I love to build high-growth SaaS companies. I have been involved with nearly a dozen such venture-backed technology businesses as a Co-founder, C-Level Executive (CEO, COO, CFO, CCO), Advisor or Board Director over the past 15+ years. I am a three-time company Founder/CEO, with one company subsequently acquired for $67mm and another profitably operating after 10+ years. More recently, I have joined founder teams at the C-Level to help scale those organizations for sustainable growth. My entrepreneurial experiences are diverse, ranging from being an Idealab CEO (PayMyBills.com) to launching a company when I was 25 years old within the conglomerate GE (CRE-NET: The Commercial Real Estate Network). They also span many industries including: payments, location-based services (LBS), real estate, wireless. I have an established track record in identifying market opportunities, raising venture capital (over $100mm) and delivering innovative products and services to market. These products have been used by tens of thousands of businesses and millions of consumers. Equally important, I am proud of the quality of the organizations I have helped develop. The companies I have been involved with have repeatedly won awards for “Best Place to Work”. They also have been able to attract and develop world-class teams, with half a dozen former direct reports going on to become first-time CEOs of private equity backed organizations. I am passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship. I am a frequent university lecturer on the subject and an active volunteer mentor in the community.

Chief Customer Officer @ A venture-backed software provider that enables nearly 40,000 customers to create mobile responsive landing pages, launch pages, sales pages and other marketing conversion pages. From April 2015 to Present (7 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Director @ A venture-backed employee scheduling and communication app using the web, mobile apps, text messaging, social media, and email. From 2014 to Present (1 year) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaChief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer (Interim) @ A venture-backed sports technology and media platform focused exclusively on the multi-billion dollar youth and amateur sports market. Sport Ngin’s suite of products help sports organizations improve the management of their operations and better connect with their athletes, volunteers and fans. From 2013 to 2015 (2 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Director @ An online marketing platform and data aggregator that provides licensing, technology management, content development and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategies and branded websites for Technology Transfer Organizations (TTOs) at universities and research institutions. From 2011 to 2014 (3 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaPartner @ A strategic advisory firm founded by the former President of Target.com that works with retailers and consumer brands on developing and executing digital business models. From 2012 to 2013 (1 year) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaCEO & President, Founder @ A venture-backed SaaS provider of fleet management, asset tracking and personal safety solutions using GPS and wireless technology. From 2002 to 2012 (10 years) Vancouver, CanadaInterim CEO @ A venture-backed SaaS provider of unified communications/unified messaging for small-medium sized businesses with over 15mm users. Investors included Wasatch Capital Partners and Moore Capital Management. From 2001 to 2001 (less than a year) Greater Los Angeles AreaCEO & Founder @ A venture-backed online bill presentment and payment service incubated at Idealab in Pasadena, California. This 200-person company was eventually acquired for $67 million with the service now owned and operated by Intuit. From 1999 to 2000 (1 year) Greater Los Angeles AreaAssociate @ A global management consulting firm. From 1998 to 1998 (less than a year) Greater New York City AreaGeneral Manager & Founder @ A web-based, commercial real estate multiple listing service that was a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE Capital’s Commercial Real Estate Division. From 1995 to 1997 (2 years) Greater Chicago AreaFinancial Management Program @ An intensive 2 1/2 year management training program which grooms recent college graduates for GE leadership roles by exposing them to five rotational assignments across a diverse set of GE businesses. From 1992 to 1995 (3 years) Stamford, Connecticut

MBA, Entrepreneurship, ISSE (Information Strategy, Structure & Economics) @ University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School From 1997 to 1999 BS, Finance & Accounting @ Fairfield University From 1988 to 1992 John Tedesco is skilled in: Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, SaaS, Leadership, Venture Capital, Strategy, Business Strategy, Executive Management, Corporate Development, Strategic Partnerships, Management, Strategic Planning, Product Management, Business Development