Steven Glod

Adopted from Korea as an infant, I built my first landscaping and snow removal business at age twelve—and sold it when I was twenty. I grew up in a suburb of Chicago surrounded by ‘lifers’ at Fortune 500 companies, and knew early on I wanted my career to look different. 

After graduating from Indiana University with a degree in Chemistry and a stint in derivatives trading, I dove into the world of startups. I co-founded the Rent Nest in 2012 (‘Evernote’ for apartments), which led me to a six-month stint living in Romania and a whole lot of learning. We wrapped up the business in 2014 (key takeaway: your tech infrastructure needs to be flawless), and I joined Machinio later that year.

During my time at Machinio (world’s largest search engine for used industrial assets), I helped scale the organization from a startup of 3 to a company of 100+ spanning the U.S., Europe, and Asia. I relocated to Berlin in 2016 to further scale international operations, and oversaw Machino’s acquisition by Liquidity Services in mid-2018.

I’m now investing a lot of my time into helping startups scale across multiple different continents and I’m always looking to network and connect with anyone passionate about startups, crypto, and SaaS sales.

Advisor & Investor

Next generation piggy banks - Educating our youth in crypto

Glo Dollar

Head of Partnerships

Parity Technologies

Advisor

Anchorage Digital

Business Development, Head of Fintech 

Stellar Development Foundation

Director, Partnerships

Airfox

VP of Business Development

•	Leading global strategy and planning to identify key mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) markets to penetrate 
•	Developing relationships with Ericsson customer unit’s to expand business development and sales initiatives
•	Developing storyboard and creating framework for revenue growth performance with management team to prepare for Series funding
•	Improving locked screen mobile products through relaying feedback from customers to the engineering team and product management head

Director, Business Operations

Ericsson

Ericsson management consulting experiences to date include: 

1. Market Positioning and Products/Services Differentiation Strategy (International ICT Vendor)

2. Global M2M Strategy (Tier 1 Middle Eastern & African Mobile Network Operator)

3. Global Telecom, Media, & Technology Trends Analysis (Tier 1 Communications ICT Vendor)

4. Mobile & Digital Services Strategy (Leading South African Telecom Operator)

5. Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy (Tier 1 Communications ICT Vendor)

Business Strategy Consultant

Ericsson management consulting experiences to date include: 

1. Int'l Joint Venture Expansion Strategy-US & Canadian Markets (Asian/European Companies)

2. iDEN Network Migration/Shutdown (Leading US Telecom Operator)

3. Value Creation Strategy/Product Roadmap (Multinational US Communications/Technology Co.)

4. Optic Fiber Network and Financial Model (Leading Data Storage/Cloud/Communications Co.)

Business Strategy Analyst

Microsoft Corporation

•	Analyzed operations across 3 different business platforms within Microsoft and  provided recommendations on strategy needed to compete with Apple and Google.
•	Collaborated with Wall Street analysts at Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley to create new placeMAT KPI dashboard used by executives in interviews.  
o	PlaceMAT consists of financials, Q&A, and business division details of interest to Wall Street analysts.

Investor Relations Analyst

Gold Hill Capital

•With $800M late stage venture capital and debt firm, leveraged analysis of historical financial data to identify profitable investment opportunities in the technology sector.
•Worked with management teams of portfolio companies to review periodic financial and operating performance and ensure client compliance with requirements of equity/debt agreements.
•Created PowerPoint presentations to raise capital for new portfolios; used by partners with investors.
•Drafted investment memos for principal partners to guide negotiations with potential portfolio companies.

Business Analyst

Coldwell Banker Commercial

•	Collaborated with commercial banks and private lenders to support land developers.  Accessed $1.2M - $2.7M per transaction.
o	Drafted investment memoranda for each transaction to outline investment highlights.
•	Built and managed relationships with investors and property owners to increase client base.
•	Negotiated sales contracts on behalf of client’s interests ranging from $600k-$8.3M.
•	Guided clients through zoning change permits process throughout Santa Clara County.

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