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Sierra P.

Austin, Texas

$50/hr
5.0
4 jobs

Former founder turned investor at one of the largest pre-seed venture firms. Here to help with anything related to: - Venture Capital -Fundraising strategy -Pitching -Go-to-market strategy -How to get into a startup accelerator -Executive Coaching -Sales & Marketing

  • Startup Consulting
  • Startup Pitchbook
  • Startup Company
  • Fundraising
  • Financial Model
  • Pitch Deck
  • Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Audit
  • Sales Operations
Oren B.

Austin, Texas

$50/hr
4.9
13 jobs

I help companies, startups, and professionals with ideation, validation, strategy development, and translating all of the above into clear, effective business, marketing, and technical materials. Both collaboratively and independently, I work with clients to shape and articulate their ideas, adding business and operational context. Depending on the engagement, I then craft the required materials with a focus on clarity, structure, and usability. Prior to striking out on my own, I spent over 20 years in the software industry, primarily with startups, in business development, product management, and senior management roles. Bringing both hands-on business experience and strong writing capabilities, I develop materials that are not only well-written, but grounded from roots to leaves in the real world. I hold a BSE in Information Systems Engineering from the Technion and an MBA from the University of Arizona, both summa cum laude. I am comfortable working from scratch or refining existing materials, and can quickly align with your business, audience, and objectives. My goal is to deliver clear, fully baked strategies and texts, supporting diagrams, images, and other materials that reflect your thinking and can be put to immediate use. If this sounds like a good fit, I’d be happy to discuss your project. Skills & Expertise: - Business Planning & Investor Materials: business plans, investor presentations, information memorandums, executive messaging, business narratives, positioning, financial planning and modeling, and scenario-based analysis. - Strategy & Product Development: ideation, validation, product definition, requirements development, product specifications, workflow design, go-to-market planning, feature prioritization, and roadmap development. - Financial Modeling & Excel: financial models, interlinked spreadsheets, scenario-based planning and analysis. - Marketing & External Content: articles, website content, case studies, white papers, messaging and positioning. - Technical Writing: user manuals, specifications, system and product documentation. - SEO structure, setup, and content alignment: site architecture, metadata, keyword-informed content, and non-technical implementation. I also support broader business initiatives, including strategy development, go-to-market planning, channel development, and operational support.

  • Business Plan
  • Business Writing
  • English
  • Creative Writing
  • Proposal Writing
  • Content Writing
  • Blog Writing
  • Article Writing
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Software Documentation
  • Business Modeling
  • Technical Writing
  • Product Management
  • Resume Writing
Dallas C.

Dallas, Texas

$80/hr
4.9
185 jobs

I am committed to helping small and medium-sized businesses achieve measurable growth through tailored, high-impact consulting solutions. My mission is to bridge the gap between vision and execution by delivering a holistic, data-driven approach that empowers leaders to scale with clarity, confidence, and operational excellence. At the core of my practice is a focus on strategic planning, communication alignment, and performance optimization—the pillars of sustainable success in today’s competitive marketplace. I specialize in crafting investor-ready business plans and persuasive pitch decks that not only attract funding but also provide a roadmap for long-term profitability. With years of hands-on experience in business consulting, I bring a proven framework that combines strategic insight with practical execution. My expertise spans market research, feasibility studies, profitability modeling, and capital acquisition, enabling clients to make informed, forward-looking decisions that move the needle. I take pride in my results-driven methodology—rooted in transparency, collaboration, and measurable outcomes. My approach isn’t one-size-fits-all; it’s designed to uncover your company’s unique strengths, clarify growth opportunities, and build systems that scale. Partnering with me means more than a single project—it’s an investment in a long-term strategy that aligns every aspect of your business toward lasting success. Let’s connect to explore how my expertise can help you elevate your operations, attract investors, and achieve your next stage of growth.

  • Startup Consulting
  • Business Consulting
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Investment Preparation
  • Investment Strategy
  • Instagram
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office
  • Website
  • Digital Marketing
  • Investment Research
  • Digital Marketing Strategy
  • Management Skills
  • Business Management
  • AI Agent Development
  • AI Bot
  • AI Consulting
Vlad F.

