Jared describes his earlier roles as VP of Growth and Business Operations at Square, COO at Scribd and general partner at Matrix. His career connects growth and business operations inside technology companies with the investor’s perspective on how those companies develop.
He now brings that experience into coaching founders and CEOs. First Call connects a leader’s effectiveness with the health of the company: where the founder spends energy, how teams and boards work, and how decisions get made under pressure. His approach combines a practical understanding of company operations with a sounding board outside the founder’s immediate management team.
Where Jared can help
- Founder leadership
- Executive decision-making
- Team and board effectiveness
- Sustainable performance
Operating and investing experience
A selection of companies and roles connected to Jared Fliesler.
Ventures
First Call
founder coaching and advisory practice
Square
former VP of Growth and Business Operations
Scribd
former COO
Matrix
former general partner in venture investing
Highlights
- Combines operating experience at Square and Scribd with venture investing at Matrix
- Built First Call around the connection between founder leadership, team effectiveness and business execution
Questionsfounders ask aboutJared Fliesler
What is the focus of First Call?
It supports founders and CEOs with leadership, difficult decisions, team effectiveness and the pressures of building a company.
How does Jared describe the experience behind his coaching?
He describes experience in growth and business operations at Square, company operations as COO at Scribd, and venture investing as a general partner at Matrix. Those roles give him reference points from both inside a management team and the investor side of the table.
Why does founder energy appear in his approach?
His public coaching framework treats how leaders spend their time and energy as connected to the decisions they make and the teams they build.
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