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    Erin Valenti

    Erin Valenti

    Managing Director @tinker and Founder @slc-tech-startups. Previously, investor @summit-partners, CEO @skycrane and Head of Product @overstock-com

    CEO Salt Lake City Georgetown University
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    Experience
    Tinker
    Tinker
    Founder, CEO & Managing Director 2014 - Present (over 12 years)
    SLC Tech Startups
    SLC Tech Startups
    Founder 2012 - Present (about 14 years)
    Skycrane
    Skycrane
    CEO & Founder 2011 - 2014 (about 3 years)
    Summit Partners
    Summit Partners
    Investor 2007 - 2011 (almost 4 years)
    Overstock.com
    Overstock.com
    Head of Product and Special Projects
    OVRHD
    OVRHD
    Advisor
    Ripil
    Ripil
    Employee
    Founder
    Tinker, SLC Tech Startups
    Employee
    Summit Partners, Overstock.com, Ripil, Skycrane
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    OVRHD
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    Ripil app
    Social Media for Good
    Advisor · platform that allows users to see, spread and do good.
    Charley Johnson
    With Charley Johnson
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Founded, built and exited Skyrcrane, an on-demand back-office assistant marketplace startup. We handled all you time-sucking administrative tasks with a team of 85 people all around the world.

    Led a communications/ fintech investing team at Summit, a $15 bilion venture capital and private equity group in Silicon valley. Sourced and closed investments in the cyber security, insurance and fin-tech industries. Helped with IPO for insurance portco.

    Led a 250+ product development and engineering team for Overstock, a $2 billion e-commerce company in SLC. Managed product portfolio of 110+ partner, internal and supply chain applications. Built first version of a coop advertising platform from concept to launch.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Product Mangement Product Development Business Development Sales Strategy and Management SaaS Mobile Marketplaces
    Locations
    Salt Lake City Lahore San Francisco Rochester
     
    Q&A
    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    The Power of Habit, Hooked, Lean Startup, Innovator's Dilemma

    If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

    What I'm doing right now. Working with startups and entrepreneurs to build the next wave of disruptive technological innovation.

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