I help small businesses validate concepts, find actual customers, and build products that sell — without the overhead of a massive agency.

Targeting the Right Product · the Right Market · the Right Partners

Current marquee work: architecting the STEAM workforce pipeline for Team Steam Nation and Andretti Garage

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Jim Raubolt - Mosaic partner solutions - Product Development Coach & adviser

A flat-fee, deep-dive conversation on your idea. Using the Jobs-To-Be-Done framework I will help refine your target audience and give you a reality check.

The "Sanity Check" Session (1-2 Hours)

The MVT Sprint Coach (2-3 Weeks)

I will help you design a Minimum Viable Test to run for a few weeks, and then have a discussion to analyze the results.

Fractional Product Owner (few hrs/ week)

For startups with a small dev team, I can help manage your backlog, run your agile sprints, and keep your team focused on building the right things.

Jim Raubolt - Mosaic partner solutions - Product Development Coach & adviser

An AI-driven competitor analysis will show where your competitors are weak and insight into the market gap you need to fill. Click to Validate Your White Space

Jim Raubolt Experience

I help leadership teams transform product ideas into sustainable, high-ROI market realities. Combining a University of Illinois MBA with deep expertise as a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), I lead complex product development across several verticals including computer vision, STEAM education, community and workforce development, and robotic industries.Key Value Delivered:Strategic Alliances: Orchestrated multimillion-dollar partnerships between startups and global enterprises.Innovation & IP: Instrumental in the research leading to eight patent filings.Market Validation: Direct responsibility for the end-to-end design, deployment, and scaling of several new development products/services.Long-Term Growth: Direct responsibility for the end-to-end design, deployment, and scaling of new products across STEAM education, computer vision, and robotics.

Current Client Work

Team Steam Nation & Andretti GarageProduct Strategy & Alliance Advisor | April 2022 – PresentArchitecting the commercialization of a patent pending browser-based, automotive-focused STEAM learning platform powered by the Andretti legacy — designed to reach 6 million K-12 students on any device. Work includes defining product strategy, building high-value strategic alliances with major financial institutions, and bridging high-performance motorsports with K-12 workforce development.RAD LAB 1Business Development & Strategic Alliances | September 2021 – PresentLeading strategic alliance development for an industrial computer vision automation platform built on Georgia Tech alumni expertise. Seven patents awarded.

References

Jim Panaretos
Business Consultant – previous Dir of Mktg at GM and VP at Sirius XM Satellite Radio
"I have known Jim for 12 years and worked with him in 2 ventures. He is extremely bright and intuitive, with both strategic and tactical skills, a tremendous asset. He is highly ethical and strongly believes in keeping customer commitments. Jim enjoys a fast-paced environment, cool under fire, and is exceptional at managing projects and growing accounts."Jeff Andretti
Cofounder & Partner of Team Steam Nation / Jeff Andretti Coaching Group
"Jim has been instrumental in contributing to the creation of Team Steam Nation (and associated Andretti Garage); which are 501 c (3) initiatives. Jim’s familiarity with new product/service development, strategic alliances, and project management has been invaluable."Erik Lech
Managing Partner at Team Steam Nation / Octane Media
"Jim has been a tremendous asset at many levels with his deep experience in startup environments and strategic alliances. His insights have been a tremendous asset in new product development acting as a sounding board determining multiportfolio strategies."

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