The Venture Variety Show
The Venture Variety Show
Podcast Description
The Venture Variety Show explores the intersection of storytelling, venture capital and startups. Join founders, investors, platform specialists and media professionals as we look at impactful stories, emerging trends and the ways in which the venture community interacts with the media. We discuss how stories shape the industry, influence decision-making and drive the activity of startups and investors alike. agoldfisher.substack.com
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as the role of technology in the built world, psychedelics in leadership and creativity, and the evolving landscape of venture capital. Episodes include discussions on AI in construction, guided nature-immersive retreats for high achievers, and innovative coaching strategies for leaders at all levels, providing insights into emerging trends and impactful stories in the industry.
The Venture Variety Show features conversations with founders, investors and platform leaders about how startups get built and how AI and storytelling shape the way we live and work.
In this episode of The Venture Variety Show, Alastair Goldfisher speaks with Chia-Lin Simmons, CEO of LogicMark, about what it really takes to modernize an old safety category and build AI-driven health technology inside a public company.
LogicMark began in the traditional personal emergency response space, often associated with reactive “I’ve fallen and can’t get up” alerts. Simmons explains how the company is shifting toward predictive and preventative care using AI, connected devices, and multi-sensor data, while operating under the transparency and accountability required of public markets.
The conversation also explores leadership lessons for founders and operators, including how public company discipline can coexist with startup urgency, why AI projects fail when they start with hype instead of human problems, and how technology can help families and caregivers navigate the growing pressures of an aging population.
This episode is especially relevant for founders, investors, and operators working at the intersection of AI, startups, healthtech, and leadership.
Sound bites
“We’re like a startup with a ticker symbol.”
“Implementing cool tech without knowing what you’re trying to solve is burning cash.”
“Technology should help bring us closer together.”
Chapters with timestamps
00:00 Meet Chia-Lin Simmons
01:05 What LogicMark Does and Why the Category Is Changing
03:10 Becoming a Pivot CEO at a Public Company
05:10 From Reactive Alerts to Predictive Care
08:10 How AI Learns Behavior and Reduces False Positives
11:00 Building New Technology Inside an Old Business
13:40 Public Company Accountability vs Startup Hype
16:20 Advice for Founders Building with AI
18:40 The Human Impact of Caregiving Technology
21:30 Final Takeaways
Keywords
AIstartupspublic companieshealthtechleadershipfoundersventure capitalcaregiving technologyaging at homepredictive technology
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