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Big Swinging Decks

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This week Litquidity and Mark Moran chat with the Co-Founder and CEO of Marco, Suman Siva, about the future of culture and the workplace. Suman dives into his background in consulting and investing, as well as his tenure at SoftBank - all experiences that culminated in his founding of a company that has set out to change the way we view work.BSD shareholders will recognize Marco as one of the special investment opportunities brought to you by Litquidity recently. So tune out your VP’s third round of comments and tune in to Big Swinging Decks!The BSD Podcast is proudly presented by CoinFLEX.US, the home of flexUSD - America’s first interest earning stablecoin.Earn and trade crypto on CoinFLEX.US with zero fees using the link: trade.coinflex.us/bigswingingdecksThis podcast was made possible through their support, so make sure to follow 'em on their socials below:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoinFLEX_USTelegram: https://t.me/CoinFLEX_USDiscord: https://discord.gg/A8je7B2yxyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinflexLitquidityIG: @litquidityhttps://litquidity.co/Mark MoranIG: @itsmarkmoran This is a Redd Rock Music PodcastIG: @reddrockmusicwww.reddrockmusic.com

This week Litquidity and Mark Moran chat with the Co-Founder and CEO of Marco, Suman Siva, about the future of culture and the workplace. Suman dives into his background in consulting and investing, as well as his tenure at SoftBank - all experiences that culminated in his founding of a company that has set out to change the way we view work. BSD shareholders will recognize Marco as one of the special investment opportunities brought to you by Litquidity recently. So tune out your VP’s third round of comments and tune in to Big Swinging Decks! The BSD Podcast is proudly presented by <a href="http://coinflex.us/bigswingingdecks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CoinFLEX.US</a>, the home of flexUSD - America’s first interest earning stablecoin.Earn and trade crypto on <a href="http://coinflex.us/bigswingingdecks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CoinFLEX.US</a> with zero fees using the link: <a href="http://trade.coinflex.us/bigswingingdecks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trade.coinflex.us/bigswingingdecks</a>This podcast was made possible through their support, so make sure to follow 'em on their socials below:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/CoinFLEX_US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/CoinFLEX_US</a>Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/CoinFLEX_US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/CoinFLEX_US</a>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/A8je7B2yxy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/A8je7B2yxy</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinflex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinflex</a> LitquidityIG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/litquidity/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@litquidity</a><a href="https://litquidity.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://litquidity.co/</a> Mark MoranIG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsmarkmoran/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@itsmarkmoran</a> This is a Redd Rock Music PodcastIG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reddrockmusic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@reddrockmusic</a><a href="http://www.reddrockmusic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.reddrockmusic.com</a>

Ep. 4: The Future of Culture with Suman Siva (Co-Founder / CEO of Marco)

Suman Siva is the Co-Founder and CEO of Marco, a platform for discovering, planning, and booking high-quality experiences. Marco is helping companies and teams up-level their next Zoom happy hour or offsite and do something collaborative and engaging via virtual experiences that evolve modern teams into thriving cultures. Suman has spent his career advising, operating, and investing in consumer tech companies and marketplaces, and now he’s excited to be working on building one! His experience includes working as a Growth Advisor to marketplaces at Basis One, investing at SoftBank Vision Fund Consumer Internet, and consulting at Bain. Topics Covered by Suman Siva in this Episode  How Marco is bringing companies and teams together through their experiences platform How Suman’s time investing in the experiences space at SoftBank led to him founding Marco The evolution of Marco and how the pandemic led to a pivot Shifting from B2C to B2B Their go-to-market strategy and exploring paid acquisition Expanding into enterprise solutions The pain point that Marco is addressing and their current business model Their journey raising nearly $3M in capital Getting early traction Suman’s transition from investor to entrepreneur How Marco is enabling the creator economy Their opportunistic approach to hiring part-time, distributed employees Marco’s Future of Culture E-Book The types of experiences Marco’s customers are looking to engage in How they’re zooming in on inclusivity in the workplace The trends Suman is expecting to see regarding in-person versus virtual offerings  Listen to all episodes of the Just Go Grind Podcast: https://www.justgogrind.com Follow Justin Gordon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justingordon212

