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Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries
StrategyBusiness Development
Mangusta Capital Externship via Extern
Strategist returning to work, trained in lean corporate strategy
I bring established strategy experience and recent externship training with Eric Ries to help teams test and scale business models.
Work samples
Portfolio includes corporate strategy work and the Eric Ries-mentored externship at The Lean Startup Co, showing experimental planning, hypothesis-driven research, and roadmap definition.
Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship 
Mangusta Capital · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
Join a new VC fund launched by a former SoftBank Vision Fund leader and backed by the Ray-Ban/Oakley family to identify high-potential Vertical AI startups. Gain hands-on experience sourcing deals, analyzing markets, and writing compelling investment memos.
Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship
About me
I bring established strategy experience and recent externship training with Eric Ries to help teams test and scale business models.
I am an experienced strategist returning to the workforce after a career break. Recently I completed a Corporate Strategy externship mentored by Eric Ries at The Lean Startup Co, and I focus on practical, outcome-oriented strategy work informed by lean methods.
Externships
Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
In progress
Skills
Corporate strategyLean startup methodologyExperiment designHypothesis-driven researchRoadmap and planning
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Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries
StrategyBusiness Development
Overview
The work examined how leading brands exhibit an "Ick Factor" using the Incorruptible 4 diagnostic framework developed by Eric Ries. The project involved applying that framework to multiple brand examples and practicing diagnostic techniques. Deliverables recorded practice diagnoses using the Incorruptible 4 lens.
Google Slides
AccessWhat I've accomplished
I reconstructed Blackboard/Anthology's ownership timeline, applied the Incorruptible four lenses, and produced a visual scorecard plus a one-minute presentation documenting governance weaknesses and financial extraction.
Project breakdown
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
Join a new VC fund launched by a former SoftBank Vision Fund leader and backed by the Ray-Ban/Oakley family to identify high-potential Vertical AI startups. Gain hands-on experience sourcing deals, analyzing markets, and writing compelling investment memos.
Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship
Overview
The work explored deal sourcing and startup analysis for a new venture fund focused on Vertical AI. Tasks included screening startup opportunities and producing investment-grade written analysis. Deliverables consisted of at least one completed investment memo that summarized market, product, and team factors.
What I've accomplished
I translated deal flow research into a structured investment memo, synthesizing market signals, product differentiation, and team background into a single analysis.
