Why Mona

M&A Expert

Mona Sabet is a Silicon Valley strategist and dealmaker with over 20 years of experience scaling technology companies from early stage to $1B+ exits. As Chief Corporate Strategy Officer at UserTesting, she led the company through four acquisitions, $100M in funding, and a $1.3B IPO and sale. She has personally negotiated more than 50 tech acquisitions.

Scale Up Executive

Today, she serves as SVP of Strategy, Projects, and Operations at GCG and advises high-growth startups and corporate teams on how to become acquirable, fundable, and strategically aligned. She’s also the co-author of Sail to Scale, a practical roadmap for founders navigating launch, pivot, scale, and exit.

Network Builder

Mona has built and led teams at Cadence, Coverity, and VulcanForms. She is the founder of HiPower, a nonprofit helping executive women build influence outside of their job titles.

Common Mistakes that Hold Start Ups Back

Builder’s Podcast

The Startup Survival Guide

AI and the Future of Work Podcast

Avoiding Mistakes as a Founder

The Startup Podcast

Discussion Topics

Roll Up and M&A

How Companies Get Bought (Not Sold)
What most execs miss when preparing for M&A—and how to design your product, team, and metrics to get the deal done.

Pivots

The Pivot is an All-In Move
Why partial pivots fail and what it takes to align your go-to-market, product, and sales engine.

Scale Ups

The Paradoxes of Leading While Scaling
How startup founders can flounder if they don’t shed the leadership habits, the decision control and/or the generalist team that made them successful during the launch phase.

Mona’s Audience

Mona’s audiences appreciate her no-BS honesty, pattern-matching from 50+ deals, and the way she makes complex business strategy feel navigable—even in chaos.

  • Founders preparing for funding or exit

  • Founders and startup executives scaling teams

  • VC-backed CEOs building their strategic roadmap

  • Executive women navigating power and reinvention