# Steve Elliott

> Steve Elliott is the founder and CEO of Dotwork, an AI-driven platform that connects corporate strategy to execution. He previously founded AgileCraft, which Atlassian bought in 2019 for $166M and rebranded as Jira Align, after which he ran product for the tool inside Atlassian. He co-founded The Uncertainty Project, a community for product leaders, and wrote The Decisive Company, a #1 Amazon bestseller. Dotwork, founded in 2022 and based in the Austin area, raised a $12M Series A in November 2023 with backing that included Houston Astros owner Jim Crane.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Dotwork
- **Organizations:** Dotwork, The Uncertainty Project, AgileCraft, Atlassian, Vovici, Approva, SAP, PwC
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master's degree, Texas Tech University, Executive Management Program, Northwestern University (Kellogg Executive Management Program)
- **Known for:** Founded AgileCraft, acquired by Atlassian in 2019 for $166M and rebranded as Jira Align, Named a Fortune Best Small Business / #1 Small Workplace in America, Finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

## Career timeline

- **pre-2013** — Consultant at PwC; later VP of Products at SAP and CTO/VP of Products at Approva and Vovici
- **2013** — Founded AgileCraft to help Fortune 500 companies scale agile practices
- **2019** — Atlassian acquired AgileCraft for $166M; it was rebranded as Jira Align
- **2019-2022** — Served as Head of Product at Atlassian, helping scale Jira Align
- **2022** — Founded Dotwork, an AI-driven strategy-to-execution platform
- **2023** — Dotwork raised a $12M Series A (announced Nov 8, 2023); launched early access
- **ongoing** — Co-founded The Uncertainty Project; authored The Decisive Company (#1 Amazon bestseller)

## Achievements

- Founded AgileCraft, acquired by Atlassian in 2019 for $166M and rebranded as Jira Align
- Named a Fortune Best Small Business / #1 Small Workplace in America
- Finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- Raised a $12M Series A for Dotwork in November 2023
- Author of The Decisive Company, a #1 Amazon bestseller
- Co-founder of The Uncertainty Project, a community for product leaders

## Latest updates

- **2023-11** — Dotwork announced a $12M Series A and opened early access to its strategic alignment platform, with backing including Houston Astros owner Jim Crane.

## Links

- Website: https://dotwork.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-j-elliott
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dotworkhq

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