Blair Kelsie
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Bio
Blair has been immersed in the tech industry for over 20 years. He's held ground-floor, key roles in successful high profile companies such as Vendasta, a company whose valuation is now into the hundreds of millions as well as SkipTheDishes, where he was instrumental in developing the MVP, building out the first tech team and helped carry the company through a $200M acquisition.
Throughout his career, Blair has occupied a diverse set of roles, including Software Engineer, Tech Team Lead, Product Owner, Project Manager, CTO, Co-Founder, Investor, Instructor, Advisor, Speaker and more. Currently, he is CTO at Alto ("Find Alto") where he created the company's MVP, established a tech team and is guiding the company's product development and technology direction. Through his consulting business, Lion Mentorship, he provides specialized services for non-tech founders. He is no stranger to helping grow startups and taking products from inception to reality.
What are your areas of strength?
How to translate vision into something a tech team can understand and build
How to choose appropriate technology for company use and product tech stacks
How to hire, lead and manage tech teams with a touch of "geek speak"
How to ensure your tech is secure and will scale as your company grows
How to identify tech-related risks to your company