John Cowan
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Next Wave Partners | Author of Venture Capital 2.0 | Venture Studio & Capital Formation | Venture Strategist | View my work at johncowan.online
- Role
- Advisor at Autonomy Institute
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Cowan
Expert market strategist with a technical acumen complimented by hardened skills managing the early stage innovation lifecycle.John has more than 20 years experience building venture-backed companies: Business Model Strategy - Spearhead delivery of go-to-market models that align with technical architecture; Competitive Analysis - Rigorously identify, profile and perform gap analysis across the competitive landscape; Market Research - Thoroughly document multi-channel direct and indirect applications for unique IP TAM, SAM, and SOM; Financial Modeling - CFO level capability to design complete P&L and Balance Sheet forecast tools; Product Evangelism - Gifted public speaker and prolific writer with rare ability to distill complex technical language for general audiences; Recruiting - Long history of recruiting and securing top talent across multiple disciplines; Agile Methodologies - Capable of deploying custom-designed Kanban solutions to organize multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams; Capital Raising - Proven ability to align the interests of investors and early stage projects. Corporate Governance - Experienced fiduciary with proven ability to manage investor expectations and navigate cap table complexities; M&A - Rare knack for identifying opportunistic acquisitions.
Experience
Advisor
Jan 2023 — Present · Austin, TX, US
I advise the governance team of the Autonomy Institute on matters related to capital and deployment strategy.
Education
Queen's University
BAH, History & Politics
1994 — 1998
Skills
- Strategic Partnerships
- Vmware
- Professional Services
- Product Management
- Software Development
- Salesforce.com
- Virtualization
- Disaster Recovery
- Managed Services
- Business Strategy
- IT Strategy
- Business Development
- Security
- Enterprise Software
- Enterprise Architecture
- Solution Selling
- Linux
- Business Alliances
- Agile Methodologies
- Channel Partners
- Data Center
- Strategy
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Start-Ups
- New Business Development
- Saas
- Solution Architecture
- Cloud Computing
- Business Continuity
- Partner Management
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