Brian Balfour

Founder/CEO

2016

Started Reforge to provide professional ed programs to experienced practitioners. https://reforge.com

Venture Partner

2020

Growth Advisor/Investor

2012

I am currently an advisor and/or investor to Pipefy, Loom, Wonder School, Gametime, HelpScout, Shareaholic and more. Former companies include Grabcad (Acquired by Stratasys), Namo Media (Acquired by Twitter).

Guest Lecturer

2016 - 2018

Guest lecturer on Growth for Mark Roberge and Frank Cespedes entrepreneurship class at Harvard Business School.

VP Growth, Sales Product Division

2014 - 2016

Led the growth team on new products within Hubspot, specifically Sidekick (now HubSpot Sales). We blend consumer marketing tactics, engineering, product, and data to drive rapid growth of engaged users. We are always looking for engineers, designers, and technical marketers to join the growth team. Please reach out if you are interested.

EIR

2012 - 2013

Co-Founder, CMO

2011 - 2012

* Lead user acquisition, customer development, and product teams * Established company's initial direct to consumer marketing strategy including targeted online and offline campaigns * Established and executed ongoing customer development efforts * Raised approx $10M in VC funding

Founder, VP of Growth

2007 - 2011

***Acquired by Tapjoy*** Viximo is one of the largest social game distribution companies working with premium social game developers and international social networks. I co-founded Viximo with Sean Lindsay in Fall of 2007. During my time at Viximo I held multiple executive roles taking on new challenges as the company grew. * Raised over $10M in funding from North Bridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners * Steered company through pivot to successful product/market fit * Established Viximo's social gaming distribution business signing deals with major distribution sites including IMVU, Tuenti, VZnet, Bebo, MyYearBook, and major social game developers including LOLapps, Casual Collective, Game Insight, Playrix, and more. * Developed Viximo's initial direct to consumer strategy on platforms such as VZnet, growing to over 100K DAU's in under 2 months * Directed company's B2B marketing strategy

Product Manager

2006 - 2007

Managed the development and implementation of social features into Zoominfo.com

Founder, President

2004 - 2006

***Acquired By Multiple Parties*** * Founded an event entertainment company at the age of 20 * Bootstrapped to profitability in first year * Signed clients such as General Motors, Toyota, CDW Inc, Major League Baseball, National Football League, Chicago Bulls, and more