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Carlos L.

Carlos L.

Weston, FL

Startup Consultant | B2B CEO & Venture Partner

Let's collaborate to solve you & your startup's biggest challenges. I'm an engineer & academic lecturer turned full-time CEO at an early-stage B2B SaaS startup as well as a part-time venture partner at a VC fund where I invest $50k-$300k into early-stage startups. I've raised money for my own startup from top accelerators, angels, and institutional funds. I also have experience seating on the other side of the table reviewing hundreds of founders' pitches and diving into technical due diligence as a venture capitalist. I've taught bi-semester classes at the University of Miami on the management of technological innovation where I guided students through various topics critical for the success of bringing emerging tech to market. I graduated from the NVCA's VC University program offered by UC Berkeley Law where I received specialized training on venture finance alongside entrepreneurs, investors, and attorneys. Treat me as your temporary COO, some of the types of problems we can overcome together: 1) Feedback on pitch decks, data room, email templates, evaluating term sheets, and other processes needed for a successful early-stage fundraise. 2) Hiring frameworks to recruit & evaluate A+ talent including potential co-founders to your team. 3)Forming comprehensive go-to-market strategies including business model, market segmentation, customer acquisition playbooks, pricing, and marketing strategies. 4) Evaluate if your tech has achieved product-market-fit and create a clear roadmap for derisking the venture in the eyes of investors 5) Intellectual property strategy for protecting the value you've created + basic company formation & governance structures. and much more. Beyond excited to learn more about what you are building and help you & your team build the future.
Mar 7, 2022 - Present

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Carlos L.

Carlos L.

Weston, FL
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Startup Consultant | B2B CEO & Venture Partner

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Let's collaborate to solve you & your startup's biggest challenges. I'm an engineer & academic lecturer turned full-time CEO at an early-stage B2B SaaS startup as well as a part-time venture partner at a VC fund where I invest $50k-$300k into early-stage startups. I've raised money for my own startup from top accelerators, angels, and institutional funds. I also have experience seating on the other side of the table reviewing hundreds of founders' pitches and diving into technical due diligence as a venture capitalist. I've taught bi-semester classes at the University of Miami on the management of technological innovation where I guided students through various topics critical for the success of bringing emerging tech to market. I graduated from the NVCA's VC University program offered by UC Berkeley Law where I received specialized training on venture finance alongside entrepreneurs, investors, and attorneys. Treat me as your temporary COO, some of the types of problems we can overcome together: 1) Feedback on pitch decks, data room, email templates, evaluating term sheets, and other processes needed for a successful early-stage fundraise. 2) Hiring frameworks to recruit & evaluate A+ talent including potential co-founders to your team. 3)Forming comprehensive go-to-market strategies including business model, market segmentation, customer acquisition playbooks, pricing, and marketing strategies. 4) Evaluate if your tech has achieved product-market-fit and create a clear roadmap for derisking the venture in the eyes of investors 5) Intellectual property strategy for protecting the value you've created + basic company formation & governance structures. and much more. Beyond excited to learn more about what you are building and help you & your team build the future.
Mar 7, 2022 - Present

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