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Startup Founder resume example

Summary

Startup founder building scheduling software for home health agencies, after running caregiver operations at a home health provider. Grew the company to $1.8M ARR and 64 agency customers, raised a $4.5M seed round and keeps net revenue retention at 118%. Still leads the largest sales conversations personally.

Experience

Co-founder and CEO, Rostrly (Minneapolis, MN)

Jan 2022 – Present

  • Founded a B2B SaaS company for home health scheduling and EVV compliance, growing to $1.8M ARR and 64 agency customers
  • Raised a $4.5M seed round from 2 institutional funds and 12 angels
  • Built the team to 14 across engineering, sales and support after 80 discovery interviews with agency owners
  • Lead founder-led sales on enterprise accounts, closing the 3 largest customers and keeping net revenue retention at 118%

Director of Operations, Mill City Home Health (Minneapolis, MN)

May 2018 – Dec 2021

  • Ran scheduling and staffing for 400 caregivers serving 1,100 clients
  • Cut missed visits 35% by moving scheduling off spreadsheets

Business Analyst, Twin Lakes Health Analytics (St. Paul, MN)

Jul 2015 – Apr 2018

  • Built claims and utilization reports for 12 provider clients in SQL and Tableau

Education

  • B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Upper Midwest University (Sep 2011 – May 2015)

Skills

  • Company Building: fundraising, hiring, product strategy, board management
  • Go-to-Market: founder-led sales, pricing, customer discovery, HubSpot
  • Finance: SaaS metrics, financial modeling, burn management
  • Domain: home health operations, HIPAA, EVV requirements

How to write a Startup Founder resume

A strong Startup Founder resume shows the strategic questions you owned, the recommendations you made, and the results once they were implemented. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.

Sections, in order

  1. Summary
  2. Experience
  3. Education
  4. Skills

Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.

Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.

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Startup Founder resume FAQ

What should a Startup Founder resume include?

A Startup Founder resume should show the strategic questions you owned, the recommendations you made, and the results once they were implemented. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Education and Skills. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.

What is the best resume template for a Startup Founder?

Executive, Classic and Ivy work well for Startup Founder roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.

How long should a Startup Founder resume be?

One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.

Which skills should a Startup Founder put on a resume?

Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Startup Founder roles are Strategic planning, Market analysis, Financial modeling, Business case development, Stakeholder alignment and Program management.

How do I write strong Startup Founder resume bullet points?

Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as revenue growth, margin and market share. For example: "Led the market-entry case for Germany and France, launching in 7 months and reaching $5M revenue in year one."

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