Vetted Founders in the Austin Metro

“Product leader with 10+ years focused on making complex technical systems trustworthy and usable, most recently leading AI agent experience at Zendesk. Distinctive blend of enterprise AI product strategy and regulated health-tech experience, including HIPAA-constrained ML personalization and trust-first deployment design.”

“Founder and Head of Product who built Cloud Institute around a contrarian AI-plus-human coaching thesis, launching adaptive learning, personalized pathing, and 24/7 expert support that drove 91% retention and $1.2M ARR in 18 months. Particularly compelling for mission-driven EdTech or human-centered AI roles: they combine hands-on product leadership, team building, and a clear philosophy that AI should deepen trust and learning rather than replace people.”

Patricio Rabellino

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Executive operations leader specializing in scaling, M&A integration, and multi-site businesses

Austin, TX13y exp

“Entrepreneur-operator with 15 years spanning self-founded F&B businesses, regional leadership at CloudKitchens, startup scaling, and COO/fractional consulting work. He combines hands-on GTM execution with deep operational ownership, having managed a 3,000-person region and later grown a service business from roughly $13M to nearly $70M before a PE exit. More recently, he has been building AI-enabled pipeline and operations systems, including agent-based outbound motions.”

Douglas Green

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Executive sales and marketing leader specializing in language services and healthcare

Austin, TX27y exp

“Mission-driven builder focused on transforming education by embedding entrepreneurial mindset training into student learning. Already runs a fellowship for Alpha School/University of Austin students and is developing FounderOS, a remote cohort-based platform built on an entrepreneurial knowledge graph, learning science, and gamification. Brings unusually deep ecosystem knowledge from studying 1,000+ global founder programs.”