Vetted Go-to-Market Strategy Professionals

“Cloud consulting veteran building DragnCloud, an agentic cloud infrastructure builder aimed at teams outgrowing Heroku/Supabase who need complex setups (data pipelines, custom LLM hosting, multi-tier apps) without hiring consultants. Has SaaS background and has served as a Fractional CTO for funded companies; currently focused on landing the first 20 customers and expanding automation into higher-value workflows.”

“Three-time founder operating at the intersection of startups, venture, and private equity, with hands-on experience building outbound engines, fundraising, and sourcing proprietary deals. Most recently built an M&A deal execution platform and now works as an independent sponsor supporting PE firms and family offices with deal flow, diligence, and modeling. Brings a rare blend of healthcare, fintech, sales, and buy-side transaction experience.”

“Seasoned entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience who has raised capital for both his own companies and others, primarily through private equity and angel investors. Currently exiting his last company and open to either launching a new startup or stepping into a leadership role, with a strong bias toward disruptive, high-growth businesses that can leverage AI.”

“Founder-operator with investor experience who has built a seed-stage company to live usage, meaningful DAUs, a large waitlist, and roughly $1.2M raised. Has operated on both sides of the startup ecosystem—as a Techstars founder raising from firms and as a VC deploying capital—and brings a rigorous, user-first approach to evaluating and scaling new ventures.”

“Seasoned entrepreneurial operator who has raised $185M across ventures in seed treatment, drone spraying, gene editing, and biofuels. Has worked closely with accelerators including AgLaunch and Iowa Startup Accelerator as both a participant and later a mentor, and is now open to either founding a new impactful company or stepping into an experienced CEO/C-suite role.”

Luke McConnell

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Executive product leader specializing in digital products and FinTech

Naperville, IL11y exp

“Product leader with deep experience building and modernizing complex systems in regulated industries, especially banking and logistics. They led a major core banking platform rebuild, introduced AI-driven operational features, and drove a mobile UX change that increased app usage by roughly 200%. Also brings people leadership experience from building a product team from scratch and a personal connection to education through ESL program work and a family background in special education.”

Douglas Green

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

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.”

“Venture/accelerator operator with experience at Newchip Accelerator (Austin) and Boomerang Venture Studios, focused on high-volume sourcing and qualifying founders and building an investor network through automated LinkedIn/email outbound and events. Known for translating outreach into founder–investor meetings, running structured discovery, and using rubric/risk grading to drive go/no-go decisions while maintaining strong post-meeting feedback loops.”

“Web3 growth/content marketer with hands-on experience running a high-performing Chiliz Group Christmas Advent Calendar campaign that grew the email list 200%+ and achieved 97% daily participation, while boosting ecosystem awareness and contributing to TVL/token sales. Comfortable building early-stage protocol communities via Galxe bounties, ambassador programs, partnerships, micro-KOLs, and PR, and measuring creator-led growth with UTMs/referral codes.”

“Silicon Valley operator with ~30 years of experience as a board member, advisor, VC, founder, and turnaround executive, claiming 50+ venture-backed turnarounds. Has driven outsized outcomes including a $1B Nokia spinout and a 9-figure Jaspersoft exit to TIBCO, and is known for pragmatic, people-and-financials-first operational diagnosis (including CRM forensics) and rapid team scaling via structured hiring pipelines.”

“Serial entrepreneur and entrepreneurship instructor at Montana State University currently bootstrapping MEETR (meetr.pro), a platform targeting snowsports instructors and outdoor guides, with early customers acquired via paid social, SEO, paid search, and cold outreach. Previously built and scaled EXEC from zero to one to 25,000+ members, culminating in acquisition by Community.co after selling into elite professional organizations and private clubs.”

Sakethram Marpu

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Junior Investment Analyst specializing in AI & DeepTech

Bengaluru, India2y exp

“VC-style founder sourcer who uses technical signals (GitHub) and niche communities (Elpha/Indie Hackers/Discord) to identify early-stage opportunities, including thesis-driven sourcing in applied AI infrastructure/observability from YC W24. Emphasizes value-first LinkedIn outreach and long-horizon relationship building (e.g., built a personal relationship with Snitch’s CTO who later reached out first about a new startup).”

