John Zdanowski is a seasoned #entrepreneur and #venture-capitalist with repeated success helping founders succeed, since 1997. Zdanowski has led or arranged over a hundred private equity and debt financings, dozens of rounds of venture capital, two IPOs, seven sales of secondary stock, sixteen acquisitions, and the sale of multiple companies — one twice. Zdanowski has played the role of co-founder, investor, board member, and full or 📝Fractional CFO to venture-financed companies like @Assembled Brands (raised $100m), @General Assembly (acquired for $413m), @Second Life (grew revenue 8x to profitability), @Market Leader (acquired for $355m), @Affinity Internet (raised $73m), @Robin Healthcare, @RentJuice (acquired for $50m), @Commissions Inc. (acquired for $45m, re-invited to the Board, and sold again for $220m 16 months later), @Amino (raised $25m Series C), @Trust & Will (raised $15m Series B), Extrabux (acquired by eBates), @Topia (raised $5m Series Seed led by @Alexis Ohanian), and many more. John and I were connected in August 2018 by @Connected (AI-powered, LinkedIn marketing). John invited me to enjoy time with his family in San Diego; an adventure filled with childlike laughter, sometimes from actual children. After which, when his youngest daughter realized that her request for me to move in was unlikely to be accepted, she asked if I could be her godfather. Later, in response to my @Aligning Your Spirit (newsletter), John said "I'll fund that" and became our 'Big Bro' in @Spiritual Bro. This @frame of @co-creativity and @play made space for intimacy and growth. As our relationship grew, we co-incorporated @One Inc Cooperative in January 2020 and co-created companies like @Topia and @CulturePulse with members of the community. It was John's chicken, thrust onto me by his youngest daughter, that donned @My Hinge Profile for the @Stoned and Single (advert) that went viral and brought @Will Cady into our lives. While we met via AI, John has become one of my best friends, closest confidants, and most potent catalysts for growth. John has one wife, two Teslas, four kids, and 65... no... @66 Animals.

Education

Zdanowski holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University.

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#john-zdanowski (this is the @Root Memo)
#advisor-of-one-inc (See: @One Inc)
#citizen-of-one (See: @Citizen of One)
#human-parent (x4)
#symposer (See: @Symposium)
#second-life (See: @Second Life)