Commercial growth strategy for leaders building on data, analytics, and AI.
SLINGSTONE Group turns strategy into results for operating executives, investors, boards and managers who need to inject velocity into their go-to-market roadmap.
The Record
“More talk and less action.” — said no successful person…ever.OUR MANTRA
Career Highlights
Six companies, one throughline: strategy that GETS STUFF DONE (GSD), not just written down.
Sourced and directed six M&A and strategic-investment processes for the Architecture & Design business unit; helped launch and lead the Trimble 0-60 accelerator, named BuiltWorlds Accelerator of the Year.
Built the go-to-market strategy and demand-generation engine for a construction-planning SaaS startup, driving 40% new-sales growth.
Directed a 50+ person global SDR organization across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia; delivered $178M in loan originations on a $7M marketing budget.
Led a strategic turnaround and managed a $12M recurring-revenue P&L, culminating in a $70.5M sale to RR Donnelley.
Closed multi-year enterprise deals for a VC-backed NLP/AI analytics startup, through its acquisition.
Joined as one of the first 50 employees; led integration of two acquisitions as revenue grew from $35M to $250M — the company (NYSE: FDS) is now approaching $2.5B in annual revenue heading into 2027.
Dave’s writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review and Inc., and he is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He serves on the board of Alpha Theory, a privately held portfolio risk analytics firm. B.S., Marketing & Political Science, Boston College.
Built partnership and go-to-market strategies across multiple industries.
That work has meant direct, ongoing partnership relationships and GTM success across the technology stack shaping data & analytics, FinTech and architecture, design and construction:
Plus interoperability work with companies including Autodesk, Bentley, Procore and Nemetschek.
These reflect partnership, alliance, and interoperability relationships developed through various aspects of our work — not necessarily client engagements of SLINGSTONE Group.
What We Do
Partnerships
For companies entering a market through alliances, not aloneAlliance and channel strategy that opens new markets — identifying the right partners, structuring the relationship, and getting it to actually produce pipeline rather than a press release.
M&A Advisory
For leaders evaluating, diligencing, or integrating a dealHands-on strategic and diligence support from first look through integration — the operator’s view of whether a deal holds up, not a banker’s.
Go-to-Market
For teams with a product that’s ready and a motion that isn’tSales and marketing execution built for speed — positioning, pipeline, and the demand-generation engine to carry it, not a strategy deck that sits in a drive folder.
On the Record
A frequent speaker at industry conferences on AECO technology, partnerships, and AI.
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