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New York, NY, USA

Dan Z.

Ex-founder, full-stack & AI engineer

I’m a technical founder with experience across engineering, GTM, operations, and team building. I was the cofounder and CTO of CloserIQ (now Formative Search), a tech-enabled recruiting startup that we bootstrapped to high seven-figure revenue and a team of 60. Before that, I built distributed and high-performance applications in finance and adtech.

I’m excited about helping companies build world-class products and teams in a capital-efficient way.

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Work

Formative Search Partners (fka CloserIQ)

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Formative Search Partners (fka CloserIQ)

Formative Search Partners (fka CloserIQ) is a leading executive search firm specializing in Go-to-Market leadership hiring for innovative companies. We lead C-Level, VP, and Head of Sales, Marketing and Customer Success searches for startups and scale-ups.

WISE - Developing The Next Generation of Female Sales Leaders

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WISE - Developing The Next Generation of Female Sales Leaders

WISE (Women in Sales Everywhere) is a global community that helps advance the careers of female sales professionals.

Experience

Jan 2019 — Present
Cofound Partners

Cofound Partners

Venture Partner

Early stage venture firm helping founders build a repeatable sales motion.

Jan 2014 — Present
Formative Search (fka CloserIQ)

Formative Search (fka CloserIQ)

Cofounder and CTO (now advisor)

A GTM leadership search firm for innovative companies.

Jul 2011 — Oct 2012
Hutchin Hill Capital

Hutchin Hill Capital

Trading System Engineer

Hutchin Hill is a global hedge fund that employs a multi-strategy investment approach combining quantitative and fundamental analysis.

May 2009 — Jul 2011
Citi

Citi

Software Developer

Citi is a global financial institute. I worked in the Trading technology team on the institutional side.

Dec 2008 — May 2009
Invite Media

Invite Media

Software Developer

Invite Media was a pioneering startup in display advertising and exchange bidding. Acquired by Google in 2010.