Neil Grunberg is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Storytime Capital.

Storytime Capital is a VC focused on early-stage (Pre-Seed & Seed) investments. They primarily focus on technology solving the Future of Work.

Previously Neil was a Co-Founder at AlayaCare (~$300M raised) and was at Workbrain and part of the "Workbrain Mafia".

Takeaways

What made Workbrain so special and Neil's experience there.
Genesis story of AlayaCare.
What made AlayaCare's culture so strong and leading with empathy.
Building and maintaining Co-Founder relationships.
Fundraising insights (AlayaCare raised close to $300M)
Checking your ego and Neil's experience working on product, strategy, corp dev, etc.
How a founder's role changes throughout the life of a company.
How to build a strong corp dev function.
Why start a VC firm and what it is like having perspective as an operator, founder and now investor.
Why the future of work thesis.
Major shift in software solutions.


Chapters
00:00 The Workbrain Experience
06:20 The Genesis of AlayaCare
10:39 Co-Founder Relationships and Empathy
14:33 Fundraising Insights
17:06 Evolving Roles in Startups
23:38 Corporate Development Lessons
29:23 Building a Community as an Investor
34:27 Future of Work Thesis
38:21 The Shift in Software Solutions
41:03 The Investor's Perspective
45:29 Personal and Professional Excitement
48:09 Handling Hard Times

Keywords
Workbrain, AlayaCare, co-founder relationships, fundraising, corporate development, future of work, software solutions, investor insights, community building, resilience

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