VP Strategy & Business Operations @ Bluecore is a marketing automation service specifically for Ecommerce. We provide marketing teams at Ecommerce companies with a turn-key platform that enables them to implement triggered email campaigns, which were previously only accessible to technology powerhouses like Amazon. From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Greater New York City AreaAssociate @ As an associate for TechStars' 3 month program, I helped 11 of New York's top seed-stage startups on issues in product strategy, sales, financial modeling, monetization, financing, and growth. Responsibilities included conducting strategic and financial analyses, conducting market and customer research, and preparing teams for investor meetings.
Specific companies I worked with include: TriggerMail, Plated, and Placemeter. From April 2013 to June 2013 (3 months) Greater New York City AreaDerivatives Trader @ Analyst in Emerging Markets Trading; primarily traded Latin American interest rate derivatives and sovereign locally-denominated credit products.
Was part of a two person team trading the Mexico interest rate book (currently the largest trading account on the desk). Provided back-up price quoting and market making.
Supported market making business through market research, economic analysis, and custom securities pricing. Also supported operations through improving data visualization, risk analytics, and pricing systems.
Actively interacted with real money and fast money client base; communicated market conditions, pitched trade ideas, and managed expectations. Wrote a daily report to clients outlining our perspectives and forecasts.
I left to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. From July 2012 to April 2013 (10 months) Greater New York City AreaMusic Composer @ Worked part-time throughout college composing, recording, and designing soundtrack music for films produced by Stonestreet Studios, a film studio and acting conservatory affiliated with NYU Tisch School of the Arts. From October 2008 to March 2012 (3 years 6 months) Summer Analyst @ Placements in Emerging Markets Trading (FX, rates, credit), Commodities Trading (oil, metals, power, gas, and GSCI index trading), and Prime Brokerage. From June 2011 to August 2011 (3 months) Co-Founder & COO @ BandScramble was a musical online social networking platform that connected musicians to bands in a comprehensive online community.
* Raised a small seed round
* Came in 1st place in IDEA-Bounce competition
* Built v1 of product, which contained, among other features: music storing and sharing functionality, band vs musician user composition, band role setting, instrument skill specification and validation, scheduling, and messaging. From October 2009 to May 2011 (1 year 8 months) Investment Management Summer Analyst @ From June 2009 to August 2009 (3 months)
AB, Economics, Finance, Mathematics @ Washington University in St. Louis Max Bennett is skilled in: Start-ups, JavaScript, Early-stage Startups, Emerging Markets, Economics, Guitar, Logic Pro, Musical Composition, Soundtrack Composition, Tenor Saxophone, Java, Django, HTML, CSS, Sales Operations, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Technology Sales
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http://www.maxbennett.net