Kelly-Lee Dodge

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Senior Marketing & Media Strategist specializing in brand communications and executive messaging

Cambridge, Canada16y exp

“Creator/partnerships-led growth marketer who drove Westfalia’s North America launch using creator-integrated campaigns, delivering a reported 566% quarterly sales uplift and 3M+ organic views. Builds creator-led GTM and acquisition loops, then optimizes with engagement/click data (e.g., reallocating budget, extending timelines, refining CTAs) while maintaining long-term creator relationships and onboarding emerging talent.”

Adam Folsom

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Mid-level Venture Capital & Growth Associate specializing in startups, creator economy, and Web3 media

Los Angeles, CA5y exp

“Early-stage venture/product studio operator (BESO) focused on sourcing and evaluating founders and moving opportunities through diligence toward partnerships. Uses a multi-channel outbound approach (LinkedIn/X, community events, accelerators, Reddit) and builds trust by bringing market research and regulatory insights (e.g., sports tech/gambling) to founders while running a structured, CRM-driven pipeline.”

“Founder of an AI + blockchain software startup in the cryptocurrency space, positioned around authenticity and MiCA regulatory compliance for crypto companies. Has participated in 6 accelerators and mentors in VC-backed programs, using a feedback-driven MVP approach and validating product-market fit through direct user outreach and payment commitment.”

Jordan Dyson

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Director-level sales leader specializing in B2B outbound and enterprise revenue growth

San Francisco Bay Area, CA10y exp

“Quota-carrying SaaS seller who combines self-sourced outbound prospecting with strong process-building in early-stage environments. Closed a $120K ARR logistics deal from cold outbound in 6-8 weeks and reports 125% attainment on a $2.5M annual target, while also helping founders refine ICP, messaging, qualification, and CRM discipline.”

“Growth marketer with strong end-to-end ownership across messaging, experimentation, and funnel systems for complex products and international expansion. They combine customer research, cross-functional sales/product alignment, and marketing automation to drive measurable outcomes, including 18% MoM customer acquisition growth, 40% lower MQL-to-SQL friction, and a 24% lift in SQL-to-opportunity conversion.”

Elad Masasa

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Executive sales and operations leader specializing in SaaS and revenue growth

Bexley, OH22y exp

“Sales leader with hands-on experience building US/Canada B2B and public sector growth for AccuPOS, including SAM.gov-enabled selling into hospitals and U.S. embassies. Stands out for combining direct sales leadership with ecosystem partnerships and product-led market expansion, driving 68% sales growth and a 30% shorter sales cycle.”

Tolga Onuk

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Executive product and growth leader specializing in SaaS, mobility, and consumer tech

Houston, TX18y exp

“Product leader, designer, and founder who says he has built more than a dozen platforms from scratch, including a rapid transformation of Envoy from a basic EV rental app into an enterprise multi-company fleet management and EV charging platform before its acquisition. He combines hands-on design, cross-functional team leadership, and executive stakeholder management, and is now advising an AI-driven social media moderation and brand reputation platform.”

Sloan Caplan

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Executive Manufacturing & Operations Leader specializing in strategy, MRP, and growth

Lancaster, PA29y exp

“Operations-focused leader/advisor who has spun up and redirected an internal startup into a standalone division with full P&L ownership, introducing tech-enabled order tracking and a weekly management operating cadence. Experienced driving change in legacy environments through transparency and KPI-driven execution, with additional advisory work supporting founders/executives through M&A and working-capital/inventory discipline.”

Oleg Strakh

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Executive robotics architect specializing in embedded AI and autonomous systems

Vilnius, Lithuania16y exp

“Founder of Workaholic-Robotics, a self-funded physical AI agriculture robotics startup, with hands-on experience spanning product development, customer discovery, commercialization, and fundraising prep. Brings a pragmatic, capital-efficient approach shaped by direct work with growers, dealers, and OEMs, plus accelerator experience through Innovate EU and Grishin Robotics Accelerator in London.”

“Strategic enterprise sales leader at TTM Technologies with a background in complex national and global account management rather than traditional public sector sales, but with highly transferable experience in large-scale, multi-stakeholder environments. Has managed over $100M in annual revenue exposure, delivered double-digit growth including roughly 30% account expansion, and led cross-functional coordination across manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and executive teams in high-value technology infrastructure programs.”