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Matt Thelen
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Co-founder
Colorado, United States
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Co-founderNomadJan 2020 - Current (6 years 6 months)Nomad unlocks economic opportunity for everyone involved in long-term rentals. With Nomad's Guaranteed Rent property owners earn more and have peace of mind. Check us out at nomadlease.com for more.- Director, Business OperationsTwilioJan 2019 - Dec 2020 (2 years)Business Operations (eg strategy + analytics + operational glue) for Email Platform, Voice and Video, and Account Security BUs + many projects
- Director of Strategy, Research & InsightsSendGridJan 2014 - Dec 2019 (6 years)SendGrid (NYSE: SEND) was a high-growth and profitable SaaS category leader which was acquired by Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) in early 2019. A few highlights of my epic journey with SendGrid: • Partnered closely with product execs and revenue channel owners to drive growth and product strategy • Led many special projects related to SendGrid's IPO, and integration of SendGrid by Twilio • Built out a marketing function and led team (+budget) to drive revenue growth, customer satisfaction, and customer analytics • Led BD/Partnerships efforts for multi-million dollar, high-growth partner channel
- MBAUniversity of California Berkeley Haas School of BusinessJan 2012 - Dec 2014 (3 years)Internships during MBA • d.light (venture funded startup) - Strategy Consultant & Latin America Team Lead - 2013 -Collaborated w/ founders & CEO to formulate new growth-driving business models • SJF ventures ($125M impact investment venture fund) - Associate - 2012/2013 -Identified, researched & analyzed investment opportunities in technology & software
- Sr. Investment Banking AnalystCoBiz FinancialJan 2010 - Dec 2012 (3 years)• Supported growth of entrepreneur-led businesses by helping them raise equity and/or debt, or achieve liquidity through a sale (responsibilities of an Associate at a bulge-bracket bank)
- AnalystGoldman SachsJan 2008 - Dec 2010 (3 years)• Managed relationships with 70+ hedge funds (AUM $100M - $10B) serving as their principal contact for equity swap trading • Executed transactions and analyzed P&L to ensure trades, hedges and economics were correctly reflected on risk books
Education
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- MBAUniversity of California Berkeley Walter A Haas School of BusinessJan 2012 - Dec 2014 (3 years)
- MBAUniversity of California Berkeley Haas School of BusinessJan 2012 - Dec 2014 (3 years)
- Business, Finance & EntrepreneurshipUniversity of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business
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- GGraduate Student Instructor - Organizational BehaviorJan 2014 - Current (12 years 6 months)• Ran 2 discussion sessions per week for 80 undergraduate students.
- GGiveModo | Mobile giving app for nonprofits & churches | Lean LaunchPadJan 2014 - Dec 2014 (1 year)• Founding team of GiveModo: a mobile app improving giving for nonprofits & donors using Steve Blank's Lean LaunchPad class.
- TTech-enabled Marketplaces StudyJan 2014 - Dec 2014 (1 year)• Designed & led marketplace startup independent study and interview-based research campaign; created framework on how successful marketplaces have scaled from thousands to millions of users.
- SSponsorship Chair (GSVC)Jan 2012 - Dec 2013 (2 years)• Cultivated donor relationships to raise the funds for the Global Social Venture Competition (a business plan competition featuring over 650 applicants from ~50 countries in 2013).
- BBoard Fellow (SVdP)Jan 2012 - Dec 2013 (2 years)• As board observer and consultant for St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County, created & presented feasibility analysis of SVdP social enterprise accelerator and wrote business plan for a new, for-profit business opportunity.