🧑‍💼 Professional Background

• Founder & CEO, Walnut (2020–2025)

  Built one of the fastest-growing B2B SaaS companies, empowering sales teams to create and deliver interactive, no-code product demos. Under his leadership, Walnut was named #1 Top Startup by LinkedIn.

• Angel Investor & Advisor

  Actively invested in and advised high-growth startups including:

  • Talon Cyber Security – acquired for $625M
  • enso – AI-driven SMB marketplace
  • Shift Security – Founding member & advisory board

• Media Contributor & Judge

  • Contributor to Entrepreneur and FOX News, offering insights on startup strategy and tech.
  • Serves as a Webby Awards judge, evaluating global excellence in digital innovation.

🎯 How Yoav Can Help StageZero Founders

Yoav Vilner brings standout marketing and GTM expertise highly aligned with StageZero’s solo-AI builder thesis:

• Early-Stage GTM Excellence: Yoav scaled Walnut’s go-to-market motion from scratch into a category-defining brand. He can help StageZero founders shape strong narratives, outbound motions, and launch playbooks with minimal resources.
• Founder Branding & Positioning: With media savvy and storytelling strength, Yoav can help founders become public-facing thought leaders, even pre-product, accelerating investor interest and credibility.
• Sales-Led Growth Strategy: Yoav’s experience in B2B sales and demo-driven enablement makes him especially relevant for SaaS founders refining early sales tactics and closing initial design partners.
• Product-Led Sales Tactics: His no-code/low-code demo philosophy offers tactical value for solo founders building tools needing fast validation and user onboarding.
• Community & Talent Leverage: He’s well-networked with operators, marketers, and early-stage angels who can help amplify or back StageZero companies.

Yoav is a rare mix of operator, storyteller, and GTM tactician, with proven ability to turn early-stage vision into market traction—making him a powerful ally for StageZero’s AI-native founders.