
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
gadget.dev
freshfounders.com
rare.io
fullscript.com
Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
Head of Partnerships
Gadget
• www.linkedin.com/company/gadget-dev
Feb 2024 - Present
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Head of Growth & Business R&D
Masterpiece Studio Pro
• www.linkedin.com/company/masterpiecex
Oct 2021 - Feb 2024
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Head of Growth
Creative Layer
• www.linkedin.com/company/creativelayer
Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Product Innovation & Discovery
Workshop X
• www.linkedin.com/company/workshop-x
Jan 2019 - Jul 2021
Ottawa, Canada Area
Director
Fresh Founders
• www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-founders
Jun 2018 - Oct 2020
Ottawa, Canada Area
Head of Partnerships & Growth
RareLogic Inc.
• www.linkedin.com/company/rarelogic-inc-
Oct 2017 - Dec 2018
Ottawa, Canada Area
Head of Growth & Partnerships
Popkey
Sep 2014 - Jan 2016
Ottawa, Canada Area