Meet the Operators & Mentors
The people helping
Full Stack CEOs build real control
Experienced SaaS operators, founders, and investors who help our members sharpen GTM, metrics, capital, product, and leadership from pre-seed to Series B.
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Yashar Ahmadpour
Founder & CEO at Impressive
From Idea → Business in Seconds.
Location: San Francisco, CA
From Idea → Business in Seconds.
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Vivek Bedi
Executive Product and AI Leader | Building Scalable Platforms and AI Products | $2B+ in Acquisitions
Location: New York, NY
Location: New York, NY
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Indy Sen
GTM Advisor and Fractional Leader | 3xIPOs
Ex @Salesforce @Box @MuleSoft @Google
Location: San Francisco, CA
Ex @Salesforce @Box @MuleSoft @Google
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Juan Carlos Soto
Board Chairman, Startup Advisor
Fractional CxO, Venture Partner
Location: Berkeley, CA
Fractional CxO, Venture Partner
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Betty Mok
Marketing Leader at Consensus
ex-LinkedIn, Intuit, AmEx, Pendo
Location: San Francisco, CA
ex-LinkedIn, Intuit, AmEx, Pendo
Location: San Francisco, CA
![[headshot] image of customer](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6964c927bc2914f27d0f14eb/69d37c6ef49caa7d35dcc509_Manickkam%20Pandian.jpeg)
Manickkam Pandian
Head of Product at Zillow
Data | Ex-PayPal, RBS, D E Shaw
Location: San Francisco, CA
Data | Ex-PayPal, RBS, D E Shaw
Location: San Francisco, CA
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David Ehrlich
CEO | Board Member | Advisor
5 exits | ex-McKinsey
Location: San Francisco, CA
5 exits | ex-McKinsey
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Todd Etchieson
Fractional CPO | Build the Product Engine for $7M–$25M SaaS to Scale Past $50M
Location: Portland, OR
Location: Portland, OR
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Sam Palazzolo
Fractional CRO | PE, VC, Growth Equity & Family Office Portcos ($5M-$100 | ex-Deloitte
Location: New York, NY
Location: New York, NY
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Denis Descause
C-Level Executive & AI Entrepreneur | Former SAP/BCG | 0 to €200M+ Revenue Growth
Location: New York, NY
Location: New York, NY
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Megan Ketchum
Marketing & GTM Executive
ex. Rippling, Faire, LinkedIn, Bain
Location: San Francisco, CA
ex. Rippling, Faire, LinkedIn, Bain
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Yannick Kpodar
GP @ Aventra Capital
Former VP/CMO $5M-$50M - ex LinkedIn, PayFit
Location: San Francisco, CA
Former VP/CMO $5M-$50M - ex LinkedIn, PayFit
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Mitali Saxena
Serial Tech (AI)& Fashion Founder
TEDx Speaker | Mindfulness‑Driven Leadership
Location: Miami, FL
TEDx Speaker | Mindfulness‑Driven Leadership
Location: Miami, FL
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Sachin Shah
Founding CTO (ex-Bain & Co Venture)
Technical Growth Partner for £5M+ Scaleups
Location: London, UK
Technical Growth Partner for £5M+ Scaleups
Location: London, UK
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Bomani Mintz-Johnson
Product Leader (0→1 & Scale)
Ex-Eventbrite, Ex-LinkedIn | Builder
Location: San Francisco, CA
Ex-Eventbrite, Ex-LinkedIn | Builder
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Alon Maltzov
Product Leader | Al & Platform Strategy
2x Founder
Location: New York, NY
2x Founder
Location: New York, NY
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Mukta Dhanuka
Product Management @ Meta
ex- SAP, Ariba, Square
Location: San Francisco, CA
ex- SAP, Ariba, Square
Location: San Francisco, CA
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