About
Jim Rudden is an Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners with 30 years of experience in software marketing, product development, and delivery. He has built brands and revenue through marketing and sales initiatives across multiple industries and geographies, with experience in startup environments.
Experience
- Elsewhere PartnersOperating Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- OnticChief Marketing Officer2022 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- Upland SoftwareEVP and Chief Marketing Officer2020 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- SpredfastChief Marketing Officer2010 — 2018Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Lombardi SoftwareVice President of Marketing2007 — 2010
- Lombardi SoftwareDirector of Product Marketing2004 — 2007
- BetweenMarketsDirector of Product Management2002 — 2004Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Trilogy SoftwareDirector, Product Management - Telecomm Business Unit2001 — 2002Austin, TX
- Trilogy SoftwareChannel Manager - Indirect Business Unit1998 — 2001Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- TrilogySenior Consultant and Technical Sales Manager - Europe Business Unit1994 — 1997Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- TrilogyTraining Manager and Implementation Consultant1992 — 1993Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Education
- Stanford UniversityBA, American Studies (English & History)1986 — 1990
- Hackley School1981 — 1986
Skills & more
SaaS49Enterprise Software33Salesforce.com7Software as a Service (SaaS)7Strategy17Strategic Marketing ManagementPositioning (Marketing)CMO managementMarketing Strategy19Social Media Marketing46Digital Marketing13Lead Generation33
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Sales OperationsStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementProduct MarketingEmail MarketingGo-to-market StrategyDemand GenerationMarketingCloud ComputingMulti-channel MarketingStart-upsCRMLanguages German
- Ontic Essentials Certification — Ontic
From Jim's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elsewhere Partners
Alex Davern
Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners
April Downing
Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners
Ben Pfeffer
Investor at Elsewhere Partners
Bill Bock
Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners
Cam McMartin
Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners
Chris Finch
Investor at Elsewhere Partners
Chris Pacitti
Founder and Partner at Elsewhere Partners
Cliff Cozzolino
Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jim Rudden work?
- Jim Rudden is Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ontic7
Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesMike DoddGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersAlexander RosenManaging Partner at Ridge VenturesBob NyePartner at JMI EquityMac WilliamsPartner at JMI EquityThomas KopeckyCo-Founder & Advisor at Ontic
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Also worked at Upland Software2
Also worked at Spredfast19
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkZaz FloreaniVenture Partner at FirstMile VenturesMike DoddGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersKevin DaschStartup Executive & Investor at Joyance PartnersLiron GitigVenture Partner at Overture ClimateJoe CurryPrincipal at S3 Ventures
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