Jeff Diamond

We envision this to be a three-pronged hybrid model: 1) recruitment and training, 2) labor marketplace, 3) shift management

Recently, we've been spending a ton of time looking at labor optimization and workforce management tools across multiple sectors.

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.

We identified a handful of companies offering innovative automation solutions across manufacturing, but this only scratches the surface.

Excited to share my new piece on manufacturing automation: medium.com/fika-ventures/…

The Roadblocks to Automation: 1) Adoption 2) Skills Gap 3) Fragmentation 4) Complexity / High Risk 5) Human-in-the-loop

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.

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/…

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

6) Be wary of changing human behavior via tools alone

5) Leverage social determinants of health

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.