Investor | Chief Strategy & Growth Officer | Host @WhyGrowthStops | Engineer @ProductMarketPr

San Francisco, CA
Joined October 2019
Traction creates options. The hard part is knowing what deserves the next dollar, hire or quarter. I'm hosting Your Next Growth Move at #LATechWeek on Oct 13 in Santa Monica. Presenting sponsor: @Worldpay_Global. link below in the reply. #TechWeek
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Your next growth hire can change more than headcount. What should you know before you make it? I'm co-hosting Your Next Growth Hire with Sequoia One at #SFTechWeek on Oct 6. Attendance capped at 20. Apply by Sep 28 for priority consideration. link below #TechWeek @Techweek_
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AI infrastructure is the most defensible layer in the stack, and @aiandsystems is where it's built. Strong companies hit Series A with real traction. From there, some compound and some stall. Rarely the engineering. Covering it in Santa Clara this September.
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30 years of watching deals die from the board seat. Mike didn't sugarcoat it. We got into exactly what happens after the pilot succeeds and your champion can't protect you. Premiering Tuesday May 12 at 9 AM PT. LinkedIn Live: linkedin.com/events/74552699…
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The person who loves your product can't buy it. Mike Dolbec has watched this pattern from the board seat for 30 years as Managing Partner @MomentaVC. New episode of @whygrowthstops Premiering May 12. RSVP for LinkedIn Live or watch the recording after: linkedin.com/events/74552699…
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Check out the recording on YouTube: youtu.be/8NSunfuXuqM?si=LdZv…
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I'll be at NVIDIA GTC next week. Not for the keynote. I'm looking for AI companies where the technology works but growth doesn't compound. That's what I do — go-to-market strategy for technically complex AI companies. If you're a founder at GTC and want to grab coffee, DM me.
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⌛ Starting in 30 minutes. @JamesPChappell and I are going to break down why your CRM is blind to product-market fit, and what to do about it. I'll be in the chat live during the premiere. Bring your questions. youtu.be/kClVnDRUUxI?si=QNRD…
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Most founders treat their code like architecture and their customer journey like a series of ad hoc conversations. That gap is where growth dies.
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"Is it interesting enough that you'd pay to get it?" Most founders hear "that's interesting" from a prospect and count it as traction. It's not. Investor and advisor @JamesPChappell breaks down the real signal in 60 seconds. Full episode March 10.
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Most founders build systems for shipping code. Almost none build a system for moving a stranger to a loyal customer. Investor and advisor @JamesPChappell maps the full journey: anonymity to awareness to education to evaluation to transaction to loyalty. That's the operating system most startups are missing. Full episode March 10. Link below👇
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We got into why founders chase seven use cases before hardening one ICP, what happens when geographic expansion outruns market intelligence, and why a full pipeline still doesn't compound if the focus isn't there.
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