James Labastida

Experience

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  HR&Co

  Jun 2012 - Apr 2013

  Staff Auditor
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  Event Network, LLC

  May 2013 - Dec 2013

  Staff Accountant

  Event Network is the leading operator of cultural attraction stores. Event Network has several dozen outstanding partnerships with cultural attractions of all kinds. Partnerships are with art, science, natural history, children’s and cultural museums, zoos, aquariums, gardens, iconic landmarks and historic sites. There are teams of enthusiastic experts across the various key disciplines of retail—product development and sourcing, store design/planning, visual merchandising, regional operations management, e-commerce/digital, accounting and human resources—that are responsible for enabling store teams to perform at the highest possible level. Show less

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  Mogl

  Dec 2013 - Jun 2014

  Accounting Analyst
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  Figg

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2017

  Mogl is a San Diego based startup that provides card-linked loyalty and marketing programs to restaurants, while gamifying the dining experience for users. Our core tech enables merchants to offer demand-based incentives to drive consumer behavior and lift GPV. In 2015, Mogl pivoted to Empyr Network – a growing ad platform focusing on card & mobile technology to track Online to Offline Commerce. We work with major partners including: Yelp, Microsoft, Living Social, & Rewards Now. During my time, I provided oversight on all company data analysis and reporting, as well as oversaw Accounting & Finance | Merchant Operations. I advanced Corporate Objectives to GTM Operations focusing on Sales Operations, Automated Reporting, Sales Enablement, and growth-hacking initiatives. Show less

  • Finance | Operations at Empyr (CLO Platform)

    Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Senior Accountant & Financial Analyst at Mogl (Dynamic Pricing & Rewards for Restaurants)

    Jul 2014 - Apr 2016
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  GigTown

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  Director, Finance & Operations

  GigTown is an B2B2C music e-commerce platform. During my time I oversaw Data Analysis | Customer Success Operations | Go to Market Strategy. We grew from pre-revenue to 150K in MRR.

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  Bentley Systems

  Dec 2016 - Jun 2018

  Vice President of Finance And Operations at NoteVault (acq. by Bentley Systems)

  NoteVault is a San Diego based data aggregation, messaging, and reporting platform for the Construction Industry. Our core products featured transcription-based daily reporting & data collection/ingestion for labor, materials, and supplies data into Construction Project Management Systems such as ProCore, Autodesk, & Prolog. Major logos included McCarthy, DPR, Turner, Malcolm Drilling, AECOM, Skanska, and Universal Studios. Featured projects using the platform include Atlanta Falcons Stadium, Sacramento Kings stadium, Apple Campus (2) & Apple Campus Union Square.During my tenure, I led Fundraising and M&A efforts while overseeing Accounting Operations, Sales & Enterprise Growth, and Customer Success Operations. I also managed Investor & BOD Relations, maintaining a focus on Corporate Finance & Commercial Interests while leveraging technical and operational expertise. Show less

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  GoSite

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2021

  In this role, I oversaw Data, Internal Systems & Tooling, and our growing PLG CX Teams. I was fortunate to help directly scale our CX Teams, Data & Growth Teams, and our Strategy & FP&A Organization from April 2020 - April 2021. My Growth Teams were focused on high-level Strategic Initiatives designed to be catalysts for strategically leveraged growth, with core improvements on pirate metrics around self-serve, onboarding & activation, adoption, and retentionI led our fundraising process & we secured our $40M Series B in November 2020. Key objectives I helped oversee included packaging & pricing, compensation plans & organizational design, partnerships & marketplaces, payments & fintech product strategy. Show less I joined when GoSite had < 30 employees & operated as a Bootstrapped Digital Marketing Agency pivoting into a SaaS Commerce Platform. During this time, I helped architect data & systems infrastructure to help scale our GTM teams from 15 to 150+. I was the first Revenue Operations hire & built our first Data & Analytics teams at GoSite. We built a "measure what matters" approach to continuously driving performance management & a culture of winning, learning, recognition, and innovation. Our continuous performance at stages of maturity & scale resulted in GoSite successfully securing our first two institutional rounds of Venture Capital. Show less

  • Strategic Advisor

    May 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Vice President, Growth Engineering & Revenue Operations

    Aug 2019 - May 2021

  • Head of Growth Engineering | GTM Strategy

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
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  ClickUp

  May 2021 - Apr 2022

  Chief of Staff, Growth

  Summary: Scaled revenue from $32M to $100M ARR, built growth engineering and data teams, spearheaded Series C strategy ($400M). We scaled from 250 employees to 850 globally in 6 months. I supported our Growth & Revenue Teams in the core disciplines of Finance, Strategy, Growth, Operations, Data & Analytics, Partnerships & Marketplaces, and Global Distribution. I focused on positioning the business to scale in every aspect - including scaling the first 15 Hires in Finance | Accounting, our Growth Engineering Org, Revenue Recruiting, re-architecting Data & Global Revenue Delivery Infrastructure -- with the intent to drives our systems toward IPO Readiness Maturity. Show less

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  DreamCap Ventures

  Nov 2021 - Aug 2023

  Co-Founder (Growth & Data)

  Description:Bootstrapped & launched this Venture Studio & Growth Advisory Firm. Support for early-stage EPD-first founders building Category Creating products. Partnered with some of the best VC Firms, Syndicates, and Growth Leaders to support the portfolio with core product, growth, data infrastructure, talent, and finance strategies.Cool Companies:- Pack - Interim Head of Finance & Growth (Jun 2022 - Aug 2023)- OpenPhone - Strategic Advisor, Growth (Oct 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr)- DelvAI - Advisor and Investor (Jul 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos)- Toplyne.io - Strategic Advisor, Growth (Apr 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr)- Mason Commerce - Strategic Advisor, Growth (Jun 2022 - Nov 2022 · 6 mos) Show less

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  Stealth Startup

  Jun 2023 - now

  Co-Founder (Engineering & Data)

  We are building a modern financial connectivity platform. Introducing Composable Connectivity - redefining how data & developer experiences intersect in the financial solutions landscape. We focus on composable connectivity that accelerates the adoption and development of global OpenBanking APIs. By developing APIs, Embeddable Experiences (product & widgets), SDKs, and managed services, we streamline the need for our partners to manage disjointed tools in areas such as Data Integration & Processing, Data Storage & Management, and Communications & Alerting (Observability).Our approach emphasizes a deep understanding of the intricate components that drive various aspects of our partners' end-user experiences. Through Composable Connectivity, we empower fintech innovators to focus on what truly matters – delivering exceptional products and services to their customers.Also, in Rust We Trust 🦀 Show less