Zack Steven
Bio
I am a lifelong entrepreneur and leader who is passionate about good design, big ideas, and strong inclusive communities.
I find the path from napkin to traction exhilarating and have traveled it multiple times personally and with clients. I am a Founding Partner of Monkey Island Ventures, and CEO of Cloudburst, SBC and I host the monthly No-Code Coffee meetup for non-technical entrepreneurs building tech companies.
I have a degree in Studio Art from Grinnell College and have spent the past 20 years mastering the art of business in leadership roles across Product, Sales, Finance and Operations for organizations ranging from startups to public companies. At its best, business is sculpture - beautiful and useful.
I hold several patents, am a Minnesotan on the Move award recipient, and have served on non-profit boards including MetroIBA, St. Paul Central High School Foundation and Unity Church-Unitarian. I am a native of The North and live in Edina with my wife and two sons.
If any of this aligns with your interests, let's connect on X: @zacksteven or in person at MinneBar. Just @ me.
Links:
- X: @zacksteven
Presenting Sessions
Past Presentations
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The Shared Success Agreement: Invest time or money in startups for a share of future revenue
Minnebar 17 -
DITCH THE PITCH 2: A FOUNDER FRIENDLY VCQUEL
Minnebar 15 -
Raise or Fold? Business Lessons from the Card Table
Minnebar 15 -
Ditch the Pitch: Founder Friendly Ways to Get Started (and Get Funded)
MinneBar 14 -
Using WordPress to create the MVP for your startup/business/etc.
MinneBar 10
Participating Sessions
- The Rise of the Creative Technologist: Why Artists and Creatives Will Shape the Future of AI
- Radical Sabbatical - How I structured one year of creative web-dev
- 😻 Lessons from the Trenches: Real-World Strategies to Help Stuck Entrepreneurs Move Forward
- Beyond Hourly Rates: How Service Providers Build Wealth Through Shared Success Agreements