Murray is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor in Silicon Valley. He is a Partner at IA Seed Ventures, where he invests in early-stage Silicon Valley companies, a Partner at Tilden Capital, and the founder of Open Future Forum, a Silicon Valley executive community he started in 2019 that runs private invitation-only dinners for C-suite leaders and open events for the AI and tech community, including a dedicated CFO Executive Forum. The Huffington Post named him one of its Top 10 People to Know. His earlier work includes a key strategic role at Turing.com, where he helped with a fundraising round ahead of the company’s $4 billion valuation. He also advised the Draper Nexus Network of Things Fund, and was previously a partner at OnePiece Labs, the web3 division of Uphonest Capital. As a contributing writer, Murray has shared his expertise in publications such as Forbes, The Guardian, Inc Magazine, Time, Business Insider, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Mashable. He graduated from London Metropolitan University with a BA in Laws. He gained his Green Card after the US government recognized him as an “alien of extraordinary ability.” Newlands is the author of “Online Marketing: A User’s Manual” published by John Wiley & Sons. He has also published “How to Get PR for your Startup: Traction” and “Content Marketing Strategies for Professionals”.
Excerpt: CFOs are no longer asking abstract questions about AI. They are asking practical questions about return, risk, governance, forecasting, board communication, AI agents, and which projects deserve funding. These are the questions coming up inside the CFO Executive Forum at Open Future Forum. AI has moved from a technology conversation to a finance conversation. …
YPO vs EO vs Vistage vs Open Future Forum: Which Executive Community Is Right for You? YPO, EO, Vistage, and Open Future Forum all help leaders build relationships with other business leaders, but they are not designed for exactly the same purpose. The right choice depends on whether a leader wants a global CEO network, …
Private CEO Dinners: Why They Matter for High-Growth Leaders Private CEO dinners matter because they create a trusted room where leaders can have conversations that rarely happen at conferences, panels, or traditional networking events. For high-growth founders and executives, a carefully curated dinner can create more value than a much larger event. The reason is …
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