Vetted Founders

“Brazil-based artist/VFX generalist building their own PC/mobile game and handling all VFX solo, using an After Effects-to-Unreal Niagara workflow. Has hands-on real-time optimization habits in Unreal (reducing casts, avoiding Event Tick, LODs, widget optimization) and leverages ChatGPT/Gemini plus Udemy/docs to upskill in Blueprint-driven systems.”

“Growth/marketing strategist with hands-on experience in influencer/creator partnerships and performance measurement (coupon-code tracking, pre/during/post benchmarking). Built a 140-page GTM/channel strategy for a planned Greater Toronto Area launch (including tech stack and census-based geo targeting) and previously drove a 40% increase in MRR for a California subscription box brand through data-driven hypertargeted campaigns.”

“Brazil-based lead designer/animator specializing in high-polish marketing creative and scalable motion systems. Led localized multi-channel campaign assets for TIDAL Brazil and built template/rig frameworks to deliver a full season of children’s animation, with a template-driven workflow for rapid short-form social video production in After Effects/Premiere/DaVinci.”

“Built and marketed a live free-to-play web word game (Techies WordFinder) from scratch using the Lovable AI platform, reaching 100+ users in under a month. Iterated quickly based on player feedback, reporting a 28% UX improvement and +32 seconds average time per user, and demonstrates practical live-ops and F2P analytics/A-B testing knowledge.”

Joseph Goode

Screened

Senior Basketball Coach and Sports Performance Trainer specializing in athlete development

Lincoln, CA19y exp

“JV and freshman boys coach at Lincoln High School and AAU coach with 17+ years as an athlete trainer who has sold training packages. Demonstrated real recruiting impact by introducing a talented player to college coaches at a tournament, leading to an offer, and is comfortable scouting via film/social media and creating on-camera content (AI, YouTube, highlight videos).”

Heather Talla

Screened

Director-level B2B Marketing & Growth Leader specializing in demand gen and lifecycle revenue

DeLand, FL8y exp

“Digital Specialist/Media Buyer at John 3:16 who managed $50K+/month in spend (≈$500K/year) across a broad omnichannel mix (search, social, programmatic, CTV/OTT/DOOH, audio, geofencing, email acquisition). Delivered 17% YoY growth vs a 7–8% target and implemented new online giving options (DAF, crypto, stock) contributing to 24% growth on a ~$15M annual giving base.”

“Founder of distribb.io, an 8-month-old AI SEO software company already at $10k MRR. Brings 15 years of startup ecosystem exposure and a pragmatic, market-driven approach to building businesses by targeting proven demand rather than chasing novelty.”

“Entrepreneurial candidate who built a sneaker resale business to $60K+ in revenue at age 16, managing 400+ wholesale accounts and handling sourcing, negotiation, and fulfillment personally. Also explored a fintech startup through alumni and professor discovery calls and now writes analytically about startup funding and VC news for a media startup.”

“Longtime entrepreneur building an augmented/virtual reality company with MVPs already in production; raised just under $100K over the past year via SAFE notes. Uses market and competitive analysis (including Meta/Apple ecosystem moves) and partner-driven go-to-market planning, and is currently focused on validating content and completing development with additional technical collaborators.”

“Data-driven growth and partnerships professional with experience leading an analytics/reporting vendor rollout end-to-end (vendor selection via stakeholder interviews and PoC, then negotiating scope/pricing/support and tracking adoption/efficiency/accuracy KPIs). At PC Financial, built regression and segmentation models to optimize multi-channel targeting (in-app/email/push), driving +15% campaign engagement and +10% PC Optimum offer loads, and ran behavior-triggered lifecycle experiments that lifted upsell conversion by 20%.”