Matt is based in Denver, CO. He dedicates a large portion of his focus to working with early-stage founders in Colorado. Prior to joining Kickstart, Matt spent the first seven years of his career as a tech founder and operator. He started his career in 2014 in enterprise sales at Qualtrics (Acquired by SAP; $25B IPO in 2022). He later left Qualtrics to launch his own startup that was focused on building modern e-commerce attribution models. Matt earned an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Marriott School of Business at BYU.