About
Richard Lee previously served as Chief Operating Officer at BuildZoom, a construction and remodeling marketplace, and as a consultant at Bain & Company. He holds a degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Brown University and was pursuing graduate studies at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
Founder at CiroYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Richard went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Ciro's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Richard can intro founders to Ciro's investors below.
Ciro's investors · 2
Co-founders at Ciro
RG
Ross GeigerFounder
DW
David WinerFounder
Experience
- CiroCofounder & CEOcurrent2022 — present
- BuildZoomCOO2019 — 2021
- BuildZoomVP Revenue & Growth2018 — 2019
- BuildZoomHead of Growth2017 — 2018
- BuildZoomChief of Staff2016 — 2017
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2015 — 2016
- Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2013 — 2015
- Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant Intern2012
- AppleStrategy2010 — 2011
- CitiBank Operations Intern2009
- DowSupply Chain Analytics Intern2008
Skills & more
Equity ResearchInternational BusinessMarket AnalysisInternational EducationEconometricsFinanceStrategyData AnalysisEconomicsHigher EducationEditingMathematica
+6 more
StataMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelQualitative ResearchTeam LeadershipMandarinFrom Richard's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Richard Lee?
- Richard Lee previously served as Chief Operating Officer at BuildZoom, a construction and remodeling marketplace, and as a consultant at Bain & Company. He holds a degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Brown University and was pursuing graduate studies at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
- Where does Richard Lee work?
- Richard Lee is Founder of Ciro.
- What companies did Richard Lee found?
- Richard Lee founded Ciro.
- Where did Richard Lee go to school?
- Richard Lee studied at Brown University (Applied Mathematics & Economics, with Honors); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA (on leave), Business Administration and Management).
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