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review or ideate on enterprise technology business ideas, will they work technically, will they sell, are they differentiated. can also interview candidates and talk with early customer prospects.
Accomplished tech executive at 5 enterprise software companies with multiple exits. Former Section 16 officer. I can help perform due diligence, meet other people in person and validate their backgrounds, refine business plans, and provide pointers on product segmentation and use cases. I most recently was the co-founder, CTO, and EVP of Product at Marin Software, which was acquired by Trilogyn in 2025. Prior to Marin I was the VP of marketing at Composite Software (acquired by Cisco), which innovated the first SQL interface for APIs. Prior to Composite I led multiple product teams at Siebel Systems (acquired by Oracle), building enterprise software for CRM and Marketing Automation. I am an expert at building software for performance at scale, usability, adoption, and winning business. I hold an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelors in Computer Science (with honors) from Harvard University.