3x founder | Entrepreneurial MBA
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My background ranges from becoming a lawyer and a private helicopter pilot in Brazil to buying a high-end dental office in Miami-Beach, leading an AI generative design platform, to co-founding and becoming CEO of a game studio with a proprietary multiplayer game engine in development. After completing my MBA from Northeastern University, I continued my journey as a mentor to startups, lead instructor for an entrepreneurship program, and EIR for a VC fund.
CEO at Phyrexi, Inc | Multiplayer Game Studio | Remote - Miami 2021 - Present
● Hiring, training, and motivating a team of twelve full-time employees
● Implementing a strategy that increased revenue by 6000% in eight months.
● Overseeing the day-to-day operations and culture of the company
● Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities and partnerships
● Building and maintaining relationships with key customers
● Successfully navigating the challenges of running a startup
Lead Instructor at LaunchX | Summer Startup Program | Remote - Miami 2021 - Present
Taught several entrepreneurial classes and led experiential assignments, developed a sales course, and mentored groups of students toward demo day.
Entrepreneur-in-Residence | Labeight Venture Capital Firm | Remote 2021 - 2022
Worked with the Africa-focused VC providing guidance and general support to selected early-stage startups.
CEO at Parallel Pipes | Generative Design Platform | Boston, MA 2017 - 2020
Co-founded an artificial intelligence generative design startup to streamline and simplify complex engineering design processes, secured initial funding, and took on various responsibilities, including developing strategies, raising capital, and overseeing operations.
Startup Mentor at IDEA - NEU Venture Accelerator | Boston, MA 2015 - 2020
Guided early-stage startups through a stage-gate process and advised them on various subjects, from customer and market validation to business model development, sales, go-to-market execution, and general strategy to raise capital.
Judge at Masschalenge & Mentor at Newchip 2020 - Present
Education & Courses
D'Amore-McKim, Northeastern University | Master of Business Administration
Concentration: Entrepreneurship with a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, FAAP | Bachelor of laws, LLB
Elected President of the Student Council Committee, Certificate in Innovation Management
Berkeley Law, National Venture Capital Association | VC University Certificate
MIT | Certificate in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
