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Stephan Thomas
Executive growth strategist specializing in technology, M&A, and digital manufacturing
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Repeat founder who has co-founded two companies and sold the most recent one three years ago. Currently exploring a fintech-style debt management tool for SMBs focused on covenant monitoring, reporting, and forecasting, and is still in customer discovery with a mock demo and landing page. Brings a thoughtful, customer-first approach to evaluating startup ideas and a solid understanding of how venture studios support companies from 0 to 1.
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Key Strengths
- founded 2 companies
- successful startup exit
- early-stage company building experience
- structured idea evaluation framework
- strong customer pain validation mindset
- deep understanding of venture studio model
- high commitment to entrepreneurship when conviction is strong
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