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Daniel Maloney

InvestorFounder

Board Advisor at Cortado Ventures · Founder at Tailwind

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

FoundedTailwind

About

Daniel Maloney is CEO and Co-Founder of Tailwind, an AI-driven marketing platform that has served over 2 million small business owners, creators, and sellers. He previously held product and business development roles at Google and YouTube, where he worked on creator partnerships and monetization initiatives, as well as at AOL during its video business expansion. His earlier experience includes management consulting at Boston Consulting Group focused on technology, market entry, and innovation strategy.

Founder at Tailwind

Intro paths

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Tailwind's investors · 3

Pilot Growth EquitySan FranciscoPlains VenturesOklahoma City · $250K – $1M checksRecurring Capital PartnersAustin

Experience

  1. TailwindCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2012 — presentOklahoma City, Oklahoma Area
  2. Thunder LaunchpadMentor2018 — 2020
  3. LaunchOklahomaMentor2014 — 2017Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area
  4. OK CodersCo-Founder2014 — 2017
  5. AOLStealth Project Lead2011 — 2012Greater New York City Area
  6. AOLGeneral Manager, AOL-HPMG Video2010 — 2011Greater New York City Area
  7. BridesViewCEO, Co-founder2011 — 2012New York, NY
  8. GoogleNew Initiatives [Google / YouTube / DoubleClick]2007 — 2010
  9. The Boston Consulting GroupAssociate2005 — 2007
  10. Wharton Small Business Development CenterConsultant (Student role)2004
  11. Citigroup Private BankAnalyst (Intern)2004
  12. Swippy GamingFounder2002 — 2004
  13. The UndergroundManager2002 — 2004
  14. Merrill LynchTechnology Analyst (Intern)2003
  15. Merrill LynchIntern2002

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaBS, BAS2001 — 2005
  2. University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)BAS, Systems Engineering - Corporate Resource Systems2001 — 2005
  3. The Wharton SchoolBS, Finance2001 — 2005
  4. Nova High SchoolDiploma1997 — 2001

Skills & more

MentoringStrategy63Leadership27Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2Traffic Monetization1Digital Video1Product Management1product inAcquisition IntegrationData AnalysisMarket ResearchSystems Engineering
+12 morePresentation SkillsCorporate StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)EntrepreneurshipStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsSocial MediaAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentSocial Media MarketingMarketingSocial Networking

Languages Italian · Spanish

From Daniel's professional profile.

Colleagues at Cortado Ventures

Agnes Budzyn
Blockchain Advisor at Cortado Ventures
Alexander B. Gray
Chief Executive Officer, American Global Strategies at Cortado Ventures
Blake Bixler
Energy Advisor at Cortado Ventures
David Woods
Co-Founder and Strategic Partner at Cortado Ventures
Devon Laney
Ecosystem Advisor at Cortado Ventures
Gabe Sherman
President, Artemis Group at Cortado Ventures
Hailey Moxley
Accounting Manager at Cortado Ventures
Hamdullah Mohib
CEO, Marlan Space at Cortado Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Daniel Maloney work?
Daniel Maloney is Board Advisor at Cortado Ventures and Founder at Tailwind.
What companies did Daniel Maloney found?
Daniel Maloney founded Tailwind.

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