IDEAS PROPELLED
I am an experienced venture builder across multiple industries and business models. I have co-founded three startups, and scaled two companies to 2X revenue growth -- resulting in two 10X+ exits.
I have also stepped in to turn around three companies by identifying new opportunities for revenue generation, establishing repeatable processes, and tightening financial management.
I build and scale from a broad foundation of experience: analytics & rigor from my investment banking work, vision & innovation from my strategy consulting work, revenue generation & scaling from my hands-on operations work, and systematic problem-solving & product focus from my engineering education.
I do not believe in an industry focus -- on the contrary, I have purposely sought out operating and investing across multiple industries. I often bring early developments sprouting in industry 1 to industry 2, which allows for innovation and uncommon strategy.
I have operated in media&entertainment, mobile, financial sector, healthcare, advertising, data analytics, enterprise tech, e-commerce, and future of work.
I have invested in fintech, web3, DeFi, HR tech, low code platform, non-profit tech, ML platform, ESG.
I have mentored startups in robotics, medical hardware, therapeutics, wearables.
STARTUPS
digital pharmacy
pharmacies
safescript
multi-stem songs for practicing musicians
MusicICON
screen sharing for sales and customer support
SCALE-UPS
fine arts, antiques and collectibles marketplace
live auction marketplace
Home shopping channel & merchandising
live acution marketplace
Home shopping channel & merchandising
Music channel for young audiences
Bingo lottery gaming channel
INVESTMENTS
Income share tuition for nursing students
Values based investment tools
Production-ready models for large IT teams
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CRM software for non-profits
ESG reporting tools for Fortune 500
DeFi investing platform
In The Press
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01. What are the key elements you look for when sourcing startups?
02. How have learnings from your career and entrepreneurial journey helped you be a successful accelerator MD?
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What is your most challenging growth question? Conversation with Olga Bartnicki, Zoltan Szalas, Sam Richards and Robert Redow.
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There is no use in circling around the matter any longer - FinTech is hard! Healthcare and e-commerce entrepreneurs thought they had it tough? Try competing in a highly regulated industry with pockets deeper than the ocean led by some of Wall Street’s brightest minds.
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Innovators Toolkit: how JTBD can help you find product-market fit.
@ Colleagues
I had the pleasure to work with Olga at Liveauctioneers. She is goal oriented and was pivotal in key stages of the company. Olga’s leadership abilities along with her unmatched analytical and critical thinking skills make her a great asset to any organization.
John Ralston
COO & Co-founder
@ LiveAuctioneers
"Olga and I met multiple times as I was founding my start-up, which was later acquired by Mindbody. Olga's advice was always spot on, and her business insights helped us focus on the big-ticket items that mattered. She thought strategically through the competitive landscape that we were facing and was one of our key data points in deciding to pivot into space where we found great success."
Director, Strategic Product Growth
@ Mindbody
Ron Fisher