heatheranne

Thanks for sharing! I submitted for the BD role. Excited to hear from the team.

Part 2 (additional context):

After helping our last venture exit, I'm currently on a contract running strategy for an onchain venture, but looking to transition to a full time role before fall. Open to long term contracts or fractional work for the right projects.

The key areas where I bring a unique advantage and think are most relevant are:

Trusted voice: extremely comfortable being an outward-facing, persuasive ambassador in nearly every necessary capacity on behalf of the company - investor relations, partnerships, corporate/business development, media/press, trade, etc.

Strategic muscle: a voice confident in driving the direction and priorities of the company. Evaluating alternatives, prioritizing and knowing when to say no. A right hand to a CEO, partner to other executives.

Builder mindset: not in an engineering capacity, but in emerging and new markets, figuring out what it takes to win and deploying those strategies.

Operations: I how organizations operate and scale, how business development, sales, product and engineering work together to drive towards product market fit and sustainability.

Thanks for reading.

Location: Toronto area, Canada

Remote: Yes, with a proven track record.

Willing to relocate: No, fine with travel, however.

Technologies: I'm a former founder (everything non-engineering), 20+ years of experience at the intersection of biz dev/strategy/operations/marcom, running companies, managing teams, translating the complex to the people.

Background in / enthusiasm for: SaaS, analytics, cloud/infrastructure, web3/onchain, gaming, API and SDK products, pricing strategy, commercialization, strategy, gtm.

Looking for: Chief of Staff, Senior Strategy, Marketing, Comms, Brand roles.

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ls1Vnqi2TvmnUdRgEUvfY_KwTzX...

Email: heatheranneritchie AT gmail DOT com

When I tell someone who isn't from an Uber-city about Uber - they lose their minds by how awesome is seems.

My experience has always been at least a 9/10 with them.

A/B testing is still solid - my thoughts are that A/B testing is assumed. This article appears to push people to consider beyond that: new things.

me too, but I get the point that he's making.

I love this.

I think raw talent trumps experience any time, as long as you have a chance to appropriately set expectations and train accordingly.

Tons of great stats here... Much appreciated.

Good perspective by Mark on keeping your friends close and your competition closer.

"By having a good understanding of how rivals are operating, startups can get a better handle on the opportunities by offering a better, different or less expensive product."

Thanks to Tyler for this post. Good perspective. Agree 100%.