Co-Founder & CEO · Tapd

Theo Goldman

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Co-Founder & CEO
Tapd LLC · Boston, MA
Nov 2024 – Present –
  • Grew Tapd to 600+ users logging over 25,000 focus hours across 100+ accountability groups, expanding from Union College to four additional campuses.
  • Won the Spark Lab Pitch Competition, securing $20,000 in non-dilutive funding, the largest award in the competition's history.
  • Navigated legal compliance on student data privacy and ensured financial-transaction security via QuickBooks and Termly.
  • Managed physical hardware and software development from design to app-store launch using Excel and Confluence.
  • Conducted 100 interviews with target-market stakeholders and turned the findings into feature proposals for the development team.
Licensed Real Estate Professional
Rise Realty · Brookline, MA
Jun 2024 – Sep 2024 +
  • Achieved the second-highest monthly rental volume in my first full month through AI-streamlined outreach and scheduling automation.
  • Increased Rise Realty's presence in South Boston, securing future transactions and expanding brand visibility.
  • Conducted market research for an AI tenant-screening startup (Frontsep.ai) with key stakeholders in the Boston real-estate market.
Intern
Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority · Schenectady, NY
Sep 2023 – Dec 2023 +
  • Transformed a state-provided assessor database into a usable 10,000-line Excel spreadsheet on vacant properties.
  • Reviewed responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for government-funded infrastructure projects, advising the zoning council.
  • Created presentations for the CEO on project impact and financing, used in meetings with state and local legislators.
President
Big Brother Big Sister · Union College
Sep 2023 – Present –
  • Expanded club membership from 3 to 50 active members and organized 28 events over two years.
  • Voted Most Impactful Club Leader out of 130 student leaders.
Senior Admissions Intern
Union College Admissions Office
Jun 2025 – Present +
  • Held information sessions with audiences of up to 200 prospective students.
  • Interviewed applicants to assess fit and performance, then wrote detailed reports advising the admissions committee.
Philanthropy & Public Relations Chair
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Nov 2024 – Present +
  • Increased philanthropy engagement by 50% and alumni engagement by 200% through Excel databases and automation.
Student Representative
Union College Academic Affairs Council
Sep 2024 – Jun 2025 +
  • One of two student representatives appointed to determine the allocation of tenure lines and academic resources.
B.S. in Managerial Economics & Environmental Science
Union College · Schenectady, NY (Double Major)
June 2026 –
  • GPA: 3.72 (Economics 3.9).
  • Honors: Presidential Scholarship, Dean's List.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols
Cambridge, MA
June 2022 +
  • Activities: Varsity Lacrosse, Varsity Cross Country, Jazz Band.
  • Petropoulos Art Scholar Award recipient; Philanthropy Coordinator.
Relevant Coursework
Senior Thesis · Environmental Economics · Econometrics · Sustainable Buildings
2024 – 2025 +
  • Senior Thesis: Evaluated ESCO-style contracts for utility reduction via econometric analysis and stakeholder discussions.
  • Environmental Economics: Ran regression analysis in Stata estimating the effect of beach closures on seasonal employment, combining four datasets (130,000 data points).
  • Econometrics: Built regression models in R to project upkeep rates of triple-deckers from a 30,000-point dataset.
  • Sustainable Buildings: Analyzed every subsystem of a residence hall, proposed efficiency upgrades, and presented a 30-page report to campus stakeholders.
Data & EconometricsStata, R, Excel, Bloomberg Terminal
AI & AutomationClaude, ChatGPT, N8N automation
Growth & CRMApollo, HubSpot, Google SEO
Business ToolsQuickBooks, Confluence, PowerPoint, Termly
DomainsManagerial Economics, Environmental Science
AlsoLicensed Real Estate Pro, Startup Operations

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