Ben Strahan
Founder at Core Directive
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Strahan is a founder and seasoned go-to-market leader with 12 years in tech, blending hands-on software development roots with senior marketing, sales, and boardroom experience. He builds memorable brands and scalable revenue engines for startups through Fortune 500s, having driven 10x+ pipeline growth and 420% recurring revenue expansion in prior roles. Comfortable switching between product, growth, and operational leadership, Ben has led cross-functional teams across six time zones and reduced turnover through remote-first people processes. He began his career as a developer and open-source contributor—enhancing Meteor/Ionic routing components—which keeps him fluent in developer needs and technical product positioning. Based in Chicago, he also advises founders and executives, leveraging a broad network and a knack for turning engineering cred into commercially successful strategies. Colleagues describe him as eclectic, accessible, and always ready to meet a potential new collaborator.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
The Hustler's School of Computer Science
Stackoverflow
652reputation
39kreached
8answers
4questions
meteor
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Github Skills (12)
ionice10
javascript10
ionic10
front-end-development10
meteor10
underscore9
underscorejs9
url-routing9
cordova8
meteor-blaze6
useraccounts6
android6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
meteoric/meteor-ionic
Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
Ionic components for Meteor. No Angular!
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 3 PRs, 2 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:Ben primarily focused on enhancing the functionality of Ionic components within the Meteor framework. Their contributions involved adding and refining features related to routing and navigation, specifically for `ionItem` components. This includes implementing `pathFor` and `urlFor` route options, and subsequently addressing feedback and updates to attributes and documentation. They also addressed issues and dependency updates.
ionic-componentsmeteorionicangulartypescript
HologramEducation/hologram-SIMCOM
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Easily use any SIMCOM cellular module with Hologram's cloud.
Contributions:5 releases, 17 commits, 13 pushes in 1 month
cellularhologramsimcom
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