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Lifelong entrepreneur, having built and scaled 3 successful startups, raised over $10M in venture capital, and sold my first company for 8-figures at age 25. I’m a coach and builder at heart - I love rolling up my sleeves and using my experience to help you get to the right answers faster. I’ve coached 50+ founders on product, design, growth, marketing, analytics, fundraising, consumer retention, and enterprise sales. Some of my highest leverage strengths are: ✅ FUNDRAISING: having built over 100 pitch decks and successfully pitched Sequoia Capital, a16z, Greylock, Benchmark, Accel, and many other Tier 1 VC's in the Silicon Valley. ✅ STORYTELLING: crafting your brand positioning, product marketing, features/benefits, and distilling your message to resonate with your core persona. ✅ PRODUCT: building a product development lifecycle, hypothesis-driven development and iteration, working cross-functionally to ensure design, engineering, marketing, are all aligned on moving your key metrics forward. ✅ GROWTH: built several consumer web/mobile apps, notably scaling to >1M users and >4M unique monthly transactions through both organic and paid-led growth strategies. ✅ STARTUP INFRASTRUCTURE: building the foundational processes to enable growth, including your performance marketing (e.g. Meta ad accounts), product analytics (e.g. Segment/Amplitude), financial models, bookkeeping, sales funnels, cap tables, etc. Currently CEO of Perspective, a rapidly growing AI startup based in San Francisco backed by many notable VC’s and angel investors. Reach out and let’s chat!

10+ years in Non-Profit, Fundraising, Philanthropic Consulting and HR. Former Founder and Executive Director, my background spans nonprofit leadership, organizational development, successful fundraising and donor relationships—with results of raising seven figures annually for nonprofits. I have consulted for philanthropic foundations and individual donors, which gave me profound insight into organizational structures for foundations and most importantly, the mindset donors have when making decisions about giving. Core Expertise: • Fundraising + Strategies • Philanthropic Consulting • Organizational Development • Global Team Building & Scaling • Compensation Strategy • Performance Management • Leadership Coaching • Culture + Engagement Initiatives • Public Speaking • PR + Media Training

I work with startups and growth stage companies to help them succeed with their capital raise. My experience comes from vetting thousands startups for an investor network that hosted pitch competitions all over North America. Less than 1% survived my screening, but those that did went on to raise a collective $100M from angel and professional investors. I've coached hundreds of entrepreneurs including Y Combinator graduates, Fortune500 executives, serial entrepreneurs, and first-time founders. I also hold a law degree from a US accredited law school. Rates negotiable based on scope of work. Offered services: - Capital raise advising - Pitch deck storytelling, mock investor Q&A - Fundraising strategy - Financial and valuation analysis - Business plans - Due diligence preparation - Contract review

✦ MY TRACK RECORD I’m a founder-turned-consultant with 18+ years of experience building and advising startups across industries. I’ve walked the founder path myself launching, scaling, and exiting a business so I know what it takes to turn vision into traction and raise capital from serious investors. To date, I’ve partnered with over 330 startups (and many more through referrals), helping them go from pre-seed to Series C and beyond. Whether you're refining your story for angels or preparing to pitch top-tier VCs, I can help you get there with clarity and confidence. I’ll take you through my refined, step-by-step process to build compelling investment materials that will secure funding and accelerate growth. I hold degrees from Columbia University (BA) and The George Washington University (MBA) and reside in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I am an active member of Silicon Valley’s oldest angel investment group, The Band of Angels. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my wife and boy in Ross, California in Nor Cal's Marin County within the Bay Area. ✦ CORE OFFERINGS Pitch Decks Investor-ready content and clean, modern design in Google Slides, Keynote, or PowerPoint. Executive Summaries (1-Pagers) Concise and compelling—perfect for cold outreach or investor intros. Sales Presentations Win deals with pitch-perfect decks for clients and partners. Business Plans Investor-grade plans in Google Docs or Word—detailed, structured, and clear. Financial Models Fully editable Excel models with 5-year projections, breakeven, cash flow, balance sheet, and more. Fundraising Support Custom investor list curation, outreach strategy, and fractional support managing the raise. ✦ WHO I WORK WITH I’ve supported startups in: AI • SaaS • Consumer Goods • B2B Tech • Fintech • Real Estate • Edtech • Health & Wellness • Fashion • Adtech • Legal Tech • Media • Hospitality • Aerospace • Life Sciences • Biotech • Crypto • Biotech • Blockchain • Insure-tech • PropTech • Cybersecurity • GovTech • E-commerce/DTC • Creator Economy • Marketplaces • Telemedicine / Digital Health • Food & Beverage • Transportation / Mobility • Gaming • Logistics & Supply Chain ✦ DELIVERY TIMELINES Pitch Deck (content and design): 3 weeks Deck + Financial Model: 3 weeks Full Package (Deck + Model + Plan): 6 weeks Executive Summary / 1-Pager: 7 days ✦ WHY CLIENTS HIRE ME ✔️ Former founder who gets it ✔️ Extremely organized and detail-oriented ✔️ Great communicator and listener ✔️ Process-driven and deadline-oriented ✔️ I make your raise easier, faster, and more effective ◼️ MY EDGE Work with an expert (330+ projects on Upwork) Receive investor-ready material Save time and headache A proven process that works Easy to work with ◼️ TESTIMONIALS "The best freelancer on Upwork—Peter and his team crushed it!" "Brilliant, professional, and responsive. I highly recommend working with him!" "Peter helped us raise capital with materials that investors consistently praised." Let’s talk!

TL;DR: I’m an experienced startup executive, growth strategist, and AI automation expert. 🚀 Princeton, Wharton, ex-McKinsey, ex-VC. I created & launched the world's first henless egg. 🥚 I've raised $175M in venture capital for startups. I've inked $50M+ in B2B commercial deals and have generated $100M+ in pipeline value. I've been featured in several high-profile media (CBS Sunday Morning, FastCo, Nature) and have secured earned media in NYTimes, WSJ, and more. __ Longer version: I'm a former investor and deep tech / biotech startup executive who provides expert fundraising, startup operations, and high-leverage business systems advice / tools to help you: • Secure investment • Generate high-value leads • Accelerate revenue growth I have a proven background driving multimillion-dollar customer contracts, fundraising, and strategic partnerships, and I bring deep expertise in connecting the right dots to achieve measurable business outcomes. INDUSTRIES I've helped build businesses and gained deep knowledge of a number of industries, including: • AI • Venture Capital • Biotech • Food Tech • Nutrition Tech • CPG • eCommerce • Publications • Endowments • Medical Practices • Coaches FUNCTIONS I've built systems and led teams across every possible function: • Strategy • Finance • Operations • Technology • Manufacturing • Product Dev • Business Dev • Marketing HOW I CAN HELP • Fundraising & Biz Dev Expertise: From pitching to investors and creating valuation models, to negotiating term sheets and forging strategic alliances, I help ventures unlock new growth opportunities. • Sales & Marketing Strategy: Develop data-driven go-to-market plans, orchestrate lead generation campaigns, and optimize funnels to help you reach your revenue targets. • AI Automation & Workflow Design: Build efficient, scalable pipelines in n8n, Make.com, and other platforms to streamline your lead gen, CRM, data management, and reporting processes. • End-to-End Project Management: Oversee complex projects from concept to completion—ensuring seamless communication, rigorous testing, and on-time delivery. I believe in transparent collaboration and regular communication, so you’ll always know how your project is progressing. If you’re looking for a results-driven professional to build or optimize your sales funnel using expert advice and cutting-edge tools, let’s connect and start growing your business today.