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Charles Stack

Investor

Investor at FlashStarts

Cleveland, Ohio

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Charles Stack is the founder and CEO of Coworkers.Global, an AI staffing agency offering managed AI agents across specialized roles including startup advisor, paralegal, developer, and finance analyst. With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of software and workplace practices, Stack previously founded Flashline, which was acquired by BEA between 2001 and 2006, and holds background experience in English, law, and software development.

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Experience

  1. Coworkers.globalCEOcurrent2026 — presentCleveland, Ohio, United States
  2. Flashstarts, Inc.Innovation Consultant2019 — 2026Greater Cleveland
  3. Flashstarts, Inc.Co-Founder/CEO2012 — 2019Greater Cleveland
  4. North Coast Angel FundMember2009 — 2026Greater Cleveland
  5. The City Club of ClevelandMember Board Of Directors2016 — 2026Greater Cleveland
  6. Blockland SolutionsExecutive Committee2018 — 2020Greater Cleveland
  7. StartMart.USFounder2014 — 2019Greater Cleveland
  8. Ohio Venture AssociationMember / Board Member2006 — 2019Greater Cleveland
  9. SidewaysFounder/ CEO2010 — 2012Greater Cleveland
  10. BEA SystemsSr. Exec. Vice President Web Services Group2006 — 2007San Francisco
  11. Flashline, Inc. (Acquired BEA/Oracle 2006)Founder/CEO1999 — 2006Greater Cleveland
  12. CUC InternationalVice President Internet Retail1996 — 1998Stamford CT
  13. Books.com (Acquired CUC/B&N 1996)Founder/CEO1992 — 1996Greater Cleveland
  14. Parallax LegalSystems, Inc.Founder/CEO1984 — 1991Greater Cleveland

Education

  1. AnthropicClaude, AI Agents
  2. Case Western Reserve University School of LawDoctor of Law (JD), Intellectual Property1979 — 1982
  3. BlockchainOnline Courses, Blockchain2018
  4. Kent State UniversityArchitecture1978 — 1979
  5. Kalamazoo CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Journalism1972 — 1977
  6. Hawken1970 — 1972

Skills & more

Claude SkillsAnthropic ClaudeClaude Code SubagentsBlockchain5Bitcoin3LIghtning Network2Mobile Applications11E-commerce9Marketing8Business Development7Corporate Development8Email Marketing6
+12 moreManagement ConsultingWeb ServicesWeb DevelopmentSmall BusinessSEOProject ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSEMWeb DesignAnalyticsCloud ComputingDigital Marketing

Languages English

From Charles's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law5

John McIlwraithManaging Director at Allos VenturesAlex GoldFounder and General Partner at Harvest Venture PartnersNicole NasonEx-VP of Federal Affairs, Boeing at Maniv MobilityHoward BobRowLaw (Service Provider), Taft Law at 1809 CapitalElizabeth WalderPresident at Walder Ventures

Also attended Kalamazoo College3

Jack SmithMBA Associate at Energy Capital VenturesLawrence CarterFellow at High Street Equity PartnersJason BarnettSenior Vice President, Lending at Invest Detroit

Shared employers

Also worked at North Coast Angel Fund1

Carmen FontanaInvestor at Countdown Capital

Also worked at BEA Systems20

Tim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesPuneet AgarwalInvestor at True VenturesSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionCharles ZedlewskiVenture Partner at Zero Prime VenturesTimothy EadesGeneral Partner and Fellow Founder at Cyber Mentor FundMichael GirdleyManaging Director at Geekdom

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