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Oleksandr Sharko

CEO • 20 years of experience • Kyiv, Ukraine

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Oleksandr is a seasoned business expert with 20 years of experience in the IT industry, including a successful exit and a bright tech startup launch. In 2019, Oleksandr co-founded Bicovery, a med-tech startup utilizing Machine Learning to aid individuals with bipolar disorder.
Oleksandr specializes in optimizing technology delivery, operational efficiency, and sales processes. Additionally, he assists companies in strategic planning for funding and attracting investments.

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Iryna Begma

Head of Sales • 14 years of experience • Kyiv, Ukraine

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Iryna works with SMBs and enterprises to help them cut costs and increase productivity with the best Mac and iOS apps. Setapp for Teams is a unique Mac and iOS apps subscription model, which comprises a versatile set of solutions in Optimization, Design, Software Development, Productivity, etc. 

    B2B Sales
    Outbound Sales
    Inbound Sales
    B2B Marketing

AdvisedX+ companies

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Advised 15+ companies

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Achievements

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    As a manager of an IT service company facilitated Revenue Growth from $3.5 to $10 million ARR.
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    Played a pivotal role in a successful acquisition of Cprime by Alten Group, facilitating due diligence and integration processes with further acquisition by Goldman Sachs.
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    Сo-founded "Bicovery," a med-tech startup in the medical health domain that helps people with bipolar disorder.
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    Raised $125K in private investments and grants and signed $250K in corporate investments as a co-founder of the med-tech startup in the mental health domain startup.
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    Won a spot in the Ukrainian pavilion at CES Vegas 2020, IT Arena top 5startups 2020, 1st place in the European Startup Cup.
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How Oleksandr Can Help

Tech Delivery process optimization

● Existing process maturity audit, gaps, and potential gains highlights Design and implementation of the motivation system for Delivery Managers DevOps process and SDLC maturity level audit and improvement AI in SDLC - approach design and implementation● Designing approach for bidding, estimating, and delivering Fix Price projects● “Iron Project Manager” - authored workshops series for upskilling PMs

Operations efficiency optimization

Existing process maturity audit, gaps, and potential gains highlights Department interconnection improvement● Across company metrics and visibility● Preparing for Acquisition.

Sales Operations and Enablement

● Existing products portfolio audit● New Sales Product design, Go-to-market strategy, and sales team enablement● General Sales enablement approach design● Planning Mergers as growth and product expansion strategy.

Fundraising and Investment planning 

Investment strategy● General strategy, equity dilution, investment types, dividends policy design, SAFE vs convertibles vs. venture loan● Pitching and bidding practice and workshops Preparing for grant application

Subscription Plans

3 - 6 - 12 months duration possible

Basic

On-demand Advising

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    2-4 hours of one-time advising booked in advance

Standard

Classic advising

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    4-6 hours of advising calls per month
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    Preparing useful materials before meetings
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    Joint chat with Iryna and a company for quick Q&As

Enhanced

Setup + Advising

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    Outbound function setup for the company
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    Internal team onboarding / helping with hiring
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    Processes maintenance and improvement

Project Involvement Extras

Optional activities list

What Advising with Oleksandr Looks Like


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Initial Call / Audit

Discussing problems and goals● Initial advice, market overview● Discussing next steps

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Delivery/Operations Process Review and Improvement Plan

● Breaking down the client’s goals
- Defining pre-requisites
- Defining constraints
Recommendations on setting up code quality, security, and team efficiency, continuous monitoring
- Steps to achieve the goal
- Metrics, reports, and dashboards
● Recommendations on achieving DevOps epics (AI in SDLC, LLMs)
- Step-by-step recommendations
- Case studies / Implementation examples

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Existing Products Portfolio Audit

Analyzing existing products one by one● Identifying the target audience and their pain points (Who is the buyer? Why do they buy?)Forming Go-to-Market Strategy (messaging, channels)

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Maintenance Mode

● Monitoring and advising on demand● Providing guidance for continuous improvement

