Melanie McDougall

• StartX is a Stanford Founder Community, Accelerator and Fellowship with 18 companies valued over $1 Billion, 165 valued over $100M (as of Fall 2023), over 2500 founders (1000 companies) in total valued at over $40B. We have a top 3 ranked accelerator in the world as far as outcomes. From the Stanford-StartX Fund we have invested in $200M in 750 deals with top decile returns. • I report directly to the Board of Directors and am directing the admissions process to accept founders into StartX. StartX has many programs / tracks (Students in Residence, Professors in residence, Pre-seed, Series A, First time founders, Serial Founders, StartX Med, StartX AI, StartX Sustainability). Across a wide spectrum of industries including consumer internet, enterprise software biotechnology, clean tech, medical devices, physical products/ retail. All industries, we are just looking for great people! • I work with our judges, account managers and staff to ensure that we accept the right founders into the community. • I am also directing Investor Demo Day and am working with our demo day judges and founders to connect our teams to the right investors. Additionally I am: • Operationally supporting the Stanford-StartX Fund • Secretary of the Board of Directors • Helping with special projects for the board

• Oversaw the day-to-day operations and strategic development of Goodly Labs, an R&D Lab and & Incubator developing civic technologies for a self-improving society, as well as our flagship product Public Editor (https://www.publiceditor.io/) which identifies manipulative language in the news • Hired and led cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives, including marketing, and product development • Collaborated with the CEO and executive team to establish and execute long-term goals, aligning business objectives with overall company vision • Streamlined processes to enhance productivity and improve data-driven decision-making • Identified and pursued strategic partnerships to expand Goodly Labs' offerings and market reach • Demonstrated exceptional communication skills, effectively interfacing with senior management, board members, investors, and other stakeholders

• Supported the Startups at Notman and partnering VCs to apply for and participate in the Momentum program • Evaluated Startup eligibility • Pitched Startup applications to the Evaluation Committee • Helped Startups connect with relevant coaches • Ensured that Startups adhered to the program

• Directly supported the CEO in day-to-day operations of the company • Collaborated across teams to define project schedules, scope, objectives, milestones, and deliverables. • Partnered with legal to ensure company contracts and agreements protect the business and its shareholders. • Lead the recruiting process • Ran events for product testings • Onboarded and managed customer relationships • Project Managed customer projects / events • Added resources to every other team as needed, conducting sales meetings, product research, customer development, marketing or whatever else needs to get done

- Directly supported the CEO in the business as the third employee - Set up meetings with investors for fundraising - Ensured validation of product market fit with potential clients

• Produced a detailed report on how to set-up a Canadian subsidiary • Hired 11 high calibre senior engineers + 4 interns within 5 months • Implemented an ATS and onboarded all staff • Managed relationships with recruiting agencies • Tracked statistics and suggested process improvements / new strategies • Improved recruiting materials • Conducted culture interviews, pitching to candidates and closing candidate contracts

• Raised $27.8M for my first project, resulting in $250K in revenue • Helped build out the team and processes as an early employee • Developed consensus around values and culture after a merger • Lead marketing efforts and developed key partnerships

• Hired and managed volunteers as the chair of the Fund Development Committee • Researched and contacted more than 200 potential funders • Collaborated with staff, board of directors and affiliated agencies • Developed new marketing and fund development plans

• Completed literature reviews on power/control, emotional intelligence, negotiations and social exchange theory • Acted as principal experimenter in a variety of studies, organized study materials and entered data

• Reviewed and critically appraised published literature on sexism, self-affirmation and employment equity • Wrote and designed study protocols • Managed data collection projects by supervising experiments and corresponding with participants • Created research study materials

• Designed, implemented and evaluated the results of my own research experiment on mimicry in Negotiations • Piloted new technology during my study, providing insight into its functionality • Aided with several projects, summarizing 75 academic papers on group dynamics, coding 100+ hours of videos for non-verbal behaviour and acting as a confederate

• Sourced and developed relationships with potential clients • Marketed Willet using Social Media, Blogs, and Google Adsense • Analyzed web metrics using Google Analytics, TwitSprout, Ginzametrics • Provided insight on product development and customer acquisition

• Designed, developed and tested the functionality of a section of the BMO Investorline online platform • Improved client experience using feedback, web metrics and competitive analysis • Worked with Business Analysts on documentation

• Created mock-up changes for various equity order pages • Prototyped various web pages to be presented for further analysis • Assisted with front-end development for internal promotional websites

• Coordinated weekly sails and monthly social evenings • Created a training guide for future project managers • Coded new functionality and analyses to the data in the excel spreadsheet • Redesigned and encoded the BSAC website using HTML, increasing its functionality and aesthetic appearance

• Planned workshops to educate peers • Contacted knowledgeable individuals to run the workshop • Designed posters to advertise the event • https://www.insidehalton.com/news/youth-to-host-hiv-aids-forum-on-friday/article_b9305e2e-a818-59ec-b818-3cdc23220cb1.html

• Interviewed various students who had seen or experienced abuse or discrimination, with the diplomacy and tact required to discuss sensitive topics • Presented findings to all the teachers, the student leaders, and the mayor of Oakville • Led workshops with smaller groups of educators, increasing understanding through a more personal approach