# Sidney Scott

> Managing Partner of Driving Forces

Managing Partner at Driving Forces (Early-stage VC fund).

Community builder at Handwave👋, MoneyBag💰, and PeaceSign✌️.

Apple Product Leader - launched the first Mac App Store. Amazon's Product Leader - launched Kiva Systems (Amazon Robotics) and Rabbit (Amazon Flex).

Founder of Groomgraph (Bootstrapped to Exit). Co-Founder of Fridgio (Raised 7-figure). Co-Founder of GoCrazy (Raised 7-figures).

Worked with 125+ entrepreneurs, and helped raise over $275M in venture capital from world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, NEA, First Round Capital, and more. 

I advise entrepreneurs on how to scale a mission-aligned venture.

Things I can advise on:

- Startups 
- Product leadership
- Building a mission-driven product
- Raising Capital 
- Sustainability
- Building a tech enabled business
- Automated workflows
- Autonomous systems
- Scalable infrastructure
- Intelligent collaboration
- Working with Co-Founders
- Bootstrapping vs fundraising your startup
- How to differentiate yourself from competitors in the market
- Distribution channels for your product
- Community building
- Deck & memo development
- First 100 customers
- andmore

Looking forward to helping you on your business journey!


Cold🥶 start: Pre-defined consultation with stipulated objectives. One-on-one session.

Coming in hot🔥: Pre-defined consultation with stipulated objectives. One-on-one session with an additional "hot introduction" provided to connect you with a high-value connection from my network. (Investor, entrepreneur, advisor, executive, and more)

**Rating:** 5/5 (1 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $300.00

## Example Questions

- I'm trying to build a venture backed company? What am I missing?
- I'm thinking about starting a company. What are the next few things that I should do next?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- What metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

- [Expert profile](/SidneyScott)
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- [Marketplace](/marketplace)