​Join us for an exclusive Q&A with Alex Janeck, VP of Revenue at Kruze Consulting and Scott Orn, COO at Kruze Consulting.

​Each expert session offers a chance for founders to decide on the questions asked in the fireside chat. You can submit your question through your RSVP.

​The host will choose from the submitted questions for an close-knit Q&A over Zoom.

​NOTE: This event was created for the members of the Mercury Raise community. This is a vetted community of early-stage founders. Click here to learn more and apply for the community.

​About Scott Orn

​Scott runs Operations at Kruze Consulting, a fast-growing Startup CFO Consulting firm that works with over 800 startup clients. Kruze is based in San Francisco with clients in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York and all over the United States. In addition to his Operations responsibilities, Scott runs the Venture Debt Consulting practice at Kruze. In his spare time, Scott publishes the Founders & Friends Podcast, which interviews Startup CEO’s, Investors and Other Service Providers in the Startup Ecosystem. Scott hold the CFA designation (Chartered Financial Analyst). 

​Before Kruze Consulting, Scott was a Partner at Lighthouse Capital, a private debt fund that lends to startups. In addition, Scott ran Community Products at Callisto Media.

​Scott still manages his portfolio on behalf of Lighthouse. Some of his high-profile deals include Angie’s List, UpWork, Zipline, Serena & Lily and Impossible Foods. He’s led 20+ deals and invested over $100M+ with $0 losses and a mid-teen’s % IRR.

​In his spare time, Scott co-founded Ben’s Friends, an Internet patient support community for people with rare diseases. Ben’s Friends is a 501C3 non-profit and has become one of the largest rare disease support communities on the Internet with 120,000 uniques last month (a 20% increase month over month).

​Scott has an MBA from Kellogg, and an undergraduate business degree from CAL Berkeley. He also has a CFA and has passed the Series 7.

​About Alex Janeck

​Alex joined Kruze Consulting in 2017 as their 10th employee and played a pivotal role in its growth to over $25 million in annual revenue. Before Kruze, Alex was a consultant providing transaction advisory and M&A services to middle-market companies. Alex is a trusted advisor to many founders and operators at early and growth-stage startups, and works closely with fintech industry founders, operators, and channel partners to advise on product strategy. He is a fintech enthusiast, an avid backcountry skier, cyclist, cook, and loves to travel.