Vetted Founders in the NYC Metro

Mark Krawczuk

Screened

Senior Program & Project Leader specializing in digital transformation and cross-functional delivery

New York, NY30y exp

“Cross-functional operator with experience at Rippling and Twitter, known for building lightweight but rigorous communication and reporting systems (shared notes, weekly updates, exec decks, issue-tracker velocity) to keep teams and executives aligned. Emphasizes psychological safety and early conflict resolution, and has supported senior leaders managing high-volume creative/media output through concise, proactive executive briefings.”

Fareed Zahid

Screened

Senior Enterprise Account Executive specializing in FinTech & enterprise SaaS

New York, NY11y exp

“Enterprise SaaS seller from Dealpath who sourced and closed a $225K ACV deal with Meritage Homes end-to-end, navigating C-level stakeholders and security/finance objections (SOC 2 Type II, ROI/capital allocation framing). Uses BANT and MEDDPIC with a repeatable outbound motion (LinkedIn Sales Navigator + Gong flows) and brings strong fluency in payments/stored value economics (interchange, breakage, embedded payments).”

Zia Karim

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive AI and technology leader specializing in regulated enterprise and FinTech

Stamford, CT26y exp

“Founder with 10+ years in the startup ecosystem who is actively building an early-stage company and raising capital through partners in Singapore, Dubai, and LatAm. Deeply familiar with VC and accelerator models but intentionally pursuing a partner-led, B2B enterprise route to accelerate revenue, preserve control, and leverage direct customer and distribution access.”

“VP of HR with 5 years in a design/manufacturing organization, leading full-cycle recruiting and training across engineering, design, IT, production, and operations. Has driven major org initiatives including employee value mapping, org development tied to revenue targets, and transitions to new PEO/payroll, healthcare, and 401(k) providers, using a structured RASCI-based project approach. Experienced managing distributed contractors across Canada, Jamaica, and the Philippines with clear core/flex-hour policies to handle time zones.”

“Built and productionized an LLM-based PDF extraction pipeline for Medicaid policy documents by fine-tuning Gemini Flash 2.0 and deploying via Vertex AI, adding validation/guardrails to improve trust and reliability. Also built and scaled a SaaS platform (cnotes) for cable operators and regularly partners with customers and sales teams through interactive demos, rapid iteration, and real-time workflow debugging.”

Gabriel Aydin

Screened

Director-level Musicologist and Educator specializing in Syriac and chant traditions

Montvale, NJ26y exp

“Music editor/mixer specializing in narrative longform and YouTube-focused audio post, with documented experience shaping a 2018 documentary on Syriac chant traditions through chant-based drones, dynamic builds, and tightly timed musical phrasing. Works in Pro Tools with a template- and stems-based workflow, and uses retention data plus producer notes to iteratively improve pacing and engagement.”

“Entrepreneur building a bootstrapped AI-native manufacturing company that combines agentic AI, LLM-assisted CAD/CAM, and in-house CNC machining to speed up hardware iteration. Comes from an early-stage enterprise SaaS background and evaluates opportunities like an angel investor, with strong fluency in VC dynamics and founder-market-team fit.”

Steve Crowell

Screened

Executive sales leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS, MarTech, and Retail Media

West Nyack, NY20y exp

“Enterprise SaaS sales leader who spent 8 years at RevTrax after being promoted from IC, now leading a 4-AE team responsible for $20M+ ARR while still carrying a personal $2M quota. Stands out for driving a GTM repositioning that produced 105%+ ARR growth, building MEDDIPICC-based pipeline rigor, and personally landing marquee enterprise logos like Coca-Cola and expanding them into 7-figure platform deals.”

“Operations leader with broad platform and shared-services experience across agency and multi-brand digital businesses, including 5W Public Relations and TodayTix Group. They have repeatedly been given expanding cross-functional scope—spanning IT, procurement, facilities, risk, compliance, privacy, vendor governance, and executive reporting—and appear strongest in building governance, standardizing operating models, and leading enterprise change across complex organizations.”

“Recruiting leader who managed a team of 4 and stays hands-on with executive search and analytics. Partnered closely with a CRO to run a quality-of-hire analysis for sales hires and used the findings to shift hiring toward consultative profiles; also implemented candidate surveys to shorten overly long interview processes and improve candidate experience.”