Unlocking Private Market Insights with Carta’s Peter Walker
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
In this episode of Scaling Success, Volition Capital Sr. Director of Marketing, Laura Moran, is joined by Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta. In the conversation, Laura and Peter discuss a variety of topics including the vision behind Carta's insights function, how to split up founders equity, what Carta is seeing from a fundraising perspective in this current macro-economic environment, and so much more!
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Zenarate's AI Story with Chairman Rab Govil
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
In this episode of Scaling Success, Volition Capital Sr. Director of Marketing, Laura Moran, is joined by Zenarate Chairman Rab Govil. In the conversation, Laura and Rab discuss a variety of topics including Zenarate's founding story, developments and questions around AI, Zenarate's partnership with Volition, and so much more.
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Creatio's Journey to a $1.2B Valuation with CEO Katherine Kostereva
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
In this episode of Scaling Success, Volition Capital Managing Partner, Sean Cantwell, is joined by Creatio CEO Katherine Kostereva. In the conversation, Sean and Katherine discuss a variety of topics including Creatio's journey to becoming a "unicorn" company, Katherine's energy and commitment to Creatio's mission, the company's AI opportunity, and so much more!
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A Conversation with Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah | Scaling Success
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
In this episode of Scaling Success, Volition Capital Managing Partner, Sean Cantwell, sits down with Wayfair CEO and Volition Capital SAB Member Niraj Shah. Sean and Niraj discuss a variety of topics including Niraj's entrepreneurial journey, advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, the future of Wayfair, and so much more! Want to hear more from Volition? Sign up for our newsletter here: https://www.volitioncapital.com/newsletter/
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Behind the Scenes with Larry Cheng
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
In this episode of Scaling Success, Volition Capital Managing Partner, Sean Cantwell, sits down with Volition Capital Managing Partner, Larry Cheng. Sean and Larry discuss a variety of topics including Larry's career journey, the future of Volition, why companies choose to work with Volition, and so much more!
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Demystifying Revenue Operations with Peter Jennings
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
In this episode of Scaling Success, Sean Cantwell is joined by Peter Jennings, VP of Revenue Operations at Thought Industries. Throughout the episode, Peter and Sean discuss a variety of topics including insight into revenue operations, career advice for young professionals, and so much more.
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Building a Team that Scales with Volition SVP of Talent Chris Fahey
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
In this episode of Scaling Success, Sean Cantwell hosts Chris Fahey, Senior Vice President of Talent at Volition Capital, to discuss building high-performance teams. Chris shares his experience supporting portfolio companies, focusing on HR and talent internally at Volition, and helping CEOs and founders build their organizations with a forward-looking perspective. He also highlights the appeal of working with growth-stage companies, which often have a clear product-market fit and the resources to expand.
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Scaling with an Entrepreneur’s Mindset with Matt Whitteker
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
In this episode of Scaling Success, Sean Cantwell invites Matt Whitteker to discuss the mindset of an entrepreneur. Matt discusses the process and risks of starting a business, how to approach entrepreneurial problem-solving, and the differences between wanting to be king and wanting to be rich. About Matt Whitteker Matt Whitteker is a co-founder of unicorn SaaS company Assent Compliance and the current CEO of Millions.CO. Matt is passionate about developing businesses and is the main driver behind Assent’s incredible growth. He has guest lectured at the University of Ottawa, Carleton...
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How to Manage and Thrive in a Crisis: A Conversation with Sam Sherman
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
In this episode of Scaling Success, Volition Capital managing partner Sean Cantwell is joined by guest Sam Sherman. Sam is the founder and CEO of Automatiq a price optimization technology business for the live event industry. Entrepreneurship is sometimes glamorized in our society, but it can also be incredibly hard, even in good times. Sean and Sam talk about managing through a crisis and unexpected events like COVID. Sam describes how he was able to manage and position the company for a bright future on the other side. About Sam Sherman: Sam Sherman is the CEO and Founder of Automatiq,...
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Marketing tips to scale your business for success with Anna Griffin
Scaling Success by Volition Capital
This week on the Scaling Success podcast, Sean Cantwell is joined by Anna Griffin, Chief Marketing Officer at Intercom. Anna speaks about her marketing career journey and how it has shaped her career path in this ever-growing field. She’s spent her career honing communication strategies and delivering stories that engage and inspire customers. They discuss some of Anna’s best tips and advice for success she's had along the way from consumer marketing through some of her agency work and B2B experience. About Anna Griffin Anna is the Chief Marketing Officer at Intercom, where she leads...
info_outlineSean Cantwell welcomes JD Sherman, CEO of Dashlane, formerly President and COO of HubSpot, to talk about setting a strong foundation to scale. Pulling from his experience at IBM, Akamai, HubSpot, and Dashlane, JD discusses what he's learned about scaling, growing fast, and the key foundational elements to consider along the way.
About JD
JD Sherman is the Chief Executive Officer of Dashlane, where he leads a 300+ global team across New York, Paris, and Lisbon, supporting Dashlane’s continued commitment to building the best password management service for both businesses and consumers. Prior to joining Dashlane in early 2021, JD served as President and Chief Operating Officer of HubSpot, where he worked from 2012 until July of 2020. JD helped to lead the company through its IPO in October of 2014 as well as its post-IPO growth, reaching almost 4,000 employees worldwide and $900 million of revenue. Prior to HubSpot, JD spent six years as Akamai’s Chief Financial Officer, where he was responsible for finance, strategic planning, and corporate development. During his tenure, Akamai grew from over $200 million to $1.2 billion in revenue, with over 2,000 employees globally, and was added to the S&P500 index. JD also served as the Chief Financial Executive of IBM’s $21 billion Systems and Technology Group. During his 15-year career at IBM, JD held a number of senior executive positions in finance. JD currently serves on the Board of Directors of Citrix. He served on the Board of Fiserv from 2015 to 2019, as well as the Boards of Cypress Semiconductor from 2010 to 2015; 3Com from 2008 to 2009; and AMI Semiconductor from 2007 to 2008. He holds a BA in Economics from Emory University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.