James Young is a seasoned data-driven growth marketing expert with vast experience helping launch and scale several startups. Young served as Chief Marketing Officer and Founding Team member at Evolve App, where he led growth until the company was acquired by Hubspot. He is also on the founding team and advisor at Orai App, backed by Comcast, Menlo Ventures, and Techstars. Young currently manages the pipeline and launches new initiatives to source startups globally at Techstars, where he also worked as a Fund Manager, Rising Stars Fund. He has mentored several startups, including Paperstreet, Symba, and Sparkcharge. Young studied Marketing at Udacity, Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing, and a Masters in Advertising and Communication from Deakin University. He also studied Management at Stanford University, where he honed his entrepreneurial and startup skills. His area of expertise is startups, disruption, and data-driven growth marketing.