How Advising with Iryna Looks

Outbound Domain Example

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Audit of existing components

Processes / Roles / People / Expertise: how it's all organized, where the bottlenecks and potential for acceleration

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ICP Validation

Which customers will ensure the scale

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Analysis of sales processes

● How to ensure pipeline with leads and increase conversion
● Lead Qualification

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Offering Analysis

Existing vs. Required offering and capabilities (where to increase expertise and how to prepare the organization for scale in terms of knowledge, people, and processes)

Here is What People Say about Oleksandr

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“I can’t say enough about Alex’s impact on helping us grow our partnership revenue stream. Our 0 to 1 initiative took partnerships to $6m in revenue built from the ground up all around product engineering. His ability to build, test, and deploy solutions in and around our partner ecosystem while scaling up capabilities was the difference in my success. ”

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Monte Montoya

VP of Ecosystems & Partnerships

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Company type

Serviсe

Size

51-100

Project

Outbound Setup

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Finished

Dec 20, 2023

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“Alex is an outstanding leader who effortlessly combines robust technical knowledge with pragmatic, value-focused commercial skills. I'd recommend Alex in a Senior role in any tech organization focused on delivering cutting-edge products or services.”


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Alan Furlong

Fast Growth Specialist

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Company type

Serviсe

Size

51-100

Project

Outbound Setup

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Finished

Nov 28, 2023

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“Alex Sharko is a unicorn. You cannot find individuals with his level of technical, business, and product acumen all rolled up into one incredibly driven person. He is solution-driven but always keeps the end consumer in mind. Whomever gets to work with Sharko should consider themeselves lucky. ”

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Jasson Cring

Innovative Director of Product Management and Product Marketing

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Company type

Serviсe

Size

51-10

Project

Outbound Setup

Status

Finished

Nov 29, 2023

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“I was happy to work with Wiseboard! Their efficient solutions helped us to improve plenty of business processes. Now our clients receive their products faster so that they are more satisfied with our services. They deserve the highest grade!”

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Dmytro Konstantinov

Founder

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Company type

Serviсe

Size

51-50

Project

Outbound Setup and Maintenance

Status

Finished

May 20, 2023

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“I was happy to work with Wiseboard! Their efficient solutions helped us to improve plenty of business processes. Now our clients receive their products faster so that they are more satisfied with our services. They deserve the highest grade!”

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Konstantin Karpushin

Founder

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Company type

Serviсe

Size

21-50

Project

Outbound Setup and Maintenance

Status

Finished

May 20, 2023

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“I was happy to work with Wiseboard! Their efficient solutions helped us to improve plenty of business processes. Now our clients receive their products faster so that they are more satisfied with our services. They deserve the highest grade!”

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Olena Martyniuk

Founder

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Company type

Serviсe

Size

21-50

Project

Outbound Setup

Status

Finished

May 20, 2023

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“I was happy to work with Wiseboard! Their efficient solutions helped us to improve plenty of business processes. Now our clients receive their products faster so that they are more satisfied with our services. They deserve the highest grade!”

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Yaroslav Romanenko

Founder

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Company type

Serviсe

Size

11-20

Project

Outbound Setup and Maintenance

Status

in progress

May 20, 2023

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“I was happy to work with Wiseboard! Their efficient solutions helped us to improve plenty of business processes. Now our clients receive their products faster so that they are more satisfied with our services. They deserve the highest grade!”

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Marta Vitruk

Founder

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Company type

Serviсe

Size

501-1000

Project

Audit

Status

Finished

May 20, 2023

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“I was happy to work with Wiseboard! Their efficient solutions helped us to improve plenty of business processes. Now our clients receive their products faster so that they are more satisfied with our services. They deserve the highest grade!”

