Dan Gonzales

Authored and published Startup Mindsets internationally, resulting in 1,000 + copies sold via bookstore orders: Barnes & Noble, local bookstores, Amazon, Walmart, and Target which attained a #17 ranking in the New Entrepreneurship category. Managed all phases of the publishing process, including manuscript preparation, editing, cover design collaboration, and marketing. Worked cross functionally with head of sales and Tatler Asia to market to aspiring entrepreneurs/business professionals in the Philippines, Singapore, and South East Asia.

Author (Business Non Fiction) at Penguin Random House (2024-05 – Present)

• Authored and published Startup Mindsets internationally, resulting in 1,000 + copies sold via bookstore orders: Barnes & Noble, local bookstores, Amazon, Walmart, and Target which attained a #17 ranking in the New Entrepreneurship category.
• Managed all phases of the publishing process, including manuscript preparation, editing, cover design collaboration, and marketing.
• Worked cross functionally with head of sales and Tatler Asia to market to aspiring entrepreneurs/business professionals in the Philippines, Singapore, and South East Asia.
• Conducted independent research on entrepreneurship and innovation to publish notable stories.
• Executed email & social media marketing campaigns which resulted in a 119% year/year increase in revenue.

Business Owner at Startup Mindsets LLC (2020-04 – Present)

• Created and scaled a multi-platform podcast brand featuring startup founders and executives, driving 50K+ streams and 100K+ impressions across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
• Spearheaded end-to-end content marketing strategy: content creation, editing, distribution, and audience growth across social and audio platforms.
• Produced 150+ episodes using Canva, Hindenburg, Opus AI, and Adobe Premiere, optimizing content for engagement and reach.
• Monetized audience through partnerships with PR agencies like Songue PR, Oscar Hamilton, Gogola Agency, Annexus Health, Nada $5,000 generating in revenue.
• Secured and managed 10 + brand sponsorships with Gamma, WeFranch, Delve.co, Popup.fm, Bench Accounting, Coworker.ai, Luma AI, and Arcane.
• Launched and managed e-commerce funnel via Shopify and Stripe, selling digital products and merchandise.

Analyst (Frontier Tech) at V.U. Venture Partners (2019-03 – 2020-03)

Sourced 300 Seed & Series A investment opportunities and increased the fund's deal flow velocity.

• Developed investment theses around various industry verticals, scheduled meetings with startups and VCs, & presented top investment opportunities at Investment Committees and in front of a live audience at Wilson Sonsini Law Firm.
• Collaborated cross functionally with the health, fintech, and consumer teams to evaluate deals.
• Invested in Akash Systems, Contraline, and Fan Controlled Football League as an LP.
• Raised $30,000 of syndicate capital by pitching startup investment opportunities to LPs.

Data Support Associate at Google via VACO Staffing (2018-03 – 2019-02)

• Organized Google's advertiser and agency data in Google Sheets using internal software working with Salesforce.
• Implemented QA functions, created Pivot Tables in Excel to validate data sets in internal CRMs and databases.
• Resulted in a clearer more reliable data set that accurately reflected Google's advertiser and agency database for their global sales team.

Bachelors of Arts in English – University of California, Riverside