DROdio's Bio

I'm the CEO of Storytell.ai, an enterprise-grade AI platform.

I was the founding CEO of Armory, a devops startup that enabled digital transformation for Global 2,000 enterprises. Armory's customers included JPMorgan Chase, Autodesk and Snap and used Armory’s software delivery platform to execute their public & hybrid cloud strategic initiatives. Armory raised $83M from incredible investors including Y Combinator, Javelin, Crosslink, Insight and B Capital and was acquired by Harness in 2024.

Want to learn more about my working style? Read my ReadMe.

Before Armory, I was the CEO of Socialize, which was acquired in 2013.

Previous to that, I was the CEO of AppMakr, PointAbout and RebateReps, all startups that were acquired over the past decade.

I'm a father to "3.5" young children. I especially enjoy kiteboarding, mountain biking, motorcycles, and camping with my family in our 4x4 Sprinter van.

My full name is Daniel Rubén Odio, but I prefer DROdio. Here's why.

My passion project, FounderCulture, is a community of founders + partners paying their hard-won knowledge forward to help other founders start & scale world-changing companies. FounderCulture has content like:

• Time Management:
  • Time Management for Mortals
  • Designing Your Time
• Decision Making:
  • Asking "Is This Safe to Try?" for Decision Making
    • Type 1 vs. Type 2 Decisions
  • The ARCI Framework for Decision Making (aka RACI)
  • Consent vs. Consensus: A Focus on Speed in Decision Making
• Communication:
  • The “Charge Clearing” Process
  • The Active Listening Framework
  • Stages of Awareness
  • Navigating Co-Founder Conflict With Clean Communication
    • Feelings vs. Needs worksheet
• People, Management & Leadership:
  • On Giving and Receiving Effective Feedback to your CEO, Execs, Manager, Peers, and Direct Reports
  • Why Defining "Shared Values" in Your Company Matters So Much
• GTM & PMF:
  • Apathy: The Killer of Stage 0 to Stage 1 Product-Market Fit
  • From Stage Zero to One PMF: Foundational GTM Motions
  • The Stages of Product/Market Fit
  • Scaling Your GTM: The Demand / Land / Succeed / Expand Flywheel
• Founders:
  • The Founder Pact
  • The First Thing To Do If You Want to Become a Founder
  • "Advice I'd Give Myself" Learnings from Scaling Founders Dinner
  • The FounderCulture podcast, Episode 1: "Fall in Love With the Problem, Not Your Solution"

Carveouts:

• My #Vanlife story – and you can find my Sprinter build thread here.
• "Acquired" is a must-listen podcast for Founders

One last thing

What can you do to become a DEIB Accomplice, Not Just an Ally? Here's my story, as I shared it to current INROADS students: