Strategist · Organization Builder · Eight exits
I design strategies and build the organizations that execute them.
Eight exits. Twenty years as a founder and CEO. I've built companies from a blank page and rebuilt companies from the brink.
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Selected work
Four companies.
Four industries new to me.
Four wins.
Mid-to-high nine figures
Liquidity event
Early-stage company in a highly-regulated sector new to me. Took ownership of growth early on, recruited the executive team, acquired the first 250k users, and sourced a nine-figure Series B term sheet.
10× revenue · $12M raised
Exit, high eight figures
Took the CEO seat at a company with high potential and a broken culture. Rebuilt the culture, raised the capital, grew revenue 10×, made a strategic acquisition, opened several new markets, and led a market-rate exit.
Nine-figure valuation
Seven term sheets
Badly undercapitalized company in a highly-regulated sector. All prior competitors failed. Recruited key experts and aligned a hostile board. Brought seven term sheets for investment and led it to a nine-figure valuation.
+30% in 90 days
$7M term sheet sourced
Ninety-day engagement inside a market leader's struggling business unit. Simplified the strategy, and lifted sales 30% in 90 days. Secured a $7M term sheet for the next round.
A note on discretion
Most of my best work has no press release.
The companies I work with expect discretion and get it. References available privately.
In their words
“When I think of Travis, I immediately think of the benefits he's provided for my company and my team.”
“I have known Travis Steffen for years. Travis is the person I go to when I need advice on scaling a business so that I can sell it.”
“If you really want to accelerate and get someplace in days or weeks that would normally take months or years, I highly recommend you work with Travis.”
Mentor at the world's leading accelerators
I talk to very few people.
If you're building something genuinely new, your work fits the Darqside thesis, or you want to discuss one of my current ventures, write to me and say which. Everything else goes unanswered.