Vetted Mentors in the NYC Metro

Oyku Yamakoglu

Screened

Senior Game Developer specializing in interactive systems and real-time graphics

New York, NY6y exp

“Lead Programmer and Technical Artist on the 3D isometric boss-battler RPG Highrollers, where they owned core gameplay and technical architecture for an 11-person team. They stand out for building modular Unity/C# systems that improved iteration speed, plus adjacent experience in real-time vision/inference pipelines and small-scale multiplayer using Photon and Unity Netcode.”

Samuel Lee

Screened

Executive Sales Leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS GTM and global revenue growth

Hoboken, NJ14y exp

“Revenue/sales operations and GTM builder for early-stage startups who designs repeatable sales processes (CRM pipeline stages, MEDDPICC, Challenger Sales) and operating cadences (OKRs) to improve conversion and forecasting. Also mentors product/technical founders—e.g., through the Canadian Technology Accelerator—helping a fintech founder establish segmentation, metrics, and an outbound motion that produced early recurring revenue and investor readiness.”

“Fractional ops/HR leader with 15 years of experience supporting ~40 startups, building internal operations and people infrastructure from scratch (HRIS, recruiting funnels, career pathing, benefits). Recently helped a Series A company ($11M raise) implement headcount budgeting and runway modeling to align young founders on sustainable hiring plans, and uses survey/exit-interview feedback loops to fix leadership communication and retention issues.”