Founders Associate

Hey, I’m Dan

I thrive in the unique energy of startups, where momentum, ambiguity, and creative chaos aren’t just accepted—they’re required: You need to operate at full speed, fail fast, and keep your cool.

I’m a highly driven individual, coming straight from the founder's arena, a month after exiting a company I cofounded myself (€2.5M revenue, 1,100 clients, and 14 employees). My experience spans hands-on MVP execution, building scalable systems, leveraging AI tools for process automation, and running rapid user and market tests. I know firsthand what it means to juggle shifting priorities, set up new departments, and constantly adapt—and I love it.

Joining the Wizard Ventures is especially appealing because it means being plugged directly into an ambitious ecosystem. I want to be surrounded by operators, VCs, and future founders—not just for the network, but for the real, daily exposure to best practices, mistakes, and the next big thing. Learning from a wide variety of startups—and getting to see up close what works and what doesn’t—is exactly what I’m after at this stage.

With my recent exit, I will add value as a Founder Associate from day one—no extensive onboarding needed. I’m used to wearing multiple hats, building processes from scratch. This isn’t just about learning; it’s about building something big as part of the team, while helping founders execute so they can focus on what they do best.

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Dan Kort

Let‘s Collaborate, Build & Scale

With 10 years of experience in Germany and the UK, I’ve founded businesses, led teams, and delivered results in product development, project management and execution, and market expansion. My hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset drives vision-setting and execution

Key Strengths

  • Market validation: user interviews, rapid prototyping, and iteration
  • Entrepreneurial drive & autonomy
  • Strategic Project management: raodmapping, Hands-On Mentality & Proactive Execution
  • Resilience & flexibility—decisive in ambiguous situations
  • Data-driven problem-solving: in-depth research, hypothesis testing, and practical implementation
  • Transparency, honest communication
  • Curiosity & drive for continuous learning
  • Ownership, forward-thinking & alertness

Operating Style

  • High value on different backgrounds and perspectives
  • Fail fast: Clarity and practicality over flashiness
  • Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments
  • Expect and provide honest, direct communication and actionable feedback
  • Continuous learner, seeking better ways to solve problems
  • Naturally taking ownership and looking for responsibility
  • Always exploring partnerships and new co-founder opportunities

Interests

  • Startup literature
  • Testing user acquisition funnels
  • Digital innovation & SaaS Ideas
  • Purpose-driven work
  • Rapid prototyping & market validation
  • Product innovation & iteration
  • Business building & Entrepreneurship
  • Continuous learning & self-improvement

Relevant Work Experience

Cofounder & Joint CEO: SEO Marketplace & Agency: Linkbroker.io

03/2023 - 06/2025
Bonn, Germany
  • End-to-end ownership: Cofounded and built Linkbroker.io from "0 to 1" €2.5M revenue, 1,100 clients, and 14 empoyees, owning product vision and execution at every stage.
  • Product ideation to launch: Led ideation, roadmap, design, and launch of our top-selling product (23% of total sales)—turning customer pain points from interviews and research into live MVPs.
  • Identified key pain points and product opportunities through in-depth market research, competitor analysis, and client conversations.
  • Developed actionable product roadmaps, designed new products, and led cross-functional teams from concept to launch.
  • Oversaw development, fulfillment, and continuous improvement  
  • Validation & iteration: Ran user interviews, competitor analysis, and continuous feedback loops to validate features and quickly iterate toward market fit.
  • Distribution & scaling: Drove go-to-market strategies, scaled internationally through digital marketing and localization of platform, product, and support
  • Automation & operational excellence: continuously developed and optimized workflows and SOPs, leveraging regular team feedback for measurable impact saving hours and the need for additional hires
  • Stakeholder management: Owned relationships with key clients and partners through direct communication, clear reporting, and transparent processes.
  • Growth ownership: Designed and implemented dynamic pricing (algorithmic), boosting margins by 17% through ongoing market monitoring.

