Key Takeaways
- • Scott Miller has expanded his role at Austin-based Next Coast Ventures to Venture Partner, according to a Business Wire announcement dated November 17, 2021.
- • Miller brings more than 25 years of experience across high-growth technology companies, spanning founding through IPO in product, sales, marketing, and finance roles.
- • Most recently co-founder and VP of Products at TrustRadius, a B2B technology review platform that serves over 1 million in-market buyers and counts over 200 software companies as customers.
- • Next Coast Ventures says the appointment strengthens its Company Building Playbook and its support for entrepreneurs outside the coasts.
Summary
Next Coast Ventures, an Austin-based venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs in what it calls 'Next Coast' markets, announced that Scott Miller has expanded his role at the firm to Venture Partner. According to the announcement, the firm aims to support entrepreneurs outside the coasts by giving them access to a team of high-performing industry experts and Company Building Playbooks drawn from the partners' experience as operators.
Miller joins with more than 25 years of experience in high-growth technology companies as an entrepreneur, public company executive, and venture investor. Most recently he was Co-Founder and VP of Products at TrustRadius, a pioneer in B2B technology reviews, where he led the design and development of the trustradius.com site and the company's commercial offerings. The company, per the release, serves over 1 million in-market buyers and counts more than 200 leading software companies as customers. Next Coast Ventures is a portfolio investor in TrustRadius.
Before TrustRadius, Miller served as Chief Operating Officer of Vast.com, a white-label marketplace operator that was acquired by Vroom.com. He previously held corporate development and strategic planning roles at SolarWinds, where he founded and managed the company's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and M.Eng and SB degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.
Michael Smerklo, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Next Coast Ventures, called the appointment 'a huge win for our firm and entrepreneurs,' saying Miller's experience as a TrustRadius co-founder gave the firm close insight into his skills. Thomas Ball, who said he has known Miller for over 15 years since their time together at Austin Ventures and served alongside him on TrustRadius' board, said the firm is 'thrilled' to leverage Miller's operational and leadership skills with portfolio founders.
Miller joins with more than 25 years of experience in high-growth technology companies as an entrepreneur, public company executive, and venture investor. Most recently he was Co-Founder and VP of Products at TrustRadius, a pioneer in B2B technology reviews, where he led the design and development of the trustradius.com site and the company's commercial offerings. The company, per the release, serves over 1 million in-market buyers and counts more than 200 leading software companies as customers. Next Coast Ventures is a portfolio investor in TrustRadius.
Before TrustRadius, Miller served as Chief Operating Officer of Vast.com, a white-label marketplace operator that was acquired by Vroom.com. He previously held corporate development and strategic planning roles at SolarWinds, where he founded and managed the company's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and M.Eng and SB degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.
Michael Smerklo, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Next Coast Ventures, called the appointment 'a huge win for our firm and entrepreneurs,' saying Miller's experience as a TrustRadius co-founder gave the firm close insight into his skills. Thomas Ball, who said he has known Miller for over 15 years since their time together at Austin Ventures and served alongside him on TrustRadius' board, said the firm is 'thrilled' to leverage Miller's operational and leadership skills with portfolio founders.
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