture debt financing to growth-stage companies. David has over 30 years of experience as a VC and growth debt lender and has been actively involved in the formation and development of nearly 50 technology companies. He has been ranked four times by Forbes magazine on their annual Midas List as one of the top 50 VCs, and in 2006, he was ranked the #8 VC.

    David’s expertise in how venture debt has become critical for sustaining established companies has helped companies like Madison Reed secure $50 million in venture debt. In this episode, David shares his insights into the rising popularity of venture debt as an alternative to venture capital, particularly for established companies and household names.

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    43 min
  • Venture Philanthropy with Robin Bruce of Dovetail Impact Foundation
    How to find investment opportunities? How to prepare for an investment? What are the barriers to growth and how do you scale?
    In this episode of Scale By Numbers, we are excited to talk with Robin Bruce, president of the Dovetail Impact Foundation, where the team invests their time, treasure, and talent into organizations that promote human flourishing. They have supported numerous causes and organizations for over 25 years and have plentiful experience funding and scaling organizations.
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    36 min
  • Values-Driven Marketing: Thrive in Today’s Economy
    In this episode of Scale By Numbers, we spoke with David Allison. David has been described as a human values expert, a global researcher and a best-selling author. His company, Valuegraphics, focuses on mapping the core human values of everyone on earth and has spent decades doing research on values-driven data. It’s all about market research, marketing, and what actually makes people tick.
    David is a national keynote speaker, and Best Seller and author of We Are All The Same Age Now and, most recently, The Death of Demographics.
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    39 min
  • Strategies for M&A Success in Today’s Challenging Market
    In this episode, we're joined by Tony Quintong, the Founder of The Securieon Group, a business consulting and M&A advisory firm. With extensive experience in pre-and post-M&A advisory roles, Tony shares his expertise in navigating the challenging M&A landscape.
    We delve into Tony's innovative growth strategies that have helped businesses improve profitability, secure growth capital, and eventually exit at a higher valuation. Tony also shares his insights on the importance of market analysis in M&A, and how businesses can effectively position themselves for successful acquisitions. He emphasizes the importance of communication and alignment between all parties involved in an M&A transaction, including the target company, the acquiring company, and any investors or stakeholders.
    Throughout the episode, Tony provides valuable advice for businesses looking to navigate the complex M&A landscape, including tips on due diligence, negotiation tactics, and post-merger integration. Tune in to gain valuable insights from an experienced M&A advisor and business consultant.
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    43 min
  • Advanced VC Funding Strategies with Brett Sharenow – Part 2
    Brett is back for a second episode as we kick off season two of the Scale By Numbers podcast. With his expertise in fundraising, he’s the perfect guest to share smart strategies to raise capital for your business. This is part two of Brett’s value-packed interview, so be sure to listen to the previous episode with the first half of our conversation.
    In this second part, we discuss:
    •   What venture capitalists are looking for from business owners pitching them for funding
    •   Advice for finding the right investors to present to so you can get money as quickly as possible
    •   How venture capitalists really view a company’s valuation and handle negotiations
    •   How to present yourself in every pitch meeting you attend on behalf of your business
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    1 hr 2 min
  • Investing in Space Connectivity: The Future

    Have you ever wondered how private businesses operate in space? It’s difficult to comprehend the technological advancements and innovations in commercial space industries that can truly benefit humans on Earth!

    In this episode of Scale by Numbers, we speak with Katherine Monson, the Chief Operating Officer for Hedron, who is working on communications infrastructure in space. Hedron is an aerospace company that is developing a hybrid RF and optical relay network in order to improve communication between space and Earth.

    It’s fascinating to hear Katherine speak about the different layers of the space industry and how Hedron is trying to create faster connectivity between space and earth with lasers!

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    39 min

About Scale by Numbers Podcast

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James Vanreusel, CEO and Founder of Vanreusel Ventures is joined by some of the best and brightest minds in the Startup Stack: Service providers, software vendors, and financiers he’s come to know over the past decade. This podcast is all about leveling up and preparing to raise money. We will talk to accelerator programs, investors, venture capital firms, and studios to prepare you for that next step.