Stephen Hakami

Founder

New York, New York, United States9 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founded Wiza, a leading contact data tool.
Experience in bootstrapping startups with limited resources.
Proven track record in lead generation and business development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS entrepreneur with expertise in data management and business development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data ManagementBusiness Development

Other Skills

contact datalead generationAPI integrationdata verificationLinkedIn integration

About

When I was 15 years old, I started my first software company. "Restaurant Solutions" was an iPad app that let you order food and get your bill without waiting on your server. Ok, fine... it was never actually an app. I couldn't afford to get it developed, so for Christmas in 2012 I asked my parents for $500 to help me pay a designer to make wireframes. Then, I went door to door at different restaurants in Toronto trying to sell them a subscription to my non-existent app with those designs. Needless to say, it didn't work out, but starting things with little to no resources is comfortable for me. 12 years later, I'm bootstrapping Wiza.com into the most accurate contact data tool in the world. Our amazing small team, has built a tool that outperforms billion-dollar companies by thinking a little differently.

Experience

9 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs

Current Experience

Guestlog

Co-Founder (Company Acquired, Nov 2020)

May 2020 – Nov 2020 · 6 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

During the pandemic, we created a simple contact tracing tool for restaurants.
Don't be fooled by 'acquired', this was a short-sighted venture and largely not worth the time 😅 but we had a lot of fun!

Wiza

Founder, Chief Executive Officer

May 2019 – Present · 7 yrs · New York, New York, United States

Wiza came from the crushing disappointment of using Zoominfo everyday as an outbound-heavy account executive.
Simply put, Wiza is the most accurate provider of contact data. On top of that, we make it effortless to create massive lists, enriched with VERIFIED emails and phone numbers.
You can use Wiza Prospect to find leads from our platform, the Wiza Extension to find leads from Linkedin, or use our API.

contact datalead generationAPI integrationData ManagementBusiness Development

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2 roles

Account Executive

Promoted

Sep 2017 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Business Development Representative

May 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I spent the first portion of my professional career doing cold calls and cold emails. It taught me everything I needed to know about acquiring customers, and I still feel incredibly lucky to had landed in this role.
"Most people never pick up the phone and call. Most people never ask, and that’s what separates, sometimes, the people who do things from the people who just dream about them."
Steve Jobs