# Aaron O’Hearn

> Aaron O’Hearn is a Boston-based entrepreneur, operator and investor who co-founded Startup Institute and served as its founding CEO. He later worked at Funsize, returned to Techstars as a director, built Rev’s legal business and co-founded Mavin with Andrew Nalband. His current personal website lists him as VP of People at Phoenix Tailings and describes work with Dropoff and Flow Partners.

- **Role:** VP of People at Phoenix Tailings; Co-founder and Head of GTM at Mavin
- **Organizations:** Startup Institute, Techstars, Funsize, Neon Labs, Worthright, Rev, Mavin, Phoenix Tailings, Dropoff, Flow Partners, Penny Finance
- **Education:** Clark University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Startup Institute, which expanded from Boston to New York, Chicago, London and Berlin., Says he built Rev’s legal business from $0 to $9 million ARR in 18 months; self-reported, not independently audited., Co-founded Mavin with Andrew Nalband.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Returned from France to join Katie Rae and Reed Sturtevant’s Techstars Boston team, according to his 2017 retrospective.
- **2012** — Co-founded Startup Institute with Shaun Johnson, Katie Rae and Reed Sturtevant; served as founding CEO.
- **2013** — Startup Institute announced its New York expansion.
- **2014** — Startup Institute announced London and Berlin expansion.
- **2015** — Left the Startup Institute CEO role and moved to Austin to work at Funsize; later described having been let go as CEO.
- **2017** — Announced his return to Boston as a Techstars director in September.
- **2019** — Co-founded Worthright; subsequently described shutting down the business.
- **2022** — Joined Rev to run product marketing; says he went on to build its legal business.
- **2024** — Publicly discussed launching Mavin with Andrew Nalband in December.
- **2026** — Personal website accessed in October lists VP of People at Phoenix Tailings, alongside Mavin, Dropoff and Flow Partners work; start dates are unspecified.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Startup Institute, which expanded from Boston to New York, Chicago, London and Berlin.
- Says he built Rev’s legal business from $0 to $9 million ARR in 18 months; self-reported, not independently audited.
- Co-founded Mavin with Andrew Nalband.
- Personal website reports investments in more than 35 pre-seed and seed-stage companies.
- LinkedIn lists BostInno 50 on Fire recognition in March 2013 and Boston Business Journal Rising Star / Innovation All Star recognition in December 2012.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: his personal website lists VP of People at Phoenix Tailings and work at Mavin, Dropoff and Flow Partners; these are website observations, not dated appointment announcements.
- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: Mavin’s about page identifies O’Hearn as co-founder and head of GTM and presents Mavin Signal alongside consulting services.
- **2025-03** — Shared a reflection on an interrupted podcast appearance and Mavin’s focus on manually solving customer problems before systematizing delivery.

## Links

- Website: https://aaronohearn.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronohearn/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/aaron0
- GitHub: https://github.com/aaron0

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Last updated: 2026-10-26