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    Michael Anthony Leffer

    Michael Anthony Leffer

    Operator and executive, experienced in sales, building teams, wearing many hats, sourcing opportunities, building networks, closing deals, building from 0 to 1.

    COO Baltimore Johns Hopkins Univers...
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    Experience
    Join me at Cantina!
    1 Open Position · $60k – $120k • 0.001% – 0.01%/yr
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    Cantina
    Cantina
    COO (promoted from VP of Sales) 2022 - Present (almost 4 years)
    Employee #1 at a rapidly growing cybersecurity startup.
    • Joined company and in four months transitioned the organization from founder-led sales to a scalable and repeatable... more sales motion
    • Grew the revenue run rate from $5M to $32M
    • Built the first sales, marketing, growth, and customer success teams
    Riptide Ventures
    Riptide Ventures
    Founder and Managing Partner 2022 - Present (about 4 years)
    Founded an angel investor syndicate focused on regulated industries.
    Early Light Ventures
    Early Light Ventures
    Principal 2021 - 2022 (over 1 year)
    First hire at a venture capital fund focused on pre-seed / seed stage software companies.
    Squadra Ventures
    Squadra Ventures
    Principal and Founding Team 2019 - 2021 (about 2 years)
    Founding team member at a venture capital fund focused on pre-seed/seed stage software companies
    Tread Athletics
    Tread Athletics
    Co-Founder and CEO 2015 - 2018 (over 2 years)
    Co-founded and successfully exited the world’s leading online baseball coaching company
    • Created, implemented, and iterated a business plan, generating over $100,000 of... more revenue in the first year
    • Designed the initial digital marketing strategy and website
    • Acted as the Chief Financial Officer, managing the pro forma, payroll, and key performance indicators
    • Negotiated a valuation at 10x EBITDA and exited via secondary sale
    United States Department of the Army
    United States Department of the Army
    Various 2014 - 2017 (almost 3 years)
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    United States Department of the Army, Tread Athletics, Squadra Ventures, Early Light Ventures, Riptide Ventures, Cantina
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    Skills
    Sales Business Development Leadership Angel Investing Start-Ups Business Strategy Growth Strategy and Execution Strategic Partnerships Acquisitions Executive Management
    Locations
    Columbia Washington DC Bethesda
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