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John L.

John Linford

Expert deck designer | honing brand & story for your venture

  • Brigham Young University Logo

    Brigham Young University

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    Barefoot

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    Expert mins

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Starting at 9:00 PM UTC

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    In the top 10% of Startup Founders experts on Leland

John’s Startup Founders Qualifications

Experience level: Executive

100+ people coached for Startup Founders

John has helped clients get into these companies:

The equation is simple: value = pain + education. Your clients or prospects have the pain: I help you educate them. I've helped entrepreneurs raise, sell, and close millions of dollars from the powerful stories we tell in the form of sales and pitch decks. I've honed this skill as I've been trained in a pitch deck design firm, to running a startup incubator, to working in VC, to now running my own brand and deck agency. I'm your go-to source for branding, storytelling, and presentation structure. In addition, I have extensive experience in data analytics, 0 to 1 startup innovation, customer research, market/competitive analysis, and strategy. I love the entrepreneurship game! Looking forward to learning about your story.

John can help with:

Fundraising

Ideation

Work Experience

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Head of Product

Barefoot

May 2025 - Present

We're building a hybrid AI mental wellness platform with AI-first principles

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Co-Founder, Co-CEO

Deckability

September 2023 - Present

We design decks that eyes and ears download instantly -- serving CEOs who want to translate their story into dollars Storytelling, Fundraising and +2 skills

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Strategic Project Manager

Scan123

May 2023 - August 2024

I research for, connect with, and create relationships with partners, groups and vendors

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Data Analyst

Castiron

March 2023 - July 2023

-Built 79 analyses & 27 dashboards, with data housed in BigQuery, ProfitWell, Amplitude, Segment, Hotjar, & GA4 Market Research and Data Analytics

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Strategy Analyst

Philo Ventures

January 2023 - May 2023

Created presentation decks, revenue models, and financial pro formas for multiple portfolio companies, used to gain new customers and partnerships.

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Managing Director

The Social Venture Academy

March 2022 - May 2023

Mentored student founders on ideation, validation, and GTM strategy. Coached dozens to receive tens of thousands in grant funding from BYU's Ballard Center for Social Impact

John was also given offers to work at

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    Actiondesk

Education

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Brigham Young University

Applied Statistics & Analytics, Statistics

2017 - 2023

Statistics and Data Analytics

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