I'm Jesse. Nice to meet you!

Jesse Pariselli Diligent Degen

Education + Certifications

About Me😊

I’m a BD and marketing operator for developer platforms. I pair partner pipelines with content programs that convert.

At Community Labs (Arweave Venture Studio) I ran a 10-week incubator end-to-end. Sourcing founders and mentors, running curriculum and office hours, and turning sessions into case studies, threads, and clips that fed investor and ecosystem pipelines.

At Linera I led Developer Adoption and Growth, launched the ambassador program, hosted partner Spaces, ran hackathons and conference activations (ETHSingapore, EthