The “AI Growth Guy” | Building a Growth OS for startups | Documenting everything
Arlington, Massachusetts, United States of America
The “AI Growth Guy” | Building a Growth OS for startups | Documenting everything
Arlington, Massachusetts, United States of America
Work history
Operator Hypotheses
D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University
Techstars
Globalwork
The McCarthy(s) Venture Mentoring Network
Hue
First Round Fast Track
Underscore VC
Seedstars
Harvard Innovation Labs
The mmj.org Initiative
ioVita
SoWork
Jamber, Inc.
The Predictive Index
GrowthHackers
PlanitWide Inc
GrowthHackers.com
Waters Corporation
Spotnana LLC
Pixiedust
OCT 2025 - PRESENT · 10 months
Author
OCT 2025 - PRESENT · 10 months
Researching whether startup execution forks can be predicted from public data—before they happen. Each analysis tests a falsifiable hypothesis, tracks it for 12 months, and publishes the results. Read: operatorhypotheses.substack.com
SEP 2022 - PRESENT · 3.9 years
Lecturer
SEP 2022 - PRESENT · 3.9 years
Impartición del curso "Estrategias de crecimiento de empresas emprendedoras" a estudiantes de pregrado de escuelas de negocios. Este es un curso final sobre cómo desarrollar productos y/o estrategias de servicios centrados en el crecimiento, haciéndolos atractivos para la financiación de empresas.
NOV 2021 - PRESENT · 4.8 years
Expert-in-Residence, Growth
MAR 2024 - PRESENT · 2.4 years
Working 1:1 with cohorts in the Techstars Boston program to shape individual growth strategies for maximum impact during and after the program.
All-Star Mentor
MAR 2023 - PRESENT · 3.4 years
Selected as an All Star Mentor for the 2022 cohort
Mentor-In-Residence
MAY 2022 - PRESENT · 4.3 years
Mentor
NOV 2021 - PRESENT · 4.8 years
SEP 2021 - PRESENT · 4.9 years
Growth Advisor
SEP 2021 - PRESENT · 4.9 years
Creamos vínculos confiables entre las empresas y sus candidatos para contratar y retener al mejor talento.
JUL 2021 - PRESENT · 5.1 years
Mentor
JUL 2021 - PRESENT · 5.1 years
Brindar tutoría significativa e impactante para las empresas afiliadas a Northeastern University.
FEB 2021 - PRESENT · 5.5 years
Supporter
FEB 2021 - PRESENT · 5.5 years
Apoyo activamente el talento de color para ayudar a brindar acceso a oportunidades.
AUG 2020 - PRESENT · 6 years
Mentor
AUG 2020 - PRESENT · 6 years
El programa de mentores de First Round para operadores de tecnología establecidos que buscan retribuir y ganar una comunidad única.
OCT 2019 - PRESENT · 6.8 years
Core Member
OCT 2019 - PRESENT · 6.8 years
The Underscore Core is a curated group of exceptional entrepreneurs, executives, and experts who work in partnership with Underscore VC, an earliest stage venture capital firm, to identify transformative entrepreneurs and support them as they build iconic companies. Core Members have collectively built hundreds of companies, created thousands of jobs, served millions of customers and created billions of dollars in value for their stakeholders.
JAN 2019 - PRESENT · 7.6 years
Mentor
JAN 2019 - PRESENT · 7.6 years
Mentoría de startups en economías en desarrollo a través de reuniones de crecimiento semanales para startups asignadas, horarios de oficina o participación en bootcamps. Actividades incluidas: - Coaching para adoptar metodologías de crecimiento, herramientas y prácticas comprobadas. - Ayudando a obtener información de sus experimentos de crecimiento. - Soporte con planificación y ejecución continuas para alcanzar objetivos de crecimiento - Seguimiento de los datos de crecimiento y proporcionar información al comité de inversión interno para las decisiones de inversión de seguimiento.
OCT 2017 - PRESENT · 8.8 years
Marketing Specialist
OCT 2017 - PRESENT · 8.8 years
Invited in Oct '17 to host office hours for startups in the i-lab program to help them with product validation and marketing. On the virtual judges panel for the President’s Innovation Challenge in Apr '18. In Oct '18, moved to the roster of specialists for Launch Lab X (an offering exclusively for Harvard alumni-led ventures who's initial cohort started in September '18) to assist with early growth challenges.
AUG 2018 - SEP 2021 · 3.2 years
Advisor
AUG 2018 - SEP 2021 · 3.2 years
AUG 2018 - SEP 2021 · 3.2 years
Advisor
AUG 2018 - SEP 2021 · 3.2 years
SEP 2020 - AUG 2021 · 1 year
Vice President of Growth
SEP 2020 - AUG 2021 · 1 year
1. Primera contratación de crecimiento. Programa de crecimiento instituido para alinear al equipo en torno a sus mayores oportunidades. 2. Co-crearon valores de la empresa con fundadores que mejoraron considerablemente la operación del equipo. 3. Gestión de relaciones públicas tempranas que dieron como resultado 3 menciones en la prensa para el 20 de diciembre. 4. Aumento del seguimiento social en un 200% en Twitter y LinkedIn en los primeros 3 meses.
