Manifest Alpha

Developing modern value creation tools to maximize asset value for owners & operating teams, financial sponsors, and M&A services.

Founder / Chief Value Creation Researcher

The Growth Partner

Partnered with B2B Services CEOs to close 6/7-figure deals and generate Enterprise Value through the implementation of a ‘growth partner’ business and operational model that:
- establishes recurring revenue
- grows margins to 70%+
- creates scalable delivery mechanisms
- positions the business as a 1-of-1 in its niche

Portfolio Operating Partner

Qleet

Qleet makes it easy to create custom enterprise-grade application platforms that run on your cloud.

Advisor - Developer Community Development

Orchid.Black 

Tripling exit value of growth-stage tech companies within <36 months. 

Orchid Black maximizes enterprise value and positions tech forward business owners for potential liquidity events. We use data-driven analysis and inject experienced growth experts into product & revenue development processes with a tailored roadmap for value creation.

Client case studies:
• Enterprise iPaaS: Supported development of a growth plan to reach $155M ARR for a fast-growing PE-backed company with an Integration Platform as a Service solution, including building a direct + channel sales and ecosystem strategy; Led to a $950M PE buyout.

• B2C FinTech Company: Designed a new go-to-market strategy based on market data and executed over 7 months to increase valuation by 55%, producing a 4000+% return on investment

• Polkadex: Developed go-to-market strategy for VC-backed DeFi company; over 140 active validators and 1400+ nominators on the mainnet after 6 months.

Practice Leader - AI & Web3

Associate Partner

Movement DAO

GTM & Ops Lead

SparkVision

Founding Partner

Internet of People

Business Development & Marketing

VendXOR

Helped to develop business and product strategy for funded blockchain startup, incubated from parent company Priatek

Priatek

Web3, AI, FinTech, SaaS Strategy 🌐 | Building In Emerging Tech 🤖 | Talks About Tech Trends, Building Tech Businesses, The Impact of Emerging Tech on Organizations, & More

Developing intelligence centered on the emerging value drivers of B2B services.

My experience spans partnering with over 30 tech founders and 75+ B2B services CEOs between $0-150M in revenue as a consultant and business coach to drive:
- Growth & exit strategies
- Higher enterprise value, top-line revenue growth, and operational efficiency
- Improved margins
- Growth capital injections (VC/PE)

Having gained a unique perspective on what it takes to successfully architect a business for maximum value and an optimized exit from an early stage, I'm working on bringing this knowledge to founders and other stakeholders in a practical yet data-driven way > Value Creation Intelligence.

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