Greg Lissy

Bruh, listen up about Greg Lissy, this guy’s the real deal in the startup game. He jumped into the scene with some serious chops, coming from big tech gigs at Microsoft, Red Hat, Citrix, and SolarWinds. You know he’s got the tech creds when he’s been at those places, right? But what really sets him apart is how he’s taken all that experience and turned it into startups that actually matter.

So, he co-founded Finmark, a financial planning software for startups. Think of it like the go-to tool for founders to plan their money without all the bullshit. That company was part of YC’s Summer 2020 batch, which, if you know YC, that’s like the startup Olympics, and they crushed it. Finmark was bought by BILL in late 2022, and Greg didn’t just cash out and bounce. Nope, he stayed in the game, taking on a Senior Director of Product Management role there. Dude’s still in the trenches, making moves.

What’s crazy is his process shows he’s all about building stuff that actually helps people be productive. He’s not just in it for the fame or the money, he genuinely wants to make tools that change the game for startups and SMBs. Before Finmark, he was COO at InsightFinder and held big VP roles at SolarWinds and Citrix, so he knows how to lead teams and move products that matter.

And the education? BSE in Electrical Engineering from Duke, plus an MBA from Harvard. That mix, hardcore technical background plus biz smarts, explains why he’s so good at connecting the dots between product and business. He’s the guy who’s been deep in the trenches, building from scratch, and then scaling up.

Bottom line? Greg’s the kind of founder and exec who’s been through the startup grind, understands what it takes to build real products, and keeps pushing forward. His story is about taking all that tech experience, jumping into startups, and turning ideas into something that actually changes the area. No cap, he’s one of those dudes you wanna watch because he’s not just talking, he’s doing.