# David Phipps

> CTO & VP Engineering at OpenTable, Amazon, Symantec, Oracle, Raydiant, GenerationTux

Former Director of Engineering at OpenTable, leading product expansion from 5,000 to 25,000 restaurants before its IPO. Patented FlexMode technology, driving a 40% revenue increase overnight.

As VP of Cloud Engineering at Symantec, oversaw a $30M AWS migration, supporting $3B in enterprise cloud products, while cutting costs by 75% with private equity partners.

Served as Sr. Engineering Manager at Amazon, leading the launch of Amazon Digital Music across Kindle, Sonos, Roku, and PS3, ensuring 100M+ users had seamless access.

Led engineering at Oracle as Sr. Director. Held VP roles at Anova Culinary & Raydiant; grew Raydiant from four to 250, raising $72m, led three acquisitions.

Currently CTO at Generation Tux (Series C and profitable), managing AI-driven logistics, RFID, and robotics technology to power e-commerce and retail.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ Navigating major payment platforms
✔️ Hiring & scaling engineering teams
✔️ Achieving profitability
✔️ Customer acquisition strategies
✔️ Selling to mid-size companies
✔️ Scaling SaaS & IoT platforms
✔️ Building from seed to IPO
✔️ Cloud infrastructure & security
✔️ Agile & engineering leadership
✔️ Mergers, acquisitions & integrations
✔️ Startup growth & fundraising

Passionate about helping founders and engineering leaders navigate scaling challenges, from early-stage startups to public companies. Excited to connect!

**Rating:** 4.5/5 (8 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $75.00

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

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