Meeting Peter felt like destiny had a hand in it – a serendipitous collision. His wealth of experience, exceptional organizational skills, and genuine candour made him the perfect fit as Rentatee's Co-Founder and Chief of Staff. Beyond his consistent support, Peter ignites growth, leveraging his extensive network to swiftly navigate challenges and connect with key experts. He's quick, focused, and empathetic.

Amidst the chaos, he effortlessly injects humour, reminding us to find joy in the journey. Peter's unique orchestration skills, akin to a maestro leading a symphony, ensure the perfect blend of expertise, knowledge, and getting things done fast. In Peter, we've discovered not just an advisor, but a trusted friend and indispensable asset.

I reached out to Peter on LinkedIn and he kindly offered to hop on a call with me. For over a year he was responsive, kind, helpful, and persistent in being a force for good to me personally and to my company. Initially, I reached out to get help with investment, and he introduced me to several prospective investors without any hesitation. He coached me on things I need to consider for running my business based on the experience he has working with other startups. This has helped course correct my decisions long before they became an issue.

Peter is a great sounding board and can quickly recommend suggestions that turn into action plans. He holds me accountable and genuinely wants to help. When I have a problem that I know about, he has the experience to guide me through it. Even more valuable, when I have a problem I don't know about- he astutely identifies it and he gives me a direct approach to fix the problem quickly.

Time is precious, and Peter doesn't waste time. He gets his hands dirty and pushes me to be the best leader I can be. His intuition is astounding and he has correctly identified my strengths and weaknesses as an executive leader without me telling him directly.

Peter Smyrniotis excels in spearheading dynamic SaaS tech ventures toward significant growth, evidenced by numerous major liquidity successes. His expertise lies in crafting elite teams that not only enter but also lead their respective markets. Peter masterfully orchestrates product development strategies, ensuring a seamless alignment with market demands and surpassing go-to-market expectations. Furthermore, he plays a pivotal role in shaping the financial blueprint alongside senior management, securing the necessary venture funding to fuel these initiatives.

A catalyst for exponential growth in SaaS tech enterprises, Peter Smyrniotis has a proven track record of facilitating startups into high-growth companies. He builds and leads powerhouse teams designed to excel and dominate within their industry. Peter coordinates the strategic planning of product trajectories, fine-tunes market alignment, and ensures the surpassing of go-to-market benchmarks. He is also key in crafting financial strategies with the executive team, crucial for acquiring venture capital and enabling operational execution.

I met Peter through one of our clients as he sits on their board. From our first meeting he was curious, capable and consistent. He has been reliable and efficient and has been a great advisor to our business. His depth of experience and expertise makes him an asset to any early stage founder. If you're seeking growth and want a candid mentor or advisor I recommend working with Peter.

I've had the pleasure of collaborating with Peter for over a decade. His exceptional ability to drive initiatives forward—characterized by his "get shit done" approach—is unparalleled. Peter's authenticity and genuine concern for the people he interacts with in the business sphere have always stood out. It was these qualities that made him an obvious choice for involvement in Spark from its early days, initially as a sales advisor.

Peter's unwavering commitment to our company's vision, even through the inevitable challenges and triumphs of growth, has been instrumental. His invaluable contributions have not only bolstered our sales team but have also facilitated the maturation of our leadership and executive teams from novices to recognized leaders in our industry.

Serving as a board member, Peter has consistently provided insightful, strategic guidance, blending rigorous inquiry with just the right amount of levity to ensure productive discussions. His ability to ask penetrating questions and foster an environment of open dialogue has been key to our development and success.

In essence, Peter's unique blend of dedication, expertise, and interpersonal skills has significantly shaped the trajectory of Spark."

Peter and I met a decade ago. He’d spent a dozen years prior working in enterprise software globally and was pitching me a startup. I didn’t invest in the company. But I did build a relationship with him. Eventually I invited him to join Victory Square as a board member, where startups in the Pacific NorthWest and globally could leverage his expertise in GTM, Sales, and Channel & Partnerships.

Peter’s impact on some of Victory Square’s portfolio companies has been instrumental to their growth and scaling, as well as securing considerable institutional funding from venture capital and investment banks.

What separates Peter from all of the other operators I know who launch their companies and shape the future of other startups is that he gets his hands dirty. If there are bodies to bury, he’ll bury them. If there are hard conversations to be had, he’ll make sure they happen. And he cares deeply for all the stakeholders in company he’s active in.

If you’re serious about innovation, growth and making sure that your whole team wins, you should seek him out immediately.

I met Peter 10 years ago in my early days at SAP. The training ground for most sales people and he somehow convinced me to leave my corporate job to work at an early stage startup. Seemed like a good idea at the time but the next 3 months were hell. He enabled me with the right tools and know how for me to figure it out which led to the inception of The Bullpen. I started sales consulting on the side to get some drinking money on the weekends but as our relationship evolved we started working more closely together and it became a real company.

Peter's secret sauce is that he's the quarterback of a company. You always need a guy that "knows a guy". Who do I go to for legal advice? What if I need a new website? Not only does he figure out who's the best, but the best for your exact situation. It is this know-how and being in the trenches for these companies where you need someone who can pull levers for you fast. If you are at a pre-seed or seed stage company I wouldn't hesitate to work with Peter, he can help you get to the next step fast but also avoid the landmines that most founders have to jump on themselves.

Copilot AI is one of the breakout SaaS AI companies and Peter has been a key player in getting our team moving together to bring our products to market, and has been a partner in developing our capital plan from early on.   My co-founder Jesse Chen and I had set up our Startup and a close pal in the tech community recommended Peter to us.  We had some experience building businesses and working in finance and enterprise technology companies, but turning our idea quickly into a product with traction was new territory for us.  From our first meeting onward, Peter helped.  What he did for us and with us in the first 6 months changed as our first product entered market.

As an advisor, Peter distinguished himself by shaping our brand, marketing collateral, early customer engagements to coaching our team in leadership, management and focussing consistently on our customers. As a VC he was instrumental in closing our first institutional financing round, helping us secure our chairman to shape our board of directors, and constantly working with our company to coach and empower leadership and our best and brightest emerging leaders.  What separates Peter from the pack is he goes all in on the ventures he works with, and he constantly prioritizes the people involved.

Peter’s been a valuable partner and cofounder to Turnium (TTGI) for nearly 7 years. We met through his work in private equity and investment banking, and after volunteering his time with one of my companies we ultimately went into business together launching our Networking-as-a-Service company, with break though SD-WAN technology. Peter’s a capable operator in business, but he’s best when he’s building, managing and accelerating teams to drive revenues – whether its through direct sales or through channel and partnerships.

His acumen in enterprise sales combined with his vast experience in startups makes him ideal to take new products to market creatively and ensure that traction is meaningful and that churn is as close to zero as possible. Peter’s also consistently worked with our executive team and board to raise capital – both equity and through non-dilutive options as well. If you’re serious about turning your startup into a company, reach out to him. He gets it done.

Peter has been instrumental in leveling up our senior leadership through a careful blend of strategy, insightfulness, and sarcasm that constantly challenges us to do better for both our company and our customers.