Lou Schillaci

8-time startup founder - CEO Hindsights

Lisbon, Portugal (+00:00 UTC) Englishfrom Perth, Australia
Usually responds in 2 days
$200 / hour
Price per hour
60 min
Time Blocks Available
5.00
10 reviews / 12 sessions
Wed
11
Next availability

It has been a great session; it has given me precious advice and some ideas I had not considered before. Without a doubt, it has been very worth it. Thank you very much for your time, Lou; it was a pleasure!

Rafa Ferrer

Thanks Lou for the fantastic session! Your wealth of experience provided clarity for the challenges I'm facing in my first startup.

Weston Ginn

Given that I had a rather unusual request, I was really pleased that Lou made the time to speak and break down some lessons he has learnt from his wealth of experience in the world of startups. I loved his direct and honest approach to giving actionable advice on how to go from my current position to where I aspire to be. Following my call with him, I feel far more confident in taking my next steps and would highly recommend speaking with him.

Abubakar Olafusi

Bio

I am here, with 25 years of startup experience, to help those founders on their way to C-Suite executive positions. My expertise lies in assembling, leading, and managing talented, competitive, and innovative teams from start-up to investment and exit. In addition to helping grow companies, I also coach founders and assist in the development of products from a kernel of an idea to success. This involves brainstorming and directing teams and research to identify and develop offerings, processes, and services that accurately target and satisfy customer needs. As a speaker, I cover topics such as: ✔️ Retailers no longer have customers, now customers have retailers. ✔️ Startup team wellbeing issues. ✔️ Living the startup life. ✔️ Startups aren't just for twenty-year-olds. My focus areas include: ✔️ Directing technology ventures. ✔️ Entrepreneurship mentoring. ✔️ Motivational encouragement. ✔️ Business development. ✔️ Capital raising and negotiation. My favorite quote is: "Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” - Albert Einstein

Expertise

  • Bootstrapping

    If you're interested in bootstrapping then you are bootstrapping. In any case, like Bobby Axelrod (Billions) always says "It's always wiser to use someone else's money" ... to kick off a start-up but ONLY if you know how to keep control. How to do this? Ask me - I've done it quite a few times. But be aware - bootstrapping successfully is not the only task you will have to pull off - ask me what else you need to do?

  • Building a team

    Oh dear - what a subject. There is so much that can go wrong when you start to build a team that it may be wiser for me to tell you what NOT to do rather than the opposite. I have made every mistake a founder could make, putting teams together, but not any more - now my track record is more wins than losers. Ask me.

  • Mindset coaching

    My main focus here on GM is to help founders who find themselves thrown into the spotlight of being C-Suite leaders. Whether you started off as a coder, a marketer or just a person with a good idea. I'll help you understand how to handle this change as it is one of the most critical undertakings you'll ever tackle.

Toolkit

  • Wordpress logo

    Wordpress

    13 years of experience

    I've developed, created content for, managed or supported many Wordpress projects over the years. I can offer advice regarding WooCommerce and Delloop plugins and how to make the most out of them.

Industries

  • E-Commerce

    Although D2C is a relatively new form of retailing it comes from a background that you need to understand. Let's discuss your particular act in this very powerful yet nascent sector.

  • E-Commerce

    This is one of the most challenging and innovative sectors a start-up founder can ever get their teeth into. Discover who are the gatekeeps and who you need to stay away from.

  • E-Commerce

    Over 20 years I have come to understand much about the dynamics of B2B. Here are some questions I may be able to help you understand. What does B2B actually mean - who are the gatekeeps and are you targeting the right people - are they or are you even on the right side of the B2B?

Experience

  • Delloop

    CEO
    •delloop.com

    Delloop logo Founder / CEOFounder / CEO Delloop · Full-timeDelloop · Full-time Sep 2019 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mosSep 2019 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos Seattle - Lisbon - PerthSeattle - Lisbon - Perth I lead a strong mature team of professionals experienced in all aspects of Retail who have come together to solve eCommerce's most pressing issues. Currently, in horizon one we are addressing the lack of an enduring retailer-customer communication channel and the issues this omission brings. These issues include but are by no means limited to cart abandonment, high customer churn rates and last-mile delivery issues. My horizon three vision is that by capturing the moments of truth across the end-to-end eCommerce lifecycle (design/ build, shipping, shelf-life at retail, last-mile delivery, initial/post-warranty usage and indeed, disposal) in a closed-loop, we can open a wealth of insights which will help everyone in the value chain profit, discover, understand and improve not only the customer experience but the industry itself. With this holistic approach, in time the winners will be the parties to the value chain - the manufacturer, retailer, shipper and of course the customer. My focus is People Centricity and Customer Experience. Backed by Startupbootcamp, DMS Accelerator and Disruption22

    SaaS

  • cloudyBoss

    CEO
    •cloudyboss.com

    As the founding CEO of cloudyBoss Pty Ltd, I had the responsibility for the corporate culture, vision, strategy, planning, implementing and integrating the strategic direction of NEXT+, the world's first Enterprise Distributed Ledger Technology (eDLT) solution for Corporates, SMEs and vertical sectors such as Mobility, AgTech, RegTech and others. In a relatively short time, I took cloudyBoss Pty Ltd from start-up to becoming a winner in its field, accepting multiple awards including Top Businesses of Tomorrow (Westpac Bank), Best SaaS software provider (Computing UK), Top European Start-Up (Start-up Lighthouse) together with many more accolades. Driven by a passion for technology, I had the pleasure of leading a small team of technologists and business minds that built the first EDLT, incorporating SKYE, a unique code-less blockchain DLT, AnIma, an artificial intelligence engine and KeyStone a scale-neutral (uniform performance irrespective of size) high-performance data model. I remain a major investor.

    Blockchain

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