Irving, Texas

$200/hr
5.0
72 jobs

Problem solver. Founder type; "army of one." Generalist with a relentless focus on results. One day I'm saving a startup from a toxic co-founder's takeover, another day I’m leading AI initiatives at a trucking business, a third day I'm finding and onboarding partners for an energy efficiency company, and yet another day I’m building and leading a team of analysts at a strategy consultancy. I love and have fun doing what I do. I'm amazing at people issues, process improvements, and quality assurance, but you'll be surprised at how much else I can do at a good to great level. ◼︎ 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 ◼︎ My clients are people who can communicate their ask clearly. This feeds into my natural ability to look at the problem from the customer's point of view. ◼︎ 𝐀𝗜 ◼︎ I started building with AI before it was a product category. In 2017, I designed my first proprietary machine learning-based research platform for a global strategy consultancy. Then, I co-founded a startup around Slack-based market intelligence and ML document pipelines (later acquired). When I joined the private beta of GPT-3 in 2021, I was already deep into automation and systems work. I stress-tested each model release against real-world business workflows, doing both hands-on experiments and studying the research, so I know what the technology can and cannot reliably do. Today, AI is the default infrastructure. It gives you an effectively infinite number of workers in many task categories, and I'm excited to help businesses use it to achieve productivity gains that were unthinkable just a few years ago. ◼︎ 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 ◼︎ “𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴, 𝘝𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥. “𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦. “𝘝𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘳’𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.” ★★★★★ —Dominic Pride, CEO, Upstart Breakthrough Strategy; Marketing director, Shazam “𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 [𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬] 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣.” ★★★★★ —Colette Langan, Biopharma Global Commercial Ops Consultant “𝘙𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵.” ★★★★★ —Troy Norcross, Enterprise Product Director ◼︎ 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗠 𝗙𝗜𝗫𝗘𝗗 ◼︎ I have helped founders and CEOs in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Long-term clients marvel at how I get them what they need even before they ask. Why not find out how I can help? Get in touch for a prompt response now.

  • Startup Consulting
  • Innovation Scouting
  • Investment Research
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Market Research
  • Crisis Management
  • User Stories
  • Partnership & Collaborations Outreach
  • Partnership Development
  • AI Agent Development
  • Automated Workflow
  • Team Alignment
  • Team Management
  • Recruiting
  • AI Consulting
  • Executive Support
  • Executive Coaching
  • Hiring Strategy
  • Marketing Consulting
  • Supplier Search
Emily T.

Dallas, Texas

$100/hr
5.0
3 jobs

I'm a Strategy and Operations consultant with experience scaling start-ups from 0 to funding, and helping established companies solve the tough problems. I've been privileged to work with household names such as Apple and the NFL and equally privileged to work with smaller companies you haven't heard of...yet.

  • Startup Consulting
  • Startup Pitchbook
  • Business Consulting
  • Business Planning & Strategy
  • Management Consulting
  • Strategy
  • Project Management
  • Change Management
  • Communication Strategy
Gerald B.

Lantana, Texas

$125/hr
5.0
46 jobs

Having founded four private equity funds and thirteen startups, I have been on both sides of the equation - asking for, and setting the terms of, an early stage investment. I founded, Chaired, and served as CEO for thirteen startups, (three are listed on NASDAQ). I also served on twenty-three private and public boards. As a fund managing partner, seventy-two companies received more than $350 million in first and second round funding returning more than seven times the original investment. I have the experience and knowledge to help you create a unique business plan, calculate your current and future valuation, optimize your strategic objectives, implement required Key Performance Indicators, install the appropriate level of governance, and/or perform a balanced score card assessment. Most importantly, I can maximize the impact your business proposal will have on any investor audience from a private investor to partnering institutional funds.

  • Startup Consulting
  • Business Analysis
  • Business Coaching
  • Business Consulting
  • Business Planning & Strategy
  • Business Plan
  • Business Modeling
  • Financial Analysis
  • Business Development
  • Executive Coaching
  • Business Services
  • Financial Projection
  • Sales

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