Tom Alder

Co-Founder

Sydney, Australia7 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

Founder of Strategy Breakdowns with 110k+ tech decision-makers.
Expert in product strategy for leading tech companies.
Investment experience in innovative startups.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a FinTech and SaaS strategy expert with strong leadership and product management skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

StrategyLeadershipProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyProject Management

Other Skills

EntrepreneurshipBusiness AnalysisData AnalysisIT StrategyInformation TechnologyUser Experience (UX)User Interface DesignResearchMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointTeamworkManagementPresentation SkillsInterpersonal SkillsStakeholder Engagement

About

TLDR: Worked in strategy consulting → Joined strategy team at Atlassian → Started writing strategy case studies → People liked them, so I left my job and went full-time Check it out → StrategyBreakdowns.com We partner with companies like Atlassian, Notion, Intercom, Hubspot, Miro, Vanta, Clay, Mixpanel, and Ahrefs to reach 110k+ tech decision-makers. Click here to explore sponsorships → passionfroot.me/strategybreakdowns

Experience

Beehiiv

Investor

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

My entire business runs on beehiiv.
I'm a power-user and super-fan of the product, and was invited to invest as one of the platform's early users.

Athyna

Investor

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs

Athyna matches candidates from deep talent pools, with AI-precision. Meaning founders can grow their global team, at lightning speed.
I made my first hire through Athyna, and the experience was 10/10 so I invested. Message me for an intro to the team (plus you'll get the white glove treatment as my referral)!

Strategy breakdowns

Founder

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The 3-minute weekly email on strategy playbooks and growth hacks that built the world's greatest companies.
Join us at strategybreakdowns.com

StrategyLeadershipEntrepreneurship

Atlassian

Strategy & Operations Manager

Nov 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Worked in the product strategy team, making sure a handful of Atlassian's developer products (Jira, Bitbucket, and Compass) are set for long-term sustainable growth.
Most days, my exam question was along the lines of:
"What should we be doing / building / investing in / betting on to ensure Atlassian's Agile and DevOps products are always the #1 choice for dev teams?"

Product ManagementStrategyBusiness Analysis

Kpmg

Manager

Feb 2019 – Nov 2022 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Worked in the Technology Strategy practice within Management Consulting, advising financial services clients on how to align their technology capabilities to business objectives.
Notable projects:
Fortune 500 payments fintech - Open banking strategy
Australia's leading payments provider - Product strategy
Big 4 bank / leading BNPL provider - Banking-as-a-Service architecture
Australia's leading telco - Open data roadmap

Business StrategyData AnalysisProject Management