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    Luis Salazar

    Luis Salazar

    Luis Salazar is Fortune 500 Software Executive and Serial Entrepreneur. Since 2017 co-launched 5 software venture, took them to +$450K in ARR and exit 4 of them

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    Experience
    X4Impact
    X4Impact
    Co-founder and CEO 2020 - 2022 (almost 2 years)
    X4Impact, the leading Insights-as-a-Service company in the Nonprofit and Tech for Good sector honored by Fast Company as a World Changing Idea in 2022
    Giving Tech Labs
    Giving Tech Labs
    Founder, Co-founder & CEO 2017 - Present (about 9 years)
    Vidanyx
    Vidanyx
    Founder, Co-founder and CEO 2018 - Present (about 8 years)
    Jobalign
    Exit
    Jobalign
    Founder, CEO 2012 - 2016 (over 3 years)
    Yahoo
    Yahoo
    Vice President 2011 - 2012 (about 1 year)
    LLY Group
    LLY Group
    Founder, Managing Director 2009 - Present (about 17 years)
    Voyager Capital
    Voyager Capital
    EIR 2008 - 2010 (almost 3 years)
    Microsoft
    Microsoft
    General Manager 1997 - 2008 (over 11 years)
    Xerox
    Xerox
    Employee
    ABB
    ABB
    Employee
    Founder
    Jobalign, LLY Group, Vidanyx, Giving Tech Labs
    Employee
    Microsoft, Yahoo, Voyager Capital, Xerox, ABB, X4Impact
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    About
    Achievements

    As a Global Fortune 500 executive, Luis has led the launch of more than 30 global products in the consumer and business spaces at Yahoo, Microsoft (co-founder of Office 365 with Jeff Raikes), GMI, Xerox, and ABB.

    As a serial tech entrepreneur since 2011, he co-founded 7 Software as a Service, Consumer, and IoT companies. In 2017 he focused on Technology for Positive Social Impact, co-founding Giving Tech Labs, an innovation lab that created 5 Tech Startups addressing Social Problems, went through 4 exits, and published or sparked 15 patents, research papers, government proclamations, and new legislation. Their companies generated $3.5M before exiting the lab and generated returns of 0x to 12x.

    The Lab's ventures at the lab: Giving Compass, VidaNyx, AI Sensa, X4Impact, and Giving Tech Labs, created long-lasting assets addressing issues such as Child Abuse and Neglect, Impact Driven Philanthropy, Inclusive Communications & Belonging, Immigration, Education, and Insights as a Service

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    Skills
    Go to Market Strategy Product Strategy International Operations M&A Product Roadmaps Artificial Intelligence SaaS Angel Investing
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