Rick Bird is CEO of Thin Air Labs and a General Partner at Thin Air Labs Fund I, focused on igniting venture growth for greater human impact. Rick is a multi-time startup operator with more than 15 years of experience developing tech organizations from early stage through to exit. Rick has been a part of two Canadian exits where he built and scaled operations, customer success, sales and risk management teams. Rick has also been an advisor to multiple early stage companies, helping to raise capital, develop product market fit, business models, metrics and leadership teams. Rick is passionate about sharing his expertise with the Calgary innovation ecosystem.