I work with founders to turn strategic ideas into acquisitions, partnerships and new revenue lines.
I've been the first corp dev hire twice, at Revolut and at Lovable, and built the function from zero both times. I join the disruptors I think will end up leading their category, while that category is still taking shape: fintech, then crypto, then AI.
Most corp dev teams are really M&A execution teams. I think that's too narrow. The best ones originate: they use the products, know the founders early, and bring leadership the move they hadn't considered, whether it ends up as an acquisition, a partnership or a new vertical.
Then they kill most of those ideas, as we did with Ledger's infrastructure push, and make the right one actually happen, like Revolut Stays.