Product. Partnerships. Growth.

I’m a technologist and entrepreneur. I think about, build and execute on strategies that help create and scale companies. Drawing from established markets, sub-cultures, global trends, and exciting new technologies, I seek to understand how these can all impact and benefit a group of users, distilling this information into product, marketing, business development, and growth strategies. I'm always interested in & exploring how to build better product experiences, how new technologies will help empower more people (making complex tasks and the tools we use to accomplish them simpler), testing and creating innovation frameworks, scaling business growth, leveraging different business models, and more! Highlights: - 15+ years experience with startups; - Interdisciplinary focus: growth, product, strategy, BD, community; - Launched several products (marketplaces, B2C, eCommerce, B2B SaaS); - Managed $1M+ budgets; - Assisted in raising $5M+ in funding; - Featured in: Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, TechCrunch, Good Morning America, & others - Consumer mobile app Popkey: acquired 1M+ downloads, developed ad program with Starbucks, RedBull, MLB, Universal Studios, Viacom (MTV) & more; - Marketplace platform: generating $100k revenue; - Podcast host & creator: reached 100K downloads in 4 months; - Director of CEO/Founders Mastermind Group 2+ years; Follow me @FrancoVarriano www.francovarriano.com