SaaS Subscription Management & Invoice Retrieval Tool

05/2025 – 07/2025
Bonn, Germany
  • Developed the initial concept and researched feasibility for a SaaS tool to automate invoice retrieval and subscription cost management for companies with help of LLMs
  • Launched a landing page for a SaaS automation idea and validated demand via simulated sign-ups, achieving up to 46% CTR and a 23% registration rate through Google Ads; prepared an initial financial forecast based on these results.
  • Outlined and documented the first version of the product, including planned tech stack (Python, RPA, LLMs, MySQL, API integrations).
  • Validated problem-solution fit via early user interviews, market research, and founder outreach (10+ discovery calls and user feedback sessions).

Solo Entrepreneur, Freelance Designer: Designdan.london

05/2016 - Present
London, UK & Bonn, Germany
  • Project ownership: Delivered 175+ strategic design solutions for B2B clients—ideating, pitching, executing, and launching projects solo, end-to-end.
  • Operated independently and remotely in unstructured environments: Made key decisions fast, thrived without guidance, and executed hands-on—a founder’s mindset.
  • Continuous improvement: Maintained a relentless commitment to high standards, improving designs and processes to deliver measurable client results.
  • Clear communication of complex ideas: Developed and presented solutions to diverse stakeholders—translating complexity into actionable steps.

Campaign Producer at DigitalVoices London

07/2022 - 11/2022
London, UK
  • Managed and executed YouTube brand campaigns, sourcing/negotiating with creators, to test their channels and tracking results.
  • Used data-driven tools for data based creator sourcing and campaign optimization

Software & Tools

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Workspace
  • Meta Business Manager
  • Ahrefs
  • YouTube Studio
  • Pipedrive CRM
  • Klaviyo
  • Instantly.ai
  • ClickUp / Asana
  • Zapier / Gumloop / Make
  • Apify
  • Microsoft Office
  • Apple Keynote
  • Canva
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Figma
  • CapCut
  • WordPress
  • Webflow
  • CSS & HTML

Language Skills

  • Englisch – bilingual
  • Deutsch – bilingual
  • Polish – bilingual

Education

BA (Hons) Advertising, UAL - University of the Arts London

08/2019 - 06/2022
London, UK
  • Conducted countless interviews to gain insights about the target audience
  • Writing press releases and finding media contacts
  • Responding with a creative idea and strategy to client briefs
  • Shooting and producing content for print, TV, radio etc.
  • Taking part in plenty of collaborative projects
  • Researching, creating and writing numerous strategic briefs

A-levels/German Abitur with focus on media design

09/2018 - 04/2019
Bonn, Germany

Media Design College

07/2022 - 11/2022
Bonn, Germany
  • Design & visual communication (print & digital)
  • Concept development & presentation
  • Fundamentals of graphic design (theory & practice)

Woodland Hills Academy, Middle school, Los Angeles, USA

09/2007 - 06/2009
Los Angeles, USA

Elementary School, Poland

09/2004 - 08/2007
Swidnica, Poland

Diverse Experience

  • International experience: Lived in 4 countries, fluent in 3 languages—culturally open, values diversity and highly adaptable
  • MeetUps & Events: Organised freelancing events with over 60 participants
  • Languages: German (A-levels/Abitur), English (bilingual, 1.5 years US, 5 years England), Polish (bilingual)
  • Travel experience: Regular, flexible travel between England and Germany during my last venture

"Daniel was responsible for projects—from market and competitor research to product development and automation, all the way through to successful rollouts; [...] His client focus was outstanding: he identified problems directly, developed innovative solutions, and incorporated feedback into further development; The internationalization and communication infrastructure were his responsibility—everything was set up to be scalable and multilingual;  [...]  From product ideation, through design and testing, to continuous improvement, Daniel independently managed the entire product development process;  [...]  He led development teams, delegated tasks, and set priorities to ensure efficient and successful releases;  [...]  Daniel always thinks strategically, acts hands-on, and works across departments;  [...] I can recommend him to any founder or managing director looking for a true co-creator for demanding projects."

Julian Kirfel
Linkbroker Shareholder,
Former CEO of ISC AG

Linkbroker.io has 90 Reviews and a TrustScore of 4.8—5 of 5 stars

Daniel has 59 Reviews and an average score of 5.0

Freelance Reviews
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