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    Scott Thomas

    Scott Thomas

    Founder of Dapster AI - developing AI-fueled touchless pick technology. Focused on scaling early-stage startups. Early exec at HDS, Kabam, Playdom, BrainTrust

    COO Silicon Valley Harvard University
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    Experience
    Dapster AI
    Dapster AI
    Founder, COO 2020 - Present (over 6 years)
    Home Delivery Service (HDS Global)
    Home Delivery Service (HDS Global)
    Chief People Officer 2017 - 2020 (about 3 years)
    Kabam
    Kabam
    SVP Global Talent 2010 - 2012 (about 2 years)
    Playdom
    Exit
    Playdom
    VP Operations 2008 - 2010 (over 1 year)
    Firehouse Red
    Firehouse Red
    CEO, Founder 2001 - 2008 (almost 7 years)
    Firehouse Red
    Firehouse Red
    Founder 2001 - 2008 (about 7 years)
    BrainTrust
    BrainTrust
    COO, Founder 1996 - 2001 (over 5 years)
    BrainTrust
    BrainTrust
    Founder 1996 - 2001 (about 5 years)
    Founder
    BrainTrust, Firehouse Red, Dapster AI
    Employee
    Playdom, Home Delivery Service (HDS Global), BrainTrust, Firehouse Red, Kabam
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
     
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
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    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    - Spearheaded all areas of business operations for HDS Global: raising $30M from strategic investors, building out the executive team, recruiting first 50 employees
    - Successfully scaled Kabam -- sold for ~$1B -- from 30 employees to over 500 in less than two years
    - Built business operations at Playdom from scratch, leading to eventual sale to Disney for >$500M
    - Founded two recruitment companies: BrainTrust worked with 100s of technology companies and expanded to four major metros; Firehouse Red focused on larger scale engagements and helped build the hiring machine for early-stage Google.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Recruiting Technical Recruiting Staffing Business Operations Human Resources HR Management Recruiting and Team Building Recruitment Business Strategy Business and Operations Strategy
    Locations
    San Francisco Palo Alto Mountain View Menlo Park Redwood City San Mateo San Carlos Burlingame Silicon Valley
     
    Q&A
    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    Email me at scott AT dapster.ai

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