“Mark was instrumental in helping us close our seed round in record time. He showed us how to act quickly on user feedback and iterate through product ideas which lead to releasing net new user lead features on a week over week basis. Innovative product releases, that should have taken months, were partitioned into bite sized chunks that enabled us to validate every engineering move with our user base and ultimately lead to building a solution our users love and cannot live without. The result of this approach has been smashing our revenue targets and accelerating our path to Series A. I couldn't be more confident in recommending Mark to any early stage software company with goals that seem to the common person as unattainable.”
— Jared Parker, CEO Rasgo ML
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mark as my leadership coach for the past year. As a VP Engineering, I’ve benefited immensely from his engineering leadership coaching.
What makes Mark exceptional is his expertise guiding engineering teams at high-growth startups. He understands the unique challenges of managing technical teams amidst startup chaos and complexity.
Mark has been invaluable in helping me achieve breakthroughs on complex leadership challenges. He confirms my instincts on what needs to be done, then refines my approach drawing from his startup experiences.
This has empowered me to take decisive action on changes that I knew were needed, but struggled to implement on my own. Whether realigning teams or overcoming delivery bottlenecks, Mark’s coaching leverages startup lessons that unlock my potential for driving difficult organizational shifts.
I’m grateful for Mark’s partnership and would recommend him to any technology executive, especially those at startups looking to optimize their leadership impact.
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— Margaret Le, VP of Engineering Facet AI
“Before we worked with Mark, we knew we had great potential as an AI-powered platform, but lacked unity and focus in our approach. After working with Mark, Science On Call emerged with a crystal clear vision of what we could build, and a clear path toward bringing our vision to fruition, which ultimately accelerated our fundraising and attracted key team members.”
— Andy Freivogel, CEO Science on Call
“Mark's engineering leadership at Primary played a critical role in our company's success. He was always calm under pressure, helping guide us through difficult situations, and also always willing to lend his expertise to those that needed it. He helped us set up and execute a solid, pragmatic engineering roadmap, and was a great mentor to our employees. Ultimately, Mark acted like and was seen as a full member of our team and we're all extremely grateful to have had him working with us for so long. Personally, I can't recommend him enough and hope our paths cross again in the future
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— Cap Watkins, CPO Primary.com
“We brought Mark in to do a technical and business assessment of one of our operating companies. He quickly earned the team’s trust, which led to a new understanding of the issues they had been facing. This proved instrumental in formulating our new technical operating plan, which he helped draft. Mark was at all times thoughtful during our engagement, and the actionable roadmap he provided set us up for success going forward.
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— Darby Sieben, CPO Unbounce