Désirée Cachette
Writer | Project Manager | Investor
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About
Silicon Valley born and raised
Project manager by trade, I enjoy writing about all things and enjoy the spirit of building something new
Learn more about me send me an email or find me on LinkedIn
Project Management
Software and International Projects
Since 2004 I have experience working on complicated, large, technical projects with over 20,000 hours experience on cross-functional teams
Notable projects
- Macys.com: 2009-2014 - digital campaign integrations, twitter integrations, corporate venture
- Flowtown: (w/ Dan Martell, and Assaf) 2010 - acquired by DemandForce
- Brighterion: 2009 - ai and machine learning projects for fraud detection - acquired by MasterCard
- Peanut Labs: 2008 - sales integration projects - acquired by eRewards
- United Health Insurance: 2007 - online small group health portal - tool acquired by Kaiser Permanente
RESUME
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LCAM
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PMP
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Writer
Experienced business and technical writer
I LOVE to ghostwrite! Send me a note :-)
I started writing my first books when I was 7 years old and enjoy it. Several of my books on topics of Software have been published and are online including on Amazon. I have been published for poetry, non-fiction, and fiction categories notably having written “DUMMIES Guide to Software Agreements”
I have covered business and consumerism for inc.com, Forbes, Huffington Post, Socialtimes, Allfacebook and much more...
Most read writings of mine:
- Simple Steps to UI/UX (2014) over 440,000+ reads (Slideshare)
- Journey to Product Market Fit (2013) 8,500+ reads (Slideshare)
- The 50BN Elephant- How European VC taps out (2020) (blog)
Fictional Writing
I like telling stories from a female perspective...
People often think everything I write is autobiographical which is not true. I think powerful women have been through amazing feats and try to incorporate experiences from myself and friends into strong, feminine characters. I’m also lazy and use simple names as placeholders.
Screenplays /Series
VC Ella learns the hard way why govt officials want to stop her from the truth
Executive Desi Connor learns to be successful one needs love
After her only parent dies, a teenager changes how she looks at life - and memories
Poetry and Awards
- My Father Killed AIDS (2005)
- America’s Capsid (2005)
- Academic Achievement Golden State Exam, Written Composition (2002)
- Most Likely, CA Yearbook Copywriting (2000)
- Our Love, Backroads Magazine (1999)
- CA State Finalist, Young Authors Writing Project (1993)
Venture Capital
Early stage startups
After project managing and being active in very early stage startups I began angel investing in 2014 and managed a VC FOF for several years before finding that fund a forever home.
I believe that operators are what makes things work in high growth areas and share my experiences freely.
Most requested VC Documents are below
VC FOF Fund
Strategy
(2018)
Startup VC
Diligence
Checklist
(2024)
Template
VC investment
Guide
(2018)
