About
John Koelliker is CEO and Co-Founder of Leland. Prior to Leland, he held roles in product, growth, and operations at three marketplaces: Curated, LinkedIn, and Uber.
Founder at Leland
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Leland's investors · 8
BYU Cougar CapitalProvoContrarySan Francisco · $2M checksForerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksGSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksInvest VenturesChicagoMarketplaceSan FranciscoNext Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksPeterson VenturesSalt Lake City · $250K – $2.5M checks
Co-founders at Leland
EM
Erika MahterianCofounder
JW
Jiashuo WangFounder
Experience
- LelandCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentLehi, UT
- Various StartupsAngel Investor / Scoutcurrent2021 — present
- Kore Baseball ProductsAdvisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Kore Baseball ProductsCo-Founder & COO2014 — 2017Salt Lake City
- CuratedGrowth Product Manager2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Deferred MBA ConsultingFounder & CEO2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- LinkedInProduct Manager, Growth2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- LinkedInStrategy & Analytics Progam2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Peterson VenturesAnalyst2017Greater Salt Lake City Area
- ContraryFounding Venture Partner - BYU2016Provo, Utah Area
- UberProduct Strategy2016San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleCommunity Leaders Program2015 — 2016Provo, Utah Area
- Peterson PartnersPrivate Equity Analyst2015Greater Salt Lake City Area
- Album VCAnalyst2015Provo, Utah Area
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- Brigham Young UniversityBachelor's Degree, Information Systems
- Highland High SchoolHigh School
Skills & more
Start-ups63Product Management28Entrepreneurship49Venture Capital16Business Development40Software Development8Web Development11iOS Development2Investments17Golf12Research10Project Management6
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Usability TestingBusiness StrategyOperations ManagementBrand ManagementDigital MarketingSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Customer ServiceGrowth StrategiesLeadershipStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementLanguages English · Portuguese
- SEO Foundations — LinkedIn
- Reforge Growth Series — Reforge
- Growth Hacking Foundations — LinkedIn
- Product Management — LinkedIn
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