Sergei Revzin

Sergei Revzin

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Co-Founder at School16 | Writer on Forbes, HBR | Former Investor at NYU
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  • School
    Co-Founder
    School
    Apr 2020 - Current (6 years 8 months)
    Founded an online education company to help make technology more accessible to anyone. School16 is an education platform with classes taught by industry professionals from top tech firms to help people accelerate their careers and technology fluency.
  • HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
    Contributing Writer
    HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
    Sep 2018 - Current (8 years 3 months)
    Co-author articles about entrepreneurship, education, business, and workplace dynamics.
  • Forbes
    Contributing Author
    Forbes
    Jun 2018 - Current (8 years 6 months)
    I write articles about entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership and venture investment.
  • New York University
    Venture Associate
    New York University
    May 2018 - Jun 2021 (3 years 2 months)
    Manage technology investments for the NYU Innovation Venture Fund, a seed stage fund with the Entrepreneurial Institute at NYU.
  • The Mentors Podcast
    Co Host
    The Mentors Podcast
    Jan 2018 - Jun 2021 (3 years 6 months)
    Producer, writer, and co host of The Mentors podcast that tells stories of entrepreneurs who have grown successful businesses even if they had no previous experience. This podcast uncovers the realities of entrepreneurship, the sacrifices founders need to make, and the tactics they use to go from idea to a self sustaining business.
  • VENTURE FOR AMERICA
    Entrepreneur in Residence
    VENTURE FOR AMERICA
    Jan 2016 - Apr 2018 (2 years 4 months)
    Brought on to design and lead the VFA Accelerator for Fellow founded companies, and run all founder programs, including the organization's first venture capital fund.

    Venture for America is a nonprofit organization that places our best and brightest at startups in emerging cities, helping build businesses, create jobs, and make an impact.
  • Revzin
    Co-founder
    Revzin
    Sep 2015 - Jan 2018 (2 years 5 months)
    We are building a professional development curriculum that trains technical talent on communication best practices that are critical to long term career growth.
  • Tascit
    Co-founder
    Tascit
    May 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 8 months)
    At Tascit, we think that workplace technologies should be as exciting to use as our favorite consumer applications. For fast moving B2B sales teams constantly focused on growth, it's crucial that the tools they use don't slow them down. We build applications that let sales teams take action and close deals faster by transforming internal and external communication.
  • AppFirst
    Technical Account Manager
    AppFirst
    Apr 2013 - May 2014 (1 year 2 months)
    Primarily responsible for converting inbound and outbound generated leads to paying customers by working closely with sales engineering on technical evaluations, collaborating with the head of marketing on content and positioning, and pitching Fortune 500 CIOs.
  • BuyWithMe Acquired by Gilt Group
    Business Development/ National Partnerships
    BuyWithMe Acquired by Gilt Group
    Jul 2011 - Nov 2011 (5 months)
    • Identified and successfully led meetings with key decision makers, including marketing executives, within established national brands
    • Created affiliate and referral relationships to help with target account acquisition efforts
    • Communicated daily with account managers, market strategists, and software developers and leveraged industry knowledge to maintain a consultative relationship with potential clients
  • Edhance Inc Acquired by BuyWithMe
    Manager, Partner Development
    Edhance Inc Acquired by BuyWithMe
    Jul 2010 - Jul 2011 (1 year 1 month)
    • Owned the sales process from prospect to close to sign local, regional, and national accounts
    • Managed key accounts to identify partnership and marketing opportunities
    • Collaborated with the CMO to plan, organize, and market a vendor event called College Day at Fenway Park that attracted over 7,000 students and 50 vendors
    • Managed a team of interns to help identify leads, analyze market trends, and evangelize the Edhance brand
  • eSecLending
    Securities Lending Associate
    eSecLending
    Nov 2008 - Jul 2010 (1 year 9 months)
    • Provided direct support to the trading desk and resolved client issues
    • Ensured adequate income collection from trades and coordinated with the billing group
  • JP Morgan
    Contract Hire
    JP Morgan
    Jul 2008 - Sep 2008 (3 months)
    • Resolved accounting discrepancies through general ledger reconciliations
    • Researched securities using Bloomberg to ensure accurate pricing
  • BOARD
    Intern
    BOARD
    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007 (1 year 1 month)
    • Researched market trends to improve product branding and competitiveness
    • Developed a marketing project to reach a target market and proposed to the Marketing Director
    • Contacted C-level executives to set up sales meetings and increase brand awareness
    • Created company webinars in collaboration with the President and conducted numerous interactive conferences with potential clients
  • A
    Founder
    AdLobbycom
    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007 (1 year 1 month)
    • Created an online advertising company startup over a 10 month period
    • Calculated budget based on available financing and projected future expenditures
    • Developed a sales pitch and presented to hundreds of potential clients
    • Designed and continuously updated the business plan
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  • CFA Institute
    Completed Level I, Finance
    CFA Institute
  • Bentley University
    BS, Economics-Finance
    Bentley University
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