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Dan Ellis

I Invest in and advise great startups - non consensus and founder first

Austin, Texas

Education

Work Experience

2016

  • Startup Investor

    2016

    Inroad is my shell for Angel Investing. 50+ deals in startups. Managing Direct investment for a family office (Sher Ventures). I also mentor founders on matters of Product, Strategy, Go-to-Market approaches, market positioning and fund raising for their businesses.

  • Mentor

    2023

    Mentor and advisor since 2023. Named Allstar (top 1%) out of 4000 mentors.

  • Angel Squad Member

    2021

  • Mentor

    2019

    SaaS B2B Speciality Accelerator. Mentor on matters of product, fund raising and pitching for up and coming early-stage Enterprise Startup businesses.

2013 - 2018

  • Co-founder (Acquired)

    2013 - 2018

    (Acquired by Workday) Disruptive Talent Management platform that helps organizations achieve success through their most valuable resource - people. Venture backed | Silicon Valley based. I was founder and co-built the first several iterations of the Product from the ground-up.

  • Founder

    2004 - 2013

    Managed teams to design products and implement technology-based business solutions for enterprise customers including Business Intelligence / Big data / custom applications / strategic consulting. Global 500 clients.

2000 - 2004

  • Co-Founder

    2000 - 2004

    Founded marketing and branding agency with a focused on creating web presence for clients.

2000 - 2004

  • Systems Consultant

    2000 - 2004

    Reporting and analysis applications and strategy for Operations and Financial teams. Systems and application development for various aspects of corporate operations.

1998 - 1999

  • Business Intelligence Consultant

    1998 - 1999

    Business Intelligence, Big Data and Dash Board analytical systems for clients in the Calgary market area.