Matt Hinds
Co-founder, Co-CEO at Sauce- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Feb, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Alpine & Cross Country Ski Instructor
Level 1Jan, 2015- Sep, 2024 -
Swim Instructor
Level 1Oct, 2011- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Sauce
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Australia
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-founder, Co-CEO
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Mar 2022 - Present
Supercharging product managers to close the loop on product outcomes and feature releases and align their stakeholders faster. Backed by Blackbird Ventures, AirTree Ventures and product leaders from SafetyCulture, Eucalyptus, Respondent, Minnow, EarlyWork, Archangel and UltraViolet Ventures. Are you a PM or product leader interested in building the future of product? Join beta here: https://sauce.app/ Supercharging product managers to close the loop on product outcomes and feature releases and align their stakeholders faster. Backed by Blackbird Ventures, AirTree Ventures and product leaders from SafetyCulture, Eucalyptus, Respondent, Minnow, EarlyWork, Archangel and UltraViolet Ventures. Are you a PM or product leader interested in building the future of product? Join beta here: https://sauce.app/
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AirTree
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Australia
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Venture explorer
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Sep 2022 - Present
Part of the Airtree's Explorer program, which aims to empower the next generation of diverse and world-class angel investors in Australia and New Zealand through education, networks and funds to invest. If you’re working on an early-stage or growth-stage startup, especially in the future of work, sustainability, agriculture, mental health, creator economy, community, co-living, or edtech spaces, I'd love to explore it with you! Shoot me a DM with what you're working on and how you think I can best help!
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Blackbird
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mentor - Product Management
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Mar 2021 - Present
Mentoring early-stage startup founders as part of Blackbird's Giants program. Feedback from Founders: "Listened really well to understand the problem and therefore tailor advice very specific to the problem. Matt was very humble in his approach to our session - this is always much appreciated." "Matt was very down to earth/humble while being encouraging and his advice was very helpful! The timing of this session was perfect! Matt advised me on other tools/platforms that are helpful for ideation and testing (testing is where we are at so getting customer feedback is crucial!) and also gave me a clear understanding of how startups grow into bigger business and a high level view of function. It was great to speak to someone who has come from a non-tech background (like me!) and has made it happen :-)" "Matt provided really good advice with solid actionable next steps. Based on our chat, I will tweak how we validate our products!"
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SafetyCulture
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Australia
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Software Development
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500 - 600 Employee
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Product Manager - Issues
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Feb 2021 - Mar 2022
Led our Issues product team of 13 engineers & designers to product-market fit. Partnered with marketing & GTM teams for beta and launch. Led strategy to scale product to existing and new customers.Received SafetyCulture 2021 values award for "Be Bold Bring Action".
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Product Manager - Inspections
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Aug 2020 - Mar 2021
Led SafetyCulture's flagship product team, Inspections. Focused on improving the quality of data collected and collaboration in iAuditor via workflows and notifications as we transition from primarily an Inspections product to a platform with 10+ products. Led retiring of legacy inspections experience & migration of customers to new inspections experience.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Manager (B2B Sales)
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Nov 2019 - Aug 2020
Managed a portfolio of 1,900 customers generating $15M ARR which ranged from startups to companies with $100 million revenue. Led projects across digital transformation, CX, machine learning and AI. Received AWS APAC award for 'Top Customer Champion' and 'Customer Obsession'. Managed a portfolio of 1,900 customers generating $15M ARR which ranged from startups to companies with $100 million revenue. Led projects across digital transformation, CX, machine learning and AI. Received AWS APAC award for 'Top Customer Champion' and 'Customer Obsession'.
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AgCrowd (Acquired in 2019)
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Australia
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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Co-founder, CEO
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Apr 2017 - Nov 2019
Led team of 8 people to take a FinTech startup to market. AgCrowd was an investment platform for the agricultural and energy sectors. We assisted companies to raise capital and provided investors with access to growth companies and alternative assets in agriculture and energy. Acquired in 2019 by an Australian financial services company. AgCrowd was licenced by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (AFSL 511673). Our first customer (GoMicro): “So many people asked us why we would want to launch on an unproven platform? But we believe that success depends on the quality of the team and the dedication to the mission. We judged correctly that the AgCrowd team had both. We were not wrong. We were 215% right” - GoMicro CEO Sivam Krish.
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Antler
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Venture capital program to take AgCrowd to its next stage of growth. Venture capital program to take AgCrowd to its next stage of growth.
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Noggans
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Apparel & Fashion
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Co-Founder, Product Lead
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Nov 2016 - Jul 2019
Noggans is an e-commerce business that designs, produces and distributes clothing products in Australia and New Zealand. Founder buy-out and the business is still running and profitable. Key achievements: - Led team of 3 people to build a successful E-commerce business. - Launched 30 new products, sold 12,000 items, achieved $260,000 Y1 revenue (40% MoM growth), acquired 30,000 social media followers, hired 10 brand reps across ANZ. - Gathered customer feedback, created tech specs and built an e-commerce platform. - Prioritised product features including a chatbot, custom hat design function and more. - Grew relationships with 5 suppliers in China and 10 brick & mortar wholesale stores.
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Inspire a Star
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Spectator Sports
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Product Manager
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Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
- Interviewed customers to reduce digital touch points on onboarding process. - Established strategic distribution channels with new industry partnerships. - Interviewed customers to reduce digital touch points on onboarding process. - Established strategic distribution channels with new industry partnerships.
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GDR Group
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing Project Manager
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Jul 2018 - Dec 2018
- Analysed spending of Australian charities to improve direct mail marketing ROI. - Analysed financial model for digital marketing firm which was acquired. - Analysed spending of Australian charities to improve direct mail marketing ROI. - Analysed financial model for digital marketing firm which was acquired.
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GDR Group Pty Ltd
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Australia
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Executive Offices
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Business Analyst
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Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
Built financial model and operations process for a mobile app. Built financial model and operations process for a mobile app.
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Alpha Securities Pty Ltd
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Australia
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Financial Services
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Financial Analyst
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Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
Analysed financial market data, built and automated a reporting tool for ASX placement announcements. Analysed financial market data, built and automated a reporting tool for ASX placement announcements.
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Renewable Energy Developments
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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Site Evaluator & Consultant
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Aug 2015 - Nov 2016
Evaluation of sites for solar project development in QLD and Northern NSW. Evaluation of sites for solar project development in QLD and Northern NSW.
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Education
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The University of Sydney Business School
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & Economics) -
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Lund University
Economics and Business School, Finance, Project Management, Entrepreneurship -
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The Scots College
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