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Brendan Mahony

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Founder & CEO at Sunset
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Brendan Mahony is the Founder & CEO of Sunset, a company dedicated to helping founders navigate the process of selling their companies. A Skidmore College graduate, he previously co-founded Toybox, which was part of the Y Combinator S18 batch and was successfully acquired in 2020.

He authored a practical guide on navigating "acqui-hires" after going through the process himself, aiming to better prepare founders for these complex discussions.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Priorities

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Navigating Acqui-hires
He founded Sunset to guide founders through this process and has created practical guides to help teams prepare for these specific discussions.
The Founder Journey
He publicly discusses that ending a company is not a failure, but a learning experience that founders carry into their next ventures.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Founder & CEO
Sunset
5-2022 - 8-2023
Founding Product Designer
Comprehensive
4-2021 - 5-2022
Product + Design Consultant
Independent
3-2020 - 3-2021
CEO & Co-Founder
Contrast
9-2017 - 1-2021
CEO & Co-Founder
Toybox
In the press

Media appearances

Brendan Mahony – Founders Everywhere. Featured in Everywhere VC
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Venture Everywhere Podcast: Brendan Mahony of Sunset. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2018 - 2018
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Y Combinator
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)
Skidmore College
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