Mike Mangini is a partner at SignalFire. Mike joined SignalFire in 2016 to lead the Executive and Technical Talent teams, focused on developing relationships inside and outside the portfolio, and improving SignalFire’s proprietary Talent Tools. Prior to SignalFire, Mike led special projects executive recruiting initiatives for Facebook (2015–16), partnering directly with the senior leadership team to execute key strategic talent assignments and acquisitions. Mike joined Facebook from True Search where he was a Partner (2013–15), leading client engagements for venture-backed technology companies across multiple stages. Operating in the same capacity, Mike was a Principal at Ignition Talent Group (2010–13) which merged practices with True. As a retained recruiter, Mike completed over 50 assignments at the VP, CxO, EIR, XIR and Board levels. Mike began his entrepreneurial career in 2002, where he was Founder & CEO of National Sports Exchange – an award winning Fantasy Sports company – acquired by ProTrade (Citizen Sports), which went on to later be acquired by Yahoo! Mike is a Bentley University graduate, earning a degree in Finance, and was a 4-year varsity soccer letterman. He lives with his wife and two kids in San Francisco, where their favorite past times are discovering new places to eat treats and pretending the Mission is one giant playground. Topics:

• The impact of AI and data-driven approaches on recruiting
• The evolution of VC talent platforms
• Common traits among successful startup executives

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