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    Jordan Elpern-Waxman

    Jordan Elpern-Waxman

    Founded WiredConcierge (part of @wiredscore), @beer-dreamer. Engineering roots; now business; intellectually curious @brown-university @wharton-school

    Entrepreneur New York City Brown University '04
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    Projects
    WiredConcierge
    Get the broadband service that's right for your business.
    Product Manager, Business Development, Software Developer, Node.js, ExpressJS, MongoDB · I interviewed close to 100 prospective customers for customer… · More development; set product vision and prioritization; signed >20+ ISPs and property management companies; and wrote some of the code.

    WiredConcierge is a new way for businesses in multi-tenant office buildings to get Internet service. We work with building management and ISPs to offer tenants one place to see all of the broadband options in the building, receive guidance in selecting a plan, and enjoy seamless end-to-end management of their Internet procurement from order through turn-up.
    Jonathan Berger
    Arie Barendrecht
    With Arie Barendrecht, Jonathan Berger
     
    Experience
    Beer Dreamer
    Beer Dreamer
    Founder, CEO 2012 - 2014 (about 2 years)
    Beer Dreamer was a discovery-driven craft beer e-commerce and content startup. Though we did not reach product/market fit, I learned a ton. Over the course of 18 months I:... more
    • Raised a six-figure angel round and hit a revenue run rate of $200,000
    • Created product that Food & Wine Magazine called genius and was featured on gift lists from First We Feast to Refinery29
    • Established exclusive content partnerships with top breweries
    • Learned the importance of unit economics and focus, focus, focus.
    Genacast Ventures
    Genacast Ventures
    Senior Associate 2011 - 2012 (about 1 year)
    Lean Startup Machine
    Lean Startup Machine
    Mentor 2011 - 2014 (about 3 years)
    Headstrong
    Exit
    Headstrong
    Director, Corporate Development 2010 - 2011 (about 1 year)
    Univision
    Univision
    New Product Development 2009 (about 1 month)
    Helped Univision launch their first financial services product, a co-branded pre-paid MasterCard debit card.
    Inductis (boutique analytics and management consulting firm)
    Inductis (boutique analytics and management consulting firm)
    Junior Associate 2005 - 2007 (about 2 years)
    UniTeller Financial Services (money transfer startup acquired by Banorte, a Mexican megabank)
    UniTeller Financial Services (money transfer startup acquired by Banorte, a Mexican megabank)
    Integration Engineer 2004 - 2005 (about 1 year)
    Yagusa Group (Israeli software development agency)
    Yagusa Group (Israeli software development agency)
    Java Delopment 1999 - 2000 (about 1 year)
    Evertrue Ventures
    Evertrue Ventures
    Founder
    Founder
    Beer Dreamer, Evertrue Ventures
    Employee
    Lean Startup Machine, Genacast Ventures, Univision, Headstrong, Yagusa Group (Israeli software development agency), UniTeller Financial Services (money transfer startup acquired by Banorte, a Mexican megabank), Inductis (boutique analytics and management consulting firm)
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    About
    Achievements

    I founded Beer Dreamer:
    - raised six-figure angel round;
    - achieved a revenue run rate of >$200,000;
    - designed and produced product Food & Wine called “genius”
    - recommended by Food & Wine Magazine, Travel + Leisure, First We Feast, Refinery29 and more;
    - established exclusive content partnerships with  four breweries in the Ratebeer Top 100, including Brooklyn Brewery, Victory Brewing Company, and Stillwater Artisanal; ongoing CXO-level conversations with six more in the top 100;
    - partnered with HowAboutWe for distribution;
    - managed site, blog, and social media.

    All this in less than a year of national operations before we had to shut down due to problems with our shipping company.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Capital Markets Management Consulting Software Development Technical Sales Java Python Product Development Venture Capital Translation Lean Startups Customer Development
    Locations
    New York Brooklyn
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