Micah Baldwin

Global Head, Strategic Partnerships

2024 - Current

Global Head, Founder Experience

2021 - 2024

Working to develop, nurture, and create strategic partnerships that benefit founders and their startups.

Leadership Coach

2001

Executive coach to leaders who are looking to accelerate growth. I use a mix of training, my unique life experiences (through personal struggles with sobriety and mental health) and 20+ years in the tech community, where I have built big businesses, and I have failed. Through it all, I have figured out how to follow a path of recovery and happiness. I know business, but I really understand people. This is a relaunch of the Current Wisdom brand, which was the first company I sold in 2007. It was a marketing automation company and the top SEO company in Colorado.

CEO and Founder

2000 - 2007

- Designed and lead the build of a marketing automation platform. - Lead product, business development and sales - Considered top SEO firm in Colorado. (acquired in 2007)

Angel Investor, Mentor and Advisor

2007

CEOs and founders come to me to improve their efficiency and optimization. I work with more than a dozen startups (https://angel.co/micah), advising on fundraising, accelerating growth and management techniques, and mentor at several accelerators including Techstars, 500startups and others. I specialize in supporting companies in their, business development, product development, marketing and growth.

Venture Advisor

2014

I draw upon my vast network in the startup landscape to identify promising companies that I then evaluate, make connections, and cultivate relationships to facilitate deals and optimize the current portfolio for acceleration and growth. I undertake due diligence to evaluate the company, and offer my opinion about the company and founder to determine if it’s a good match. I advise and coach the portfolio CEOS, including assisting with fundraising, connecting to network including Amazon, and problem-solve with them as the companies grow.

Chief Executive Officer

2020 - 2022

Leading Popdog's exploration of the relationship between gaming content creators and their communities. We believe that while creators are fantastic at building audiences, there’s much yet to be done to create real community. We are hiring.

Early Stage Practice

2020 - 2020

Managing Director, Create33

2018 - 2020

I built and manage an incubator and innovation center offering entrepreneurs resources, knowledge and access to grow their businesses. The space began as an empty 22,000 square feet, for which I recruited 15 corporate partners, including Amazon and Microsoft. I hired a cross-functional team that put on more than 200 programs in the course of a year which more than 4,000 people attended. Members have raised more than $111 million total. Currently, I oversee and manage the staff, provide strategic direction and initiative, and help recruit members into the center.

Senior Technical Business Development Manager

2015 - 2018

I built the AWS Connections program, which connected corporate innovation groups with startups for potential POCs and deals. I designed the product, hired the team and managed the program in conjunction with sales, engineering and other cross-functional teams. I managed key customer relationships from onboarding to retention, including the top accelerators in the world, including Techstars and Y Combinator, to connect startups with the resources and relationships they need, including connecting them to AWS and also a deeper dive into Amazon. Most recently, I designed and launched a program to support corporate innovation and startup growth, working with many of the top enterprises in the world to drive product development while helping a significant number of startups grow.

VP Business Development / Customer Success

2014 - 2015

We designed author-friendly platforms to help authors create their books. As the head of the business development & customer success team, and senior member of the product team, I attracted authors to the platform and onboarded them. I managed key strategic relationships with partners, such as Adobe and others.

Founder

2009 - 2014

- Raised $8 million in venture financing as CEO and led M&A - Led customer success, product and engineering teams - Grew business from start to 10,000+ publishers and millions in ARR.