Taylor Black

Hello Propellers! Happy 2021. 🥳

My name is Taylor and I'm based in Seattle ☔🏔🌲. I help run startup and fund operations at the Invention Science Fund, where we create and develop deep/hard technologies (haptics, biomedical devices, LIDAR, metamaterials, nuclear energy, many more) into stand-alone companies. My role is multifaceted, having aspects of Program Management, Product Management, and startup COO rolled into one. I also am a startup mentor with Venture Out, where we help founders get their early-stage ventures off the ground, and manage Fizzy Inc, a growing web product / SaaS passive income stream.

My background is broad, having worked as a management consultant in business intelligence and social media/web analytics consultant with Unify Consulting for T-Mobile, Disney, ESPN, Microsoft, Juniper Networks, and others. Prior to consulting I founded and ran an inbound marketing and web/mobile design/development agency for a number of years working primarily with small/medium-sized businesses with the occasional Fortune 500 thrown in.

I graduated from Boston College with a JD and an MA in CogSci/Philosophy, BAs from Gonzaga in Philosophy, Classics, Honors Business, and Biochem.

Fun fact: when I’m not working or playing with my wife/kids, I’m distance trail running/fastpacking in the Cascades or Olympics.

Stoked to meet you all!