Rob Taylor
InvestorFounderOperating Partner at Silverton Partners · Board director at Dappier · Founder at Convey
Austin, TX
FoundedConvey
About
Serial software entrepreneur who has built, scaled, and exited multiple B2B and B2C venture-backed companies. As Operating Partner at Silverton, he works with portfolio CEOs on growth and scaling; previously co-founded and led Convey (acquired by project44 for $255M), served as President of BlackLocus (acquired by The Home Depot), and was EVP & GM of TrueCar.
Board director at Dappier
Intro paths
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Dappier's investors · 3
Co-founders at Dappier
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Daniel GoikhmanExecutive Officer, Director
KA
Krishna ArvapallyExecutive Officer, Director
Founder at Convey
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In turn, Rob can intro founders to Convey's investors below.
Convey's investors · 4
Co-founders at Convey
DB
Daniel BeboutExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Silverton PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- LawnStarterBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- project44President, Last Mile2021 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Convey IncCo-Founder & CEO2014 — 2021Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- TechStarsMentor2013 — 2021Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Capital FactoryPartner & Mentor2013 — 2021Austin, TX
- The Home DepotPresident & GM, BlackLocus (Home Depot Innovation Lab)2012 — 2014Austin, TX
- BlackLocusPresident2011 — 2012Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- TrueCar, Inc.COO, EVP & GM2008 — 2011Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- PricelockCOO2006 — 2008Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Laurus Consulting Group LLCPresident2002 — 2006Greater Phoenix Area
- Quepasa CorporationPresident & COO1999 — 2002Greater Phoenix Area
- Computer Sciences CorporationSenior Consultant1996 — 1999Greater Chicago Area
- Michelin Tire CorporationSenior Industrial Engineer1992 — 1995Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area
Skills & more
SaaS29Enterprise Software3Team Leadership18Operational Excellence10Strategy56Leadership14Early Stage Companies5Product Development28Start-ups89Pricing8Retail4P&L1
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Income StatementE-commerceOperations ManagementFundraisingAccount ManagementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyMarketing StrategyAnalyticsSalesProduct ManagementTeam BuildingFrom Rob's professional profile.
Colleagues at Silverton Partners
Addie Rasche
Principal at Silverton Partners
Aimee Smith
Executive Assistant + Operations & Finance Manager at Silverton Partners
Alyssa Dadoly
CFO & Partner at Silverton Partners
Aneesh Desai
Senior Associate at Silverton Partners
Kip McClanahan
General Partner at Silverton Partners
Kristen Dumbeck
Principal at Silverton Partners
Matthew Saitta
Principal at Silverton Partners
Mike Dodd
General Partner at Silverton Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rob Taylor?
- Serial software entrepreneur who has built, scaled, and exited multiple B2B and B2C venture-backed companies. As Operating Partner at Silverton, he works with portfolio CEOs on growth and scaling; previously co-founded and led Convey (acquired by project44 for $255M), served as President of BlackLocus (acquired by The Home Depot), and was EVP & GM of TrueCar.
- Where does Rob Taylor work?
- Rob Taylor is Founder of Convey and Operating Partner at Silverton Partners and Board director at Dappier.
- What companies did Rob Taylor found?
- Rob Taylor founded Convey.
- Where did Rob Taylor go to school?
- Rob Taylor studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Finance); Northwestern University (MEM, Engineering Management); Virginia Tech (BS, Industrial & Systems Engineering).
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Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management577
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Shared employers
Also worked at LawnStarter2
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