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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 Area
- SpredfastChief Marketing Officer2010 — 2018Austin, Texas Area
- Lombardi SoftwareVice President of Marketing2007 — 2010
- Lombardi SoftwareDirector of Product Marketing2004 — 2007
- BetweenMarketsDirector of Product Management2002 — 2004Austin, Texas Area
- Trilogy SoftwareDirector, Product Management - Telecomm Business Unit2001 — 2002Austin, TX
- Trilogy SoftwareChannel Manager - Indirect Business Unit1998 — 2001Austin, Texas Area
- TrilogySenior Consultant and Technical Sales Manager - Europe Business Unit1994 — 1997Paris Area, France
- TrilogyTraining Manager and Implementation Consultant1992 — 1993Austin, Texas Area
Skills & more
Strategic Marketing ManagementPositioning (Marketing)CMO managementChannel3Marketing Strategy19Social Media Marketing46Digital Marketing13Lead Generation33Sales Operations5Strategic Partnerships14SaaS49Product Management44
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Product MarketingEnterprise SoftwareEmail MarketingSalesforce.comGo-to-market StrategyDemand GenerationMarketingCloud ComputingLanguages 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
Chad Savoy
Operating Advisor at Camber Partners
Chris Finch
Investor at Elsewhere Partners
Chris Pacitti
Founder and Partner at Elsewhere Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jim Rudden?
- 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.
- Where does Jim Rudden work?
- Jim Rudden is Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners.
- Where did Jim Rudden go to school?
- Jim Rudden studied at Stanford University (BA, American Studies (English & History)); Hackley School.
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Also attended Hackley School14
Wyatt KhosrowshahiInvestor at Castle Island VenturesVictoria TarantinoManager, Global Events at Endeavor CatalystAllie MolnerSenior Associate at Torch CapitalMaximillian ChenInvestor at Vector CapitalJillian GerstleyVice President at Community Development Venture Capital AllianceLeo LeungChief Marketing Officer at DigitalOcean
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ontic9
Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesMike DoddGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersTeresa ZimmermanVice President, Marketing at Mainsail PartnersAlexander RosenManaging Partner at Ridge VenturesBob NyePartner at JMI EquityMac WilliamsPartner at JMI Equity
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Also worked at Upland Software5
Also worked at Spredfast27
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkZaz FloreaniVenture Partner at FirstMile VenturesMike DoddGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersKevin DaschStartup Executive & Investor at Joyance PartnersTeresa ZimmermanVice President, Marketing at Mainsail PartnersLiron GitigVenture Partner at Overture Climate
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