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Eugene Viter

Founder

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Company type

Serviсe

Size

21-50

Project

Audit & Team Hiring

Status

in progress

May 20, 2023

Case Studies

Discover stories of how Iryna has helped companies succeed

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Service company | 21-50 employees | FinTech & HealthTech

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Service company | 21-50 employees | FinTech & HealthTech

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Service company | 21-50 employees | FinTech & HealthTech

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Service company | 21-50 employees | FinTech & HealthTech

Case studies

Discover stories of how Iryna has helped companies succeed

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Service company | 21-50 employees | FinTech & HealthTech

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Service company | 21-50 employees | FinTech & HealthTech

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Service company | 21-50 employees | FinTech & HealthTech

Let Oleksandr Accelerate Your Business

Oleksandr's Background and Achievements

    CEO & Co-FouderBicoveryJul 2019 - Present
    Getting to life the new product for people living with Bipolar Disorder powered by Machine Learning, the great team, and the big idea.

    Head of Tech GrowthCprime EuropeFeb 2023 - Nov 2023
    Expanding Cprime Tech Products portfolio, discovering and converting key clients' tech needs into more focused solution offerings. Enabling Sales teams in EMEA and NA, supporting key deals as SMEsME.Participating as an exec-level consultant on AI and engineering productivity consulting deals

    Managing DirectorCprime StudiosFeb 2022 - Feb 2023
    Leading the company through the war time in Ukraine. Managing the star executive team, achieving strategic goals, and finishing 2022 as the best financial year in the history of Cprime Studios with 30% growth in revenue and all-time high profit in spite of the war, managing and mitigating related security, compliance, and employees life-endangering risks.
    Passing successfully the due diligence part of the Studios within Cprime that led to the acquisition by Goldman Sachs and Everstone Company. Supporting employees during their enforced transit within and outside the country, keeping the sustainability of services and delivery.

    COOCprime StudiosMay 2015 - Feb 2022
    Quantification and optimization of company departments' workflows and efficiency. Set up metrics collection and visibility across all the layers of the org. Prepared company for M&A and supported successful pass of due diligence by Alten public group.

    Delivery DirectorCprime StudiosMay 2014 - May 2015
    Optimized PMO practices. Hired, coached, and enabled Project Management team members. Defined business efficiency-oriented bonus model for project managers. Project portfolio metrics monitoring and visibility. Improved pre-sale and negotiation practices. Enabled sales and engineering teams.

    Project ManagerCprime StudiosDec 2009 - May 2014
    Understanding agile and classic methodologies, project planning and flow tracking, risk management, teamwork coordination, formal reporting, communication with clients and expectations management. 40+ finished software projects delivering high-load, complex web, mobile, and embedded solutions for clients from the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. 6 months on-site in New York, US as Project manager and analyst.

    Business and System AnalystCprime StudiosOct 2009 - Jul 2012
    Communication with customers, formal requirements definition and documentation, building mockups, extracting requirements, and requirements conflicts resolving. 9 projects in this role; 40+ business leads estimates and evaluation.

    Co-FounderGS2 Art Jewelry StudioOct 2012 - Dec 2022
    We founded the GS2 Art Jewelry Studio for one main reason - to create things that will not only shine through people's lives but carry on an internal message. We are not interested in making soulless and senseless art objects whose only values are the weight of the metal and the size of the stones.

    Co-Founder, Head of SalesDirigible StudiosApr 2010 - Jan 2019
    Providing brief and detailed presentations to potential and current customers. Sales process support as technical consultant. Running meetings, presentations, and initial business analysis sessions

    Project managerTribeca DigitalJan 2012 - Jul 2012
    Kick-off and Requirements meetings with clients, project tracking and management, system analysis, and developers work coordination.

    MC VP ISAIESEC2005 - 2006
    Coordination of IS tracks in local committees within Ukraine. Developing reporting tools for local committee boards. Coaching and training IS teams.

    MS Applied Math: Neural network implementation for images and hand-writing recognition in a game-like environment.Dnipro National University2007-2008

    BS Applied Math: Mathematical methods for computer program automatic validation and consistency verification.Dnipro National University2003-2007


    CES Vegas 2020Bicovery2020

    IT Arena Top 5 Startups 2020Bicovery2020

    European Startup Cup (1st place)Bicovery2020




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