Derek
Hall
- Founder
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- Tech Investor
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- CEO Coach
About
Hey, I'm Derek.
I'm a serial entrepreneur, venture investor in 60+ startups, advisor and CEO coach.
I love building. Whether I'm starting a company, backing a founder's idea or helping a CEO work through a hard decision, the thread is the same: seeing potential and helping turn it into something real.
Outside of work you can find me competing in amateur golf tournaments, screaming as loud as I can at soccer games, and most importantly, spending time with my family and friends.
Highlights
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TORCEDORES
FOUNDER & CEO
Launched in 2013 and grew to 25 million monthly unique visitors before being acquired by Better Collective in 2023.
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CLUTCH MEDIA
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
Clutch Media is Brazil's leading media company focused on American sports, anchored in video and social and generating hundreds of millions of monthly views.
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INVESTOR & ADVISOR
BACKING FOUNDERS
Since 2017, I've invested in and advised more than 60 startups across the US and Latin America. I've also raised venture capital myself and helped other founders raise more than $100 million combined.
Cameo · Carta · ClassPass · Cobli · Clover Health · EasyPost · Flexport · Iorq · Turo · Bolt
Coaching
CEO Coaching
I've seen what works, what doesn't, and how much the person leading the company matters.
I help CEOs build high-performing organizations: setting clear priorities, building strong leadership teams, creating real accountability and putting systems in place so the company can grow without everything depending on them.
We also work on the personal side of leadership: having difficult conversations, understanding your reactions and changing habits that hold you back. The goal is to build a better company and become a better leader, without losing yourself in the process.
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK WITH ME
As CEO, you hold everyone else accountable. But who holds you accountable? Coaching gives you a thinking partner who will challenge your assumptions, tell you what you might not be hearing elsewhere and hold you to the commitments you make.
We work on what's real for you: hiring the right leaders, delegating decisions, running better meetings, resolving tension with a co-founder or getting your team aligned on what matters most. Sometimes that means changing how the company operates. Sometimes it means understanding what's driving your own reaction.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
A coaching session every week, with time to work through your biggest challenges and follow up on the commitments you've made.
Direct access to me anytime via WhatsApp, so you don't have to wait until our next session to bring something up.
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