Michael Stewart

Work

I’ve dedicated my career to making sure that builders—artists, independent creators, startup founders, and established brands—have all the resources and support they need to thrive.My work has taken me from a nearly 7-year stint at Kickstarter, where I led partnerships and campaigns with brands like the Smithsonian Institution and the AZA, to Glitch, where I owned relationships and shipped collaborations with teams like Twitter and Google’s Material Design, all the way to a YC-backed deep tech startup focused on generating synthetic training data for computer vision AI. (We were a little ahead of our time.)Most recently I served as the Director of Community at Calm Company Fund, where I supported the investor network and a portfolio of 70 companies. I was responsible for delivering all of the platform services offered by traditional venture capital outfits—founder onboarding and communications, resourcing and networking—but also led content and event production efforts as well.Outside of my day job, I continue to consult with independent founders and creators to put them on a path to success. As Ari from Numilk says, “Michael was critical to us getting our campaign set up quickly and properly. He is a pleasure to work with and we ended up raising over $200,000. Could not have done it without him.”While I want to make sure that all creators and founders are poised to succeed, I'm also passionate about making sure that path is sustainable. This means helping folks retain maximum ownership of their work, and, when giving up equity, doing so on terms they understand and are comfortable with. Nobody should have to give away the farm for a shot at success.

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