Summary
Leland Creswell is a partnership development leader and founder with a decade of experience scaling startups and launching B2B channels across Korea and beyond. He specializes in lean, SPIN-based sales and business development, tailoring those methodologies to win large, conservative customers for new technologies. At GoQba he helped commercialize patented AI gaze/vision tech for early dementia detection, and now drives partner growth for Haulla’s tech-enabled waste hauling marketplace. A repeat founder and operator, he pairs hands-on marketing and operations experience with strategic M&A and investor-facing skills. Based in Seoul, he often bridges Western and Korean markets—helping overseas startups localize, build teams, and connect with VCs and partners. Notably, his practice is rooted in improving process fit for unfamiliar markets, not just pitching products.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Arts (BA) at University of Alberta
Network Engineering Diploma, Internet Technologies, Network Engineering Diploma, Internet Technologies at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
English, Korean