Ventured Growth with Hercules Capital

Hercules Capital•www.htgc.com

Join Hercules Capital in conversations with today’s top CEOs, CFOs, and investors in venture and private equity-backed companies. Learn about their strategies for financing rapid growth and scaling their businesses, as well as their unique interests and life stories that have shaped their paths to success.

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#07 – Risk and Reward in Biotech | Alan Fuhrman

Share your thoughts with us! Alan Fuhrman (Esperion Therapeutics, SpringWorks Therapeutics, Checkmate Pharmaceuticals) has 25+ years of executive financial experience in biotechnology, medical devices, and technology services. He has experience in a wide variety of both public and private company financial transactions and offers valuable insight for finance professionals in biotech and beyond. In today’s episode, Alan joins Hercules Capital's Lake McGuire to discuss how venture debt can help co...

Sep 30, 2021•36 min

#06 – From eBay to Purpose Driven Startups | Servaes Tholen

Share your thoughts with us! Servaes Tholen (Grove, Thumbtack, UpWork, eBay) is a financial operator with a wealth of experience leading cross-functional teams. After holding various financial positions at eBay, including CFO of the North America business unit, Servaes moved on to work with smaller, dual-purpose startups with social missions. In today’s episode, Servaes joins Catherine Jhung to discuss his transition from eBay to the startup world, his untraditional route from applied physics to...

Sep 09, 2021•37 min

#05 – Taking Couchbase Public | Greg Henry

Share your thoughts with us! Greg Henry (Couchbase, ServiceNow, GE Healthcare) is a finance leader with 20+ years of experience leading global growth and financial operations within the technology industry. In this episode, Henry joins Catherine Jhung to discuss taking Couchbase public in July 2021, what Henry learned from a fourteen-month consent decree at GE Healthcare, advice for aspiring CFOs, and much more. Topics Include: Career paths to becoming a CFO. The power of mentors in shaping our ...

Aug 26, 2021•50 min

#04 – Be the Voice of Reason | David Lapter

Share your thoughts with us! David Lapter (Dashlane, MakeSpace, Fab.com, KickApps) is a seasoned executive of venture-backed start-ups with over 12 years of experience leading finance and business operations at various ventures in the US and Europe. In this episode of Ventured Growth with Hercules Capital, Lapter joins Catherine Jhung to discuss how to be a master delegator as a CFO, things to consider when taking a CFO position, managing spending after funding rounds, and much more. Topics Incl...

Jul 22, 2021•43 min

#03 – Question the Status Quo | Charly Kevers

Share your thoughts with us! Charly Kevers (Carta, Lending Club, Salesforce, HP) is the CFO at Carta, a company that is building infrastructure for the private market in the form of cap tables, valuations, and private equity plans. Carta also powers CartaX, a private stock exchange that facilitates private company and private fund transactions. In this episode of Ventured Growth with Hercules Capital, Kevers joins Catherine Jhung to discuss how he has managed Carta through 10x growth, why thirty...

Jul 07, 2021•30 min

#02 – Find Leverage For Your Company | Spencer Punter

Share your thoughts with us! Spencer Punter (DCVC, Axway Appcelerator, SnapLogic) has over two decades of experience in Silicon Valley. Starting as an investment banker, Punter moved on to become a venture capitalist, an entrepreneur, a manager of a venture capital fund of funds, and eventually a CFO/COO of venture-backed enterprise SaaS companies. In this episode of Ventured Growth with Hercules Capital, Punter joins Catherine Jhung to discuss his work with DCVC, how to stay focused and find le...

Jul 07, 2021•47 min

#01 – Think Like A Tech Industry Finance Leader | Adriel Lares

Share your thoughts with us! Adriel Lares (Stash, Fastly, 3PAR) is one of the tech industry’s most accomplished financial leaders. In this episode of Ventured Growth with Hercules Capital, Lares joins Catherine Jhung to discuss how he conceptualizes the work he does as a CFO, what it takes to manage a complex, rapidly growing company, the importance of visibility and diversity in leadership positions, and much more. Topics Include: How to measure progress in a large company. Three golden rules f...

Jul 07, 2021•34 min

Welcome to Ventured Growth with Hercules Capital!

Share your thoughts with us! Welcome to Ventured Growth with Hercules Capital! In this introductory episode, host Catherine Jhung shares the intentions behind the podcast and what listeners can expect in forthcoming episodes. Want to Connect? Reach out to us online! Website – https://www.htgc.com/ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/hercules-capital/...

Jun 17, 2021•1 min

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