SEP 2019 - SEP 2020 · 1.1 years
VP of Growth
SEP 2019 - SEP 2020 · 1.1 years
366/5000 Primera contratación de crecimiento, que funciona como "Equipo de crecimiento de 1" 1. Programa de crecimiento instituido: Promedio de 3-5 pruebas / semana 2. Principios aplicados de B2B SaaS para optimizar el sitio dando como resultado volúmenes de ventas diarios que eclipsan lo que solían ser volúmenes semanales. 3. Tasas de conversión extraídas del 13% durante el Black Friday / Cyber Monday (promedio de la industria del 8% al 9%) 4. Tasa de referencias entre el 3% y el 4% (promedio de la industria del 2%) 5. Creé un nuevo posicionamiento "Handware" para abrir mercados más allá de las necesidades especiales.
JAN 2019 - SEP 2019 · 9 months
Category Growth Lead
JAN 2019 - SEP 2019 · 9 months
Launched talentoptimization.org in Mar '19 to build and own the talent optimization category for PI. Primary objectives were to grow awareness and adoption of the talent optimization discipline. Initial category growth was measured by the increase in the size of the member base and and number of people becoming talent optimization certified. As of Sep '19, signups and certifications were both at >100% of target.
APR 2015 - DEC 2018 · 3.8 years
Director of Engagement and Analytics
APR 2015 - DEC 2018 · 3.8 years
1. As part of the growth team: a. analyzed ~400 tests for growth insights b. generated ~600 testable ideas c. helped set & work on appropriate objectives across the customer journey based on user & testing insights. d. project managed 1+ tests/week to help the team maintain a weekly cadence of 3+ experiments on the community, product and conference as appropriate to optimize engagement and/or conversions. 2. Managed customer success for the SaaS product (NorthStar) from Feb '18- May '18. Identified and corrected four blockers to new user activation in that time. 3. Managed and grew the GH community 5x 4. Curated and grew the weekly top posts email 3x 5. Recruited over 150 experts across growth/marketing/product/sales/creative for AMAs to build a network of experts to engage with the community and build a pipeline of high-quality speakers for the GrowthHackers conference. 6. Demonstrated thought leadership with original pieces for the blog and growth studies for the main site. 7. Managed all social media for the site.
FEB 2016 - FEB 2018 · 2.1 years
Cofounder
FEB 2016 - FEB 2018 · 2.1 years
PlanitWide is a faster and smarter way to search for the best travel websites, books & apps
JUN 2014 - APR 2015 · 11 months
Moderator
JUN 2014 - APR 2015 · 11 months
• Review site submissions for quality and remove posts that are duplicates, off-topic or obvious spam • Inform management team about users who post off-topic/spam content • Edit submissions, as needed, to ensure that their headlines match the posts, links are to the original posts & that they reside in the correct categories in the community.
JAN 2001 - APR 2015 · 14.3 years
Principal Support Engineer
APR 2012 - APR 2015 · 3.1 years
1. Continuous Improvement: a. identified efficiency improvement opportunities across Global Service Support & related Waters Global Services groups (~100 people). b. assisted group directors/managers with metric development to identify impact of projects. c. initiated first ever Lean Six Sigma project within the department. It reached the Improve stage. Did not finish due to to the opportunity to join GrowthHackers. 2. Internal Social Media Advocacy: a. Facilitated adoption of IBM Connections platform throughout Global Service Support (80+ people) b. Helped management to craft the strategic direction of the departmental community. 3.System Integration Management: a. Co-managed & prioritized critical requirements that ultimately allowed a new support system to be launched on time. b. Ensured that the interests & needs of Global Service Support were adequately represented when two different support systems were being merged. c. Created most user documentation for the new system and co-delivered pre-launch training.
Senior Support Engineer
JAN 2001 - MAR 2012 · 11.3 years
• Decision Making: Team Lead for new software product introductions • Liasoning: Work with internal stakeholders and field to minimize customer downtime across implementations • Coordination: Identify and track potential business and customer impact of post-sales issues to R&D, Testing, Marketing and Quality groups Client Management: Provide on-site support for critical customer issues to ensure high-worth sales retention • International Supervision: Manage weekly progress meetings with India team to support growing local sales • Documenting: Leading contributor to team blog with recognized public access-ready support records & tools • Training: Design, assess and conduct training program modules and webcasts for global engineers
JAN 2005 - DEC 2007 · 3 years
Social Networking Project Advisor
JAN 2005 - DEC 2007 · 3 years
• Strategizing: Conducted monthly brainstorm sessions with Founder and CEO to define and to provide updates on internet presence plans • Budgeting: Forecast development costs across all stages of deployment • Monitoring Progress: Developed CEO dashboard with timelines, potential barriers and next steps • Establishing Processes: Outlined priorities, managed schedules and created workflow across departments • Identifying Resources: Recommended technology platforms and usability requirements • Managing People: Identified training needs and assigned appropriate project roles to internal team
JAN 1996 - DEC 1998 · 3 years
Creative Associate
JAN 1996 - DEC 1998 · 3 years
Implemented promotional ideas to launch new products in urban Indian markets for clients spanning domestic and international consumer brands • Domestic brands:Bajaj Automobiles and Archie’s Cards & Gifts; • International brands: Pringles, MTV, Lee Jeans, and the re-release of the Star Wars Trilogy
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