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About
James Slezak is founder and CEO of Swayable. Previously he served as executive director of digital strategy at the New York Times, was a founding partner at Purpose.com, worked as a consultant at McKinsey, and co-founded Peers.org; he also holds a PhD in experimental physics from Cornell and studied economics with World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu.
CEO at SwayableYC W18
Intro paths
James went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Swayable's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, James can intro founders to Swayable's investors below.
Swayable's investors · 6
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Slezak?
- James Slezak is founder and CEO of Swayable. Previously he served as executive director of digital strategy at the New York Times, was a founding partner at Purpose.com, worked as a consultant at McKinsey, and co-founded Peers.org; he also holds a PhD in experimental physics from Cornell and studied economics with World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu.
- Where does James Slezak work?
- James Slezak is CEO of Swayable.
- What companies did James Slezak found?
- James Slezak founded Swayable.
- What companies has James Slezak invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Huddlefire.
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University of Sydney mafia140
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purpose mafia2
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