I'm an exceptionally strategic, entrepreneurial, detail-oriented and ambitious individual.
I've spent the last 7+ years working in startups, where I've made six angel investments, with one exit to date, and Co-founded two companies. I've had experience taking products from 0 - 1, defining GTM strategies, managing cross-functional teams and ultimately driving the strategic growth of startups.
In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, I Co-founded, Shepherd, a SaaS startup in the Future of Work space empowering remote teams to collaborate productively. Backed by VCs and high-profile founders of unicorn tech companies, Shepherd launched on Product Hunt and was voted #1 Product of the Day, and is currently used by 150+ high-growth companies across 100+ countries.
I've raised $15M+ in funding, have an extensive contact list in the European and US venture capital and startup ecosystems, led expansion for a Fintech scale-up in London, worked in investment banking and then tech startups. I was also an Entrepreneur in Residence for a VC fund, Antler, in 2020/2021.
I'm now excited to be looking for my next challenge โก
๐ Nationality | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany |
Remote OK | rok.co/@jamiegotz |
X | gotzy7 |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesgotz/ | |
Skilled in | strategy negotiation sales business dev product growth startups venture capital corporate dev partnerships management talent |
Fluent in | english |
Preferred timezone | PST, CET, BST |
Preferred annual pay (min) | $100,000/year |
Last seen | 1 year ago |
Signed up | 1 year ago |
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๐จโ๐ป Remote worker ๐ Early adopter |
2020 - 2022: Co-founder & CEO @ Shepherd
2020 - 2021: Entrepreneur-in-Residence @ Antler VC
2019 - 2020: Director, Ventures @ Allia Impact
2018 - 2019: Head of Strategy & Ops @ Whyable
2018 - 2018: M&A Analyst @ Craven Street Capital
2017 - Now: Co-founder @ Potluck Club
2016 - 2018: European Expansion, Lead @ WTax
2017 - 2018: Investment Management @ CFA Insititute
2014 - 2014: B.Comm Honors, Economics & Management Sciences @ University of Stellenbosch
2011 - 2013: B.Comm, Economics & Management Sciences @ University of Stellenbosch