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John LaGue

Critic · DISC type C
Chief Operating Officer at Trainwell
📍 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

John is the COO at trainwell, a Y Combinator alum, and a co-founder of Community Phone, which he helped bootstrap to $300k ARR. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of San Francisco and has a background in data science, having previously worked as a Data Analyst at PNC.

Outside of work, John is an adventurer with certifications in both skydiving and scuba diving. He is passionate about strength training and health, and has explored entrepreneurial side projects, including a posture improvement device store where he experimented with unique marketing concepts.

John once won a data science hackathon by successfully predicting NFL scores.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Personality Overview

How John shows up

Critic
Information Seeker
Precise

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Priorities

Topics John cares about

Health & Fitness Tech
As COO of trainwell, he is focused on helping people build healthier lives through strength training, having supported 50, 000 clients through 4 million workouts.
Startup Operations
As a co-founder and COO of two YC-backed companies, he has hands-on experience scaling businesses, covering sales, marketing, customer success, and business development.
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Career

Work history

2-2021
Chief Operating Officer
Trainwell
2-2020 - 2-2021
Vice President Of Business Development
Trainwell
2-2020 - 9-2020
Data Analyst
PNC
9-2019 - 11-2019
Data Science Fellow
SharpestMinds
7-2019 - 8-2020
Founder
PocketPosture
In the press

Media appearances

Trainwell Launches Teams: Make Every Workout a Group Win. Featured in Yahoo Finance
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Trainwell Announces Exciting Summer Sale: Three Months of Unlimited Access. Featured in Newswire
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Education
2019 - 2019
Education details unavailable
Y Combinator
2014 - 2017
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of San Francisco
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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