Jim Burke

Hi friend! I'm an entrepreneur, marketer and business strategist that launches products in new cities around the world.

 
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Launch

I specialise in helping tech companies launch and scale across Europe. I have built companies from the ground up and worked for startup unicorns on both sides of the Atlantic including two exits.

Currently, I’m working as a fractional marketing leader at Verivend and consulting startups. Get in touch for marketing advice, building your marketing function or launching new markets.

I led the marketing team at Vauban (acquired by Carta) driving growth of the VC platform across EMEA and the US.

In my role as Head of Expansion Marketing at Weezy (acquired by Getir) I built a marketing engine to scale to 10 store launches per month to keep pace with the hypergrowth on-demand grocery sector.

As Head of Marketing at Knotel I built localised strategies and channel partners to fuel growth of the flexible office platform across EMEA.

I co-founded and expanded PopUpsters across the US, built inbest.ai in the UK & Spain and launched membership at Norn.co across London, Berlin, Barcelona and San Francisco. Earlier in my career I raised capital from retail and institutional investors and helped establish Prosper as a leading voice in fintech. Before starting in tech I worked in International Development leading projects for Kiva and Innovations for Poverty Action across Latin America.

I have created the story and acquired customers for industry defining companies in peer to peer lending, AI chatbots, flexible retail, flexible housing, flexible office, rapid delivery and venture capital & private markets.

My areas of expertise:

  • Customer Acquisition

  • Global Expansion

  • Product Launches

  • Go to Market Strategy (GTM)

  • Partner Marketing

  • Account Based Marketing (ABM)

  • Brand Marketing & Media Buying

  • Field Marketing & Events

  • Strategic, Channel & Brand Partnerships

  • Customer Research & Product Development

 
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Cities

I make maps of all the cities where I have worked and explored. I am driven to the back streets and edges of cities looking for cheap eats, timeless interiors, simple menus and a bit of chaos.

Follow the links below for maps of my favourite local restaurants, food stalls, bars, old man pubs and places of interest in each city.

Cities I’ve lived in

London, Berlin, Barcelona, Edinburgh, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cusco

Cities I know well

NYC, New Orleans, Austin, Nashville, Lisbon, Porto, Kiev, Odesa, Sofia, Budapest, Vilnius, Glasgow

Cities I’ve explored

Rome, Venice, Napoli, Paris, Marseille, Nice, Amsterdam, Sevilla, Tokyo, Kyoto, Munich, Krakow, Dublin, Galway, Manchester, Toronto, Buenos Aires