Summary
Josh Taylor is a founder and CEO with eight years of experience building TxtSquad, a messaging platform that helps organizations boost engagement through SMS with demonstrated open rates around 90% and click rates over 50%. Based in St. John's, NL, he combines technical depth—an MMath in Computer Science from Waterloo—with an MBA in Finance and a BSc in Mathematics and Physics, enabling him to translate complex problems into practical, revenue-focused communication tools. He also teaches software development and mentors entrepreneurs at the College of the North Atlantic and Memorial University, bringing classroom rigor to product strategy and customer success. His work emphasizes simplicity and measurable impact, helping clients move past email and closed apps to create personalized, high-performing outreach. Beyond product leadership, Josh is active in the local startup ecosystem and known for rapid, operational fixes that directly improve customer workflows, like slashing staffing response times from hours to minutes.
8 years of coding experience
MBA, Finance, MBA, Finance at Alliance Manchester Business School
BSc, Honours Mathematics and Physics, BSc, Honours Mathematics and Physics at Mount Allison University
MMath, Computer Science, MMath, Computer Science at University of Waterloo