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I am the host of the Practical Founders Podcast and the moderator of three Practical Founders Peer Groups. I am an active mentor and advisor to software startup founders I meet with 500+ software founders, investors, and tech leaders every year.
The Practical Founders Podcast shares founder success stories of the growing tribe of serious startup founders who are building software companies–without big funding. There has never been a better time to be a practical founder.
https:// PracticalFounders.com/podcast
A Practical Founders Peer Group is a committed and confidential group of 6-8 founders/CEOs who are creating valuable software companies without big funding. I curate and moderate three founder groups and will be adding more groups in 2023.
https://practicalfounders.com/peer-groups/
I am also the creator and chief curator of Gregslist. Gregslist.com is the curated and up-to-date list of software companies and tech jobs in Phoenix, Dallas, Austin Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Denver, and other cities.
https://gregslist.com
In my 30-year career in the software business, I was fortunate to be part of the startup and growth stages of three great companies that have since created over $2 billion in total revenue in the CRM software industry:
- As an early employee and product manager at ACT!, the best-selling Windows contact manager in the ’90s, used by 4 million salespeople.
- As a co-founder and executive of SalesLogix, the first mid-market CRM software, which went public in 1999 and was bought by Sage plc (LON: SGE) in 2001 for $300 million.
- As Chief Marketing Officer at Infusionsoft when we grew from $15 million to $100 million.
Other career highlights
- Ran a $40-$50 million software business inside a global public company for five years
- Helped raise over $145 million in venture capital investment
- Named 2013 Marketer of the Year by the Phoenix Business Journal
- Named a 2018 Most Admired Leader by the Phoenix Business Journal
Personal Twitter - @GregHead