Building something exciting in e-commerce. Previous investor and tech entrepreneur.

Joined April 2020
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Recently, we've been spending a ton of time looking at labor optimization and workforce management tools across multiple sectors.
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We envision this to be a three-pronged hybrid model: 1) recruitment and training, 2) labor marketplace, 3) shift management
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We identified a handful of companies offering innovative automation solutions across manufacturing, but this only scratches the surface.
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We'd love to hear from and meet with anyone building interesting solutions in this space as we look forward to supporting companies with practical solutions to big barriers that are driving us toward a fully closed loop future.
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Over the past few months the Fika team has spoken to dozens of plant operators, startups, and large-scale enterprises as we set out to explore the roadblocks styming process automation across manufacturing and to identify where the biggest opportunities for innovation lie.
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The Roadblocks to Automation: 1) Adoption 2) Skills Gap 3) Fragmentation 4) Complexity / High Risk 5) Human-in-the-loop
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Jeff Diamond retweeted
28 Nov 2022
1/9 Excited to share my latest piece entitled “VCs as Super-Perceptors: Why Assessing Founder EQ and Psychology Matters Most at the Early Stage.” Key takeaways below ⏬ medium.com/fika-ventures/vcs…
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Jeff Diamond retweeted
23 Nov 2022
On T'giving eve, we want to share our deep gratitude for faculty/coaches/staff/partners that make Fika Academy possible. Filled w/ pride for 3rd class of 40 grads, all ready for internships careers in tech!! Hire them b4 they get snatched up! @fikavc @LATech_org @CountyofLA
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As part of @fikavc LP Summit, our team brought together a group of healthcare leaders and pioneers - @ShannonCGoggin,@RyFukushima, @aparkthelark, and Maneesh Goyal - to discuss the sector's rapid digitization and how those that leverage the power of data will win.
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5) Leverage social determinants of health
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6) Be wary of changing human behavior via tools alone
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