John is the Founder, CEO, & Product Architect of Enemy Tree, a California, USA based technology startup whose products are wide-reaching experiments in hardware, software, and services that positively impact peoples lives.
Previously, John spent nearly 6 years at Tesla Motors leading teams and internally innovating in areas like operations, sales, delivery, customer service, and marketing. This created an even deeper passion for startups that was already so strong it pulled JOhn to the West Coast. It gave him a profound appreciation for the incredible people who sacrifice so much to make a product and company great.
Prior to that, JOhn not only built a very strong business and operations foundation by working at BIC Consumer Products and learned the roots of quality, systems, process, and execution but also dove deep into the practical and theoretical details of business
In addition to building products now, John is also an active Angel Investor, as well as a mentor and advisor to several startups and entrepreneurs.
John was an early investor in Gimlet Media which sold to Spotify for $200m.
site: startuphandmedowns.co
Episode 56: (Re-run) Why you don't need to burn the ship to be an entrepreneur - Tom Bilyeu Co- Founder of Quest Nutrition and Impact Theory
Episode 55: Sales Masterclass with Adam Liebman - VP of Sales at Seated
Episode 54: Nathalie Molina Niño- Founder of BRAVA Investments and Author of Leapfrog: The New Revolution For Women Entrepreneurs
Episode 53: Why You Don't Need Another Book with Angel Gambino
Episode 52: (Re-run) How to build amazing products - with Ian White of Business Insider and Co-founder of Sailthru
Episode 51: Transforming Education and How We Learn with Austen Allred Founder and CEO of Lambda School
Episode 50: Tony Conrad - Serial Entrepreneur and Partner at True Ventures with over $2bn AUM
Episode 49: The One Thing All Successful Startups Have in Common With Tammy Nam COO of PicsArt
Episode 48: Just Do What You Love and It'll Work Out with David Jamilly Co-Founder of Theme Traders
Episode 47: (Re-run) Why Brands Need Personality with Mat Braddy Former CMO of Just Eat and Founder of Updraft
Episode 46: (Re-run) Anton Derlyakta - CEO & Co-founder of Sweatcoin and Founder & Managing Partner at Talent Equity VC
Episode 45: Marketing Mistakes Startups Make with Ex-Googler, Gaston Tourn - CMO of Badoo
Episode 44: Why Diversity of Thought is Extremely Valuable with Porter Braswell - Co founder and CEO of Jopwell
Episode 43: The Journey So Far with Patrick Drake Co-Founder and Head Chef of HelloFresh UK
Episode 42: Self awareness helped us grow - Abhi Lokesh CEO of Fracture
Episode 41: You Don't Need More Processes with Ryan Walsh Partner at Floodgate VC and Formally Beat by Dre
Episode 40: Why You Shouldn't Raise Too Much Money with Paul Grossinger
Episode 39: What I've learned starting companies with Jack Levine former CEO of Digg and Electric Objects
Episode 38: Success takes time - Russ Shaw Founder of TLA and Investor
Episode 37: Getting 25,000 downloads a day Patrick Jackson of Disconnect
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