Vetted Team Building Professionals

“Operations/finance leader who joined Google during a rapid growth phase (circa 2007–2008) and built foundational analytics and governance systems across revenue, partnerships, and global marketing finance. Known for shifting organizations from qualitative/"feel" decisions to metrics-driven quota setting, deal evaluation (including cannibalization and margin thresholds), and ROI-based marketing budgeting while aligning senior stakeholders like CFO and CMO.”

Alexandra Esparza

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Investment Banking & Capital Markets Leader specializing in TMT and Digital Health

Brooklyn, NY15y exp

“Private-capital-focused investment banker (former sports/health-tech banker) building a two-sided wellness coaching marketplace plus SaaS platform to help coaches run their businesses and consumers discover/vet/book non-regulated wellness modalities. Has an MVP, landing page, and waitlist, and is running a data-driven traction plan (ads, surveys, alpha testing, Discord/Reddit) before pursuing fundraising channels.”

Christopher McLean

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in security, privacy, and high-scale infrastructure

Brookline, MA18y exp

“Veteran operator from top-tier tech companies including PayPal, LinkedIn, Stripe, Facebook, and Merge, now seeking the right startup idea to found. Brings hands-on angel investing experience across 5 startups in the EU and US plus additional exposure through X-Stripe Angels, giving them both operator and investor perspective.”

“C-level operator and advisor who has led operational transformations at growing companies from ~$100M revenue to multi-billion scale. Focuses on working backwards from a north star to build KPI/decision-owner mechanisms, P&L-linked accountability, and agile org structures—citing outcomes like +500 bps market share gains, millions saved in people costs, and EBITDA acceleration for a PE exit.”

Bill Eichen

Screened

Executive product and business leader specializing in AI, semiconductors, and growth strategy

Palo Alto, CA23y exp

“Candidate indicated they have a business plan or startup and referenced Gimmelfund.com, a VC fund in Palo Alto. They also stated they are very familiar with the venture capital, studio, and accelerator landscape, but provided limited detail during the screen.”

Jimmie Lee

Screened

Executive Technology & Strategic Operations Leader specializing in AI governance and cybersecurity

Greater Seattle Area, WA25y exp

“Serial entrepreneur who has launched 9+ bootstrapped businesses and has repeatedly raised capital as a CTO for other startups, leveraging a 7,000+ funder network and a sales-like fundraising pipeline approach. Deeply embedded in the VC/studio/accelerator ecosystem for 15+ years and currently mentors/advises with Stanford Venture Studios, Alchemist, and Ignyte in Dubai. Recently left Meta and is specifically targeting CTO roles for the next 5–10 years.”

“Senior engineering leader with deep hands-on architecture experience across fintech and enterprise software. At DriveWealth, he led a major backend replatform for a brokerage platform handling 10M+ trades per day, combining event-driven design, Kinesis/Kafka, and regulatory-grade accuracy; at TIBCO, he built a Kubernetes-based API management product from near scratch into a successful revenue-generating offering.”

“Clean energy founder (Ishan "Summer") who built an energy storage/battery materials venture in 2022 focused on data centers and factories, raising $10M split between venture capital and government funding. Demonstrates end-to-end venture execution: multi-year market observation, team formation, customer/market validation, research collaboration, prototyping, and channel-partner-led go-to-market.”

“Startup and corporate venture builder with board/advisor/consulting experience across media-tech and automotive ventures, including helping launch NASCAR’s production and content creation arm as a standalone subsidiary. Has worked with 360° camera/content companies and AI-driven robotic camera/workflow products, and also built an entrepreneurship major track for a business school; seeks CEO role within a venture studio while taking a disciplined approach to personal financial risk.”

Jim Woodroffe

Screened

Executive Engineering Leader (CTO/VP) specializing in scaling platforms, AI, and cloud infrastructure

San Francisco, CA24y exp

“Entrepreneurial operator who previously built an AI context layer for personal communication/relationships and has worked with a New York-based venture group to evaluate early-stage ideas from both technical and business angles. Currently exploring broad startup opportunities and collaborating with 2–3 early-stage companies, with a structured approach to assessing market outcomes, competition, and team fit.”

“Growth marketing and marketing ops leader who joined a PE-owned SaaS business after $150M in annual sales and built the demand gen function from the ground up (roles, processes, tech stack, and reporting). Implemented SiriusDecisions-based lead processes, Salesforce-driven lead scoring/routing, and multi-touch attribution, then enabled sales via Challenger training—driving $231M in pipeline and improving marketing ROI to $6 pipeline per $1 spent.”

“Brand strategist and business builder with startup experience at Betterment pre-launch, operational and revenue strategy work at Patch, and 15 years at McCann delivering 10 AOR wins including Qualcomm, HomeGoods, Air Wick, and Kroger. Particularly strong at entering unfamiliar categories, uncovering overlooked customer insights, and turning them into clearer positioning, smarter targeting, and winning pitches.”

“Early-stage founder building a service business targeting small clinics, already with one client. Identified the opportunity by helping a family member and then validating needs through direct client conversations; uses AI (including AI agents) for content generation and plans deeper workflow automation to scale cost-effectively.”