Top Talent like James are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

James Lamming

Financial Analyst • Chief of Staff • Product Manager • New York, NY, US
Strategy & Business Development
Fundraising
Strategic Planning
Operations Management
Product Strategy
Financial Modeling
Design
Pitch Decks
Start-ups
Product Management
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Full-Time Roles
Experienced MBA with startup leadership experience
James is a highly accomplished professional with experience founding, leading and advising companies. He founded Furrow, an online farmer's market building the tech and logistics to enable anyone to buy from any farm. James built the platform, established the marketing strategy, product roadmap, financial plan and operational processes, and hired the founding team. He has a strong background in strategy and operations, having worked as a fractional Chief of Staff for startups and as a Consultant at Monitor Deloitte, where he advised C-suite and Board level clients. As a fractional Chief of Staff, James has advised clients on on fundraising, sales, GTM, hiring, positioning and product; acting as a right-hand man to the leadership team

Work History

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Fractional Chief of Staff

Self-employedSince shutting down Furrow, I have advised & supported founders and startups on fundraising, sales, GTM, hiring, positioning and product; acting as a right-hand man to the founding team. • Worked with founders and their customers to understand the core problems they solve, their unique differentiated value and who cares about it; using this to refine positioning and marketing, product and sales strategies • Redefined the fundraising narrative and developed the pitch that enabled a startup to double the size of their raise and close the round in a few weeks that had previously been going on for months • Implemented new sales strategies; cold calling and emailing potential clients. Worked with founders to define messaging to test and adjust the approach based on results. Brought in 30 leads, including F500 companies, in 2 months • Redesigned & built landing pages in Webflow, React/Node.js and HTML with clearer messaging and positioning to customers
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Founder

FurrowMay 2020 - Sep 2022 • 2 yrs 5 mosFounded Furrow with the aim to build the underlying technology and logistics infrastructure to enable anyone to buy from any farm. Ultimately failed for reasons discussed here: https://jameslamming.substack.com/p/furrow-why-we-failed
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Consultant - Strategic Transformation

Monitor Deloitte (ex Monitor Group)Sep 2016 - Jul 2019 • 2 yrs 11 mos• Achieved top of class promotion; executed qualitative and quantitative analysis and directed development of projects and bids for clients in Financial Services, Defence, Retail, Rail and Health. • Worked directly with C-suite and Board level clients to identify strategic priorities and generate alignment on the required response. • Facilitated workshops with incoming CEO and CPO to develop 100-day plans. • Collaborated across functions to model business cases for automation and growth programs. • Coded and implemented a machine learning tool in SQL and R to improve retail sales. • Established organisation design, governance and reporting arrangements to de-risk and improve collaboration in a multi-lateral defense program.

Education

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The Wharton School

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration2019 - 2020
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University of Cambridge

Master of Science (MSci), Natural Sciences2011 - 2015

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Experienced MBA with startup leadership experience
James is a highly accomplished professional with experience founding, leading and advising companies. He founded Furrow, an online farmer's market building the tech and logistics to enable anyone to buy from any farm. James built the platform, established the marketing strategy, product roadmap, financial plan and operational processes, and hired the founding team. He has a strong background in strategy and operations, having worked as a fractional Chief of Staff for startups and as a Consultant at Monitor Deloitte, where he advised C-suite and Board level clients. As a fractional Chief of Staff, James has advised clients on on fundraising, sales, GTM, hiring, positioning and product; acting as a right-hand man to the leadership team

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
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Top Talent like James are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

James Lamming

Financial Analyst • Chief of Staff • Product Manager • New York, NY, US
Strategy & Business Development
Fundraising
Strategic Planning
Operations Management
Product Strategy
Financial Modeling
Design
Pitch Decks
Start-ups
Product Management
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Full-Time Roles

Work History

S

Fractional Chief of Staff

Self-employedSince shutting down Furrow, I have advised & supported founders and startups on fundraising, sales, GTM, hiring, positioning and product; acting as a right-hand man to the founding team. • Worked with founders and their customers to understand the core problems they solve, their unique differentiated value and who cares about it; using this to refine positioning and marketing, product and sales strategies • Redefined the fundraising narrative and developed the pitch that enabled a startup to double the size of their raise and close the round in a few weeks that had previously been going on for months • Implemented new sales strategies; cold calling and emailing potential clients. Worked with founders to define messaging to test and adjust the approach based on results. Brought in 30 leads, including F500 companies, in 2 months • Redesigned & built landing pages in Webflow, React/Node.js and HTML with clearer messaging and positioning to customers
F

Founder

FurrowMay 2020 - Sep 2022 • 2 yrs 5 mosFounded Furrow with the aim to build the underlying technology and logistics infrastructure to enable anyone to buy from any farm. Ultimately failed for reasons discussed here: https://jameslamming.substack.com/p/furrow-why-we-failed
M

Consultant - Strategic Transformation

Monitor Deloitte (ex Monitor Group)Sep 2016 - Jul 2019 • 2 yrs 11 mos• Achieved top of class promotion; executed qualitative and quantitative analysis and directed development of projects and bids for clients in Financial Services, Defence, Retail, Rail and Health. • Worked directly with C-suite and Board level clients to identify strategic priorities and generate alignment on the required response. • Facilitated workshops with incoming CEO and CPO to develop 100-day plans. • Collaborated across functions to model business cases for automation and growth programs. • Coded and implemented a machine learning tool in SQL and R to improve retail sales. • Established organisation design, governance and reporting arrangements to de-risk and improve collaboration in a multi-lateral defense program.

Education

T

The Wharton School

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration2019 - 2020
U

University of Cambridge

Master of Science (MSci), Natural Sciences2011 - 2015

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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