This week on Up Next @ Work, Jeanne Achille meets the future of venture capital and HR tech as she welcomes Acadian Ventures founder and general partner Jason Corsello and his summer intern Jackson Malary. Jeanne and Jason discuss the importance of building strong connections early in your career and how he draws on his network to find exciting investment opportunities for his firm. Jackson also shares how valuable his experience interning at a smaller VC and working directly with its principals has been compared to his colleagues' internships at much larger firms. Jason also shares what trends he sees emerging in the future of HR Tech as the industry begins shifting towards a full embrace of AI.
Episode highlights include:
- What VCs look for in a founder
- Comparisons to broader adoption of cloud-based applications to the current move towards AI-based software
- Discussions of how internships and early work experiences can guide a person's career
- The possibility of AI replacing entire jobs in the HR space
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