Suman Siva is the Co-Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.marcoexperiences.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marco</a>, a platform for discovering, planning, and booking high-quality experiences. Marco is helping companies and teams up-level their next Zoom happy hour or offsite and do something collaborative and engaging via virtual experiences that evolve modern teams into thriving cultures. Suman has spent his career advising, operating, and investing in consumer tech companies and marketplaces, and now he’s excited to be working on building one! His experience includes working as a Growth Advisor to marketplaces at Basis One, investing at SoftBank Vision Fund Consumer Internet, and consulting at Bain. Topics Covered by Suman Siva in this Episode <ul> <li>How Marco is bringing companies and teams together through their experiences platform</li> <li>How Suman’s time investing in the experiences space at SoftBank led to him founding Marco</li> <li>The evolution of Marco and how the pandemic led to a pivot</li> <li>Shifting from B2C to B2B</li> <li>Their go-to-market strategy and exploring paid acquisition</li> <li>Expanding into enterprise solutions</li> <li>The pain point that Marco is addressing and their current business model</li> <li>Their journey raising nearly $3M in capital</li> <li>Getting early traction</li> <li>Suman’s transition from investor to entrepreneur</li> <li>How Marco is enabling the creator economy</li> <li>Their opportunistic approach to hiring part-time, distributed employees</li> <li><a href="https://go.marcoexperiences.com/future-of-culture-ebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marco’s Future of Culture E-Book</a></li> <li>The types of experiences Marco’s customers are looking to engage in</li> <li>How they’re zooming in on inclusivity in the workplace</li> <li>The trends Suman is expecting to see regarding in-person versus virtual offerings</li> </ul> Listen to all episodes of the Just Go Grind Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=qgLzW3af2GM&amp;event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHk1UzBzQ0VMcXZYUXFkbTQ3WHFES0dWUlNpd3xBQ3Jtc0ttc09EMlM4dkNoNHFkSTIwcWFOUWhyVEVGU2h0XzNYZHdrWjNCaHVSR2NBR1FFUU94Q1hNbTVaSXJlX1VPelctVzB1LW1RdDlTNVhibEJyem9nZVloaW5qYURKQkR2Vzl5eGc2Um5aUnNLLTVpWWxaTQ%3D%3D&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgogrind.com%2Fpodcast%2F" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.justgogrind.com</a> Follow Justin Gordon on Twitter: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=qgLzW3af2GM&amp;event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVZ0ZU16T0JGSTFUUUdrQUt2UFVVUEFQa3VxQXxBQ3Jtc0tua2p4ZkRvU3Z3LUR5Zmh0cGZOUVVMbWU2QS1ib1luaXBoWG1aN29vbmNrTHFBMW5iMXdWeXVQeDlOajBLOUhRX01TdDlCNWJ6OXB3bFFPanJPS2VCVXBlamowQm1mQVJ5X1M2ZlpNRHdoNkxhbUtlZw%3D%3D&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjustingordon212" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/justingordon212</a>

#315: Suman Siva, Co-Founder and CEO of Marco, on Creating Cohesive Company Culture via Employee Engagement Experiences

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Suman Siva of Marco Experiences (https://www.marcoexperiences.com/), a platform that sells bespoke retreat packages to help foster company culture. In this episode, Suman talks about what it was like when he worked at Softbank Vision Fund, advice for pitching Slow Ventures, tips for building out a network of fellow founders, and more. The Company recently raised a seed round of just under $3M, led by Slow Ventures and Flybridge Partners. Other investors included The Community Fund, Jeff Housenbold (former head of consumer tech investing at SoftBank's Vision Fund), James Beshara (former CEO of Tilt), and Sonia Nagar (General Partner at the Pritzker Group).How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com/

Produced by Foundersuite (<a href="http://www.foundersuite.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.foundersuite.com</a>), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Suman Siva of Marco Experiences (<a href="https://www.marcoexperiences.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.marcoexperiences.com/</a>), a platform that sells bespoke retreat packages to help foster company culture. In this episode, Suman talks about what it was like when he worked at Softbank Vision Fund, advice for pitching Slow Ventures, tips for building out a network of fellow founders, and more. The Company recently raised a seed round of just under $3M, led by Slow Ventures and Flybridge Partners. Other investors included The Community Fund, Jeff Housenbold (former head of consumer tech investing at SoftBank's Vision Fund), James Beshara (former CEO of Tilt), and Sonia Nagar (General Partner at the Pritzker Group). How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at <a href="http://www.foundersuite.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.foundersuite.com/</a>