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Jonathan Crawford VC-backed Founder, Data, Product, UX, CTO, CEO

Kansas City, MO
Jonathan is an entrepreneur, designer, engineer, and startup mentor with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. He founded Storenvy.com in 2009, raised $7M from top VC investors, and built a community of over 100k merchants before selling the company in 2016. Jonathan has worked with several venture-backed companies, including MUD\WTR, Myagi, Canal, MESA, and Grüvi, where he led product development, data analytics, and customer retention efforts. Jonathan mentors and consults with startups around the world on platforms/marketplaces, product management, data insights, branding, UX, and strategy. He specializes in helping early-stage founders understand their businesses, defining key markers for product-market fit, organizing and leveraging…
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Great call and insights. Jonathan knows his stuff. He also know how to ask the right questions which is a sign that he is passionate about helping you out:)

Source: Clarity Ryan Jacobs Jun 7, 2024

Jonathan is extremely smart & had some really gold advice I hope to have more calls with him !

Source: Clarity Ben Gleibs Jan 12, 2024

Thanks for your time Jonathan!

Source: Clarity Nick Moen Nov 29, 2023

Amazing! Jonathan is an excellent advisor and he has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with entrepreneurs. I highly recommend him and will continue to work with him

Source: Clarity Ella M Aug 5, 2023

Jonathan gave me several great ideas and actionable input when we discussed online marketplace strategy and opportunities to break out of a recent flattening in our growth trajectory. He is a wealth of knowledge in the online marketplace sphere and a pleasure to speak with.

Source: Clarity Michael Judkins May 26, 2023

Gave me exactly the advice that made me realize what I need to change to get results!

Source: Clarity Shamiro Anita Apr 10, 2023

Great call with Jonathan!!

Source: Clarity Pete T Sep 15, 2022

Had a great call with Jonathan. He listened patiently and shared generously.

Source: Clarity Sandeep Banga Sep 13, 2022

Jonathan answered all my questions and raised some good ones we need to answer for ourselves. Definitely worth it.

Source: Clarity Dejan Murko Jul 18, 2022

Great call with Jonathan. We came out with several things to think about.

Source: Clarity Sandeep Banga Apr 22, 2022
Jonathan Crawford, VC-backed Founder, Data, Product, UX, CTO, CEO answered:

In my experience, $50,000 only makes sense coming from friends & family. You'll burn through the cash quickly and likely won't reach a meaningful business inflection while spending that $50k. If you're just trying to get a prototype built, most angels and even accelerators will tell you to come back when you have something real and a few users/customers.

In short, they should figure out how to build it themselves or get some friends & family to pitch in to pay for the prototype to be built.

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