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The Mindset Behind Every Great Founder with Kevin Moore

June 23, 2025 • CoEfficient Labs • Season 5 • Episode 7

From humble beginnings in Tulsa to launching his own venture capital firm, Kevin Moore’s story is one of resilience, grit, and vision.

In this episode of Demo Day, host Sean Goldfaden sits down with Kevin Moore, Managing Partner at Serac Ventures, to uncover the mindset, habits, and experiences that helped him go from engineer to successful VC — and what every founder and aspiring fund manager needs to hear.

- Learn how Kevin turned fear into fuel
- Why “doing what you know” leads to real progress
- What most first-time VCs get wrong about fundraising
- How Serac Ventures uses AI to evaluate startup founders
- And the #1 red flag that keeps investors from writing checks

Whether you're building a startup, thinking about launching your own fund, or looking for inspiration to keep going — this episode is packed with insight.

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