#01_introductions

Hey Gildre Crew,

I'm Sam- born & bred in New York, followed by a decade in Jerusalem before moving to Budapest, with my wife and kids in 2021.

I run Design For Decks, a boutique pitch deck design and education firm, where we've been lucky to work with impressive founders & investors helping them build winning decks used to raise upwards of $2.5b cumulatively.

Beyond pitch decks, I work with SMBs on marketing and operations for the past 8 years and have been mentoring founders through various start-up communities and events.

On the "lighter" side of things, I have a few useless degrees in politics and international relations, published a few research papers that no one has read (not even my Mom), spent some time in the military, and take advantage of any spare time I find exploring new destinations.

Looking forward to helping Gildre mentors and mentees with any of the following:
✔️Pitch-decks (advice & resources)- my bread and butter. I see way too many terrible decks, even from the most impressive of founders (and investors).
✔️Effective Outsourcing - specifically support & VAs. I have worked with numerous businesses on establishing and growing their offshore support teams + VAs (mainly in Philippines) and have built a guide and system that has proven itself over and over
✔️Online courses- I worked with companies helping them do over $20M in sales through email marketing, webinars, affiliate marketing, and sales funnels for online courses/programs. So I have decent experience there. But more than anything I care about the customer experience and how to make sure students can digest, grow, and enjoy their learning experience.
✔️Turning tasks into effective, scalable SOPs

Please don't be shy- I love connecting with and helping others where I can. I don't bite, and more importantly, I don't pitch (in founder communities).