Bill D.

Experience

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  RealEngineers

  Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Strategy | Fundraising | Scalable Growth

  Feb 2025 - Present

  RealEngineers is revolutionizing the way engineers and recruiters communicate by translating engineers' unique skill sets into language easily understood by tech recruiters through their AI platform, targeting non-software engineering fields.

  • Led the strategic vision and execution of RealEngineers, focusing on scaling the company's impact on the engineering and recruiting industries.
  • Built the company’s financial infrastructure, enabling sustainable growth and operational efficiency.
  • Spearheaded fundraising efforts, successfully securing vital capital for expansion and operational needs.
  • Established key partnerships and go-to-market strategies with universities and engineering communities, significantly driving growth and market adoption.
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  Venture Mechanics

  CFO in Residence | Mentor to Founders | Early-Stage Strategist | Facilitator | Educator

  Jan 2025 - Present

  Venture Mechanics operates a unique entrepreneurial hub in Seattle, combining incubation, acceleration, and coworking spaces to support early-stage startups.

  • Led financial strategy and capital planning for a diverse portfolio of startups across sectors like SaaS, HealthTech, and ClimateTech, establishing a foundation for their growth and scalable success.
  • Mentored founders on business model development, financial storytelling, and investor communications, enhancing their ability to secure funding.
  • Facilitated educational sessions and pitch preparation programs, significantly contributing to the startup community’s development within Venture Mechanics.
  • Collaborated with a broad mentor network to provide tailored, actionable support to ventures, aligning product vision with financial feasibility for faster growth.
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  Venture Fuel

  Founder | CFO | Advisor | Startup Scaling | Fundraising Support

  Dec 2024 - Present

  Venture Fuel empowers early-stage startups and scaling companies to realize their product vision and achieve sustainable growth through operational excellence, financial strategy, and product-to-customer success.

  • Successfully built scalable systems for pre-seed startups, enhancing operational efficiency and collaboration across teams.
  • Guided founders through the development of compelling pitch decks and financial models, significantly impacting their fundraising success.
  • Established scalable frameworks for multiple seed-stage startups, streamlining operational processes and driving efficiency.
  • Coached founders on building leadership teams and implementing performance management practices, leading to improved retention rates.
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  Sidebar

  Founding Member

  Jul 2024 - Present

  Sidebar is a private leadership program that accelerates your career with a network of Fortune 500 execs and start-up CEOs.

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  Onaroll

  Interim Head of Finance and Accounting | B2B | Business Scaling | GTM Strategy | Series A

  Jul 2023 - Jul 2024

  Onaroll - an innovative platform inspiring shift workers to stay longer and perform better by celebrating and rewarding their performance & loyalty.

  • Overhauled financial modeling infrastructure, introducing advanced forecasting techniques and SaaS metric tracking (ARR, LTV, CAC), achieving an 18% improvement in accuracy.
  • Presented data-backed strategic recommendations to senior leadership and the board, resulting in $3M+ cost savings and a 9% increase in sales efficiency.
  • Designed tiered pricing strategies in partnership with Sales and Customer Success teams, boosting profitability by 5% and customer retention by 16%.
  • Led modeling and due diligence for a successful $6M Series A1 fundraising initiative with premier venture capital firms.
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  OnlineMedEd

  Interim Vice President of Finance and Accounting | B2B | B2C | SaaS | EdTech | Series B

  May 2022 - Jun 2023

  At OnlineMedEd, we help elevate healthcare education for medical students, faculty, and patients by providing high-quality, integrated medical resources.

  • Successfully led investor and board presentations that resulted in an 11% increase in sales velocity and a 9% improvement in operational efficiency.
  • Directed a $5M Series B fundraising effort with top-tier venture capital firms to accelerate company growth and product development.
  • Managed a team of 3 analysts and maintained 100% completion rate for audits and tax filings through effective team management and external collaborations.
  • Renegotiated debt facility agreement, enhancing cash flow by $500K and owned the "science of sales" driving an 11% revenue growth through strategic pipeline analysis and sales optimization.
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  Karat

  Senior Director of Finance | Finance Business Partner | B2B | Series C | Unicorn

  Mar 2020 - May 2022

  Karat is the pioneer of the Interviewing Cloud, a solution addressing the global software engineer shortage by providing predictive, fair, and enjoyable technical interviews.

  • Led a finance team of 3 analysts to build the foundational financial infrastructure, positioning Karat as an industry leader.
  • Designed a 36-month rolling financial model incorporating actual data, contributing significantly to Karat's achievement of unicorn status and securing $100M Series C funding.
  • Developed a comprehensive financial and KPI reporting package for the leadership team, offering critical insights that influenced strategic decision-making.
  • Enhanced Gross Margin by 8% through the introduction of Deal Desk criteria within Salesforce, standardizing deal evaluations and increasing profitability.
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  EquitySpring Partners

  Senior Consultant | SaaS | B2B | B2C | GTM Strategy | RevOps

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2020

  EquitySpring Partners specializes in helping high-growth companies scale efficiently and increase revenue, focusing on SaaS consulting services.

  • Achieved over 41% annual ARR growth by crafting strategic and operational plans emphasizing growth, operational efficiency, compliance, and customer focus.
  • Maintained 93%+ accuracy on bookings forecast with a new pipeline management methodology in Salesforce.
  • Generated over $50M in annual revenue by leading a cross-functional team in developing business plans, market analysis, pricing, and pro forma financial analysis for new product launches.
  • Increased bookings by 35% through partnership with Sales leadership to introduce compensation models encouraging a growth mindset and unlimited earning potential.
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  Jama Software

  Director of Finance | SaaS | Business Partner | Sales Operations | Venture Capital

  Oct 2014 - Jun 2017

  Jama Software is the global leader in requirements management software, helping teams deliver innovation while reducing risk.

  • Developed and maintained a real-time 60-month driver-based financial model for a $20M+ ARR business, utilizing actual data from Sage Intacct to adapt to changing business and market conditions.
  • Owned the "science of sales" for a 50+ person team, driving revenue growth by 14% through detailed pipeline analysis from Salesforce, effective quota construction, and optimized commission planning.
  • Implemented an interactive, real-time, companywide dashboard for tracking KPIs from multiple data sources including Salesforce and Sage Intacct, enhancing decision-making processes.
  • Led due diligence efforts for securing over $50M in venture capital funding and $30M in structured bank financing, bolstering the company’s financial health and growth potential.
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  Corbis

  Vice President of Global Finance | Digitial Transformation | Pricing | Board Reporting

  Jun 2008 - Sep 2014

  Corbis, wholly owned by Bill Gates, is a private company providing digital imagery through global B2B and B2C channels, specializing in stock photography, illustration, footage, typefaces, and rights clearance services.

  • Led a global restructuring initiative that repositioned the company amidst radical industry transformations, successfully managing the project from inception to completion.
  • Implemented strict cost controls that resulted in a $25M reduction in actual expenses within the first 6 months of tenure.
  • Established a multilingual call center in London, increasing EMEA profitability by 20% and significantly enhancing customer service capabilities for transactional clients.
  • Implemented a new policy that reduced discounting from 20% to 8% in three weeks, which subsequently increased monthly revenue by over $100K.