Melanie Mcdougall Email & Phone Number

United States

Palo Alto, California, Us

• 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

Berkeley, California, Us

Berkeley, California, Us

• 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, product development, and finance• 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• Actively participated in fundraising efforts, helping to secure $240K in donations from well known funders such as Jaan Tallinn and the Human Rights Foundation, as well as two fiscal sponsorship contracts• Demonstrated exceptional communication skills, effectively interfacing with senior management, board members, investors, and other stakeholders

Berkeley, California, Us

Montreal, Qc, Ca

• 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

San Francisco, Us

• 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

San Francisco, California, Us

- 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

Hyderabad, Telangana, In

• 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

San Francisco, California, Us

• 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

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Kingston, Ontario, Ca

• 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

Kingston, Ontario, Ca

• 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

Waterloo, On, Ca

• 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

Lancaster, Gb

• 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

Burlington, Ontario, Ca

• Planned workshops to educate peers• Contacted knowledgeable individuals to run the workshop• Designed posters to advertise the event

Burlington, Ontario, Ca

• 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

Master Of Science In Management, Organizational Behavior

Bachelor Of Arts, Honours Psychology And Business, Psychology