About

Calvin is a full-stack growth marketer, startup operator, and writer. As the Director of Growth at Mechanism Ventures, Calvin helps portfolio companies become profitable in their first year of business, with a particular focus on validating and growing acquisition channels, strategic business development, unlocking new growth opportunities, and building scalable operational processes. Prior to Mechanism, Calvin spent three years at Toptal, leveraging SEO, paid advertising, referrals, and business development to scale one of the company's business units from 0 to millions in revenue. In 2018, Calvin launched a blog that now has 500,000 annual page views and thousands of newsletter subscribers. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University.