Behind the book
Meet the Third Sphere team behind Speedstrap.
Our work brings together company building, early-stage investing, startup finance, and alternative capital. These are the official author profiles for the book.
Author / Co-founder, Third Sphere
Shaun co-founded Third Sphere in 2013. His experience spans early-stage investing, operating companies, and working with founders. Before Third Sphere, his investments included Zocdoc and Tonx, which was acquired by Blue Bottle Coffee. His operating background includes MediaSentry and govWorks.
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Author / Co-founder and Managing Partner, Third Sphere
Credited on the book cover as Stonly Blue.
Stonly has founded software, hardware, and service companies. His last company, an enterprise cloud platform, became part of NetApp through a series of acquisitions. He co-founded Third Sphere in 2013, has taught at Chicago Booth, and has lectured at Harvard Business School and UC Berkeley.
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Author / Chief Financial Officer, Third Sphere
Yana’s work spans startup finance, investment banking, and nonprofit financial management. She previously served as CFO and Partner at an outsourced finance and accounting firm working with cleantech and SaaS companies, and as Head of Finance at the Unreasonable Group. She holds graduate degrees in Corporate Finance and Accounting from Boston College.
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Author / Investor and Operating Partner, Third Sphere
Miela focuses on hardware investing and non-dilutive capital for climate technology companies. She joined Third Sphere in 2022 after working at Bain & Company, with earlier experience at the New York Green Bank and Bloomberg New Energy Finance. She studied Environmental Engineering and Environmental Studies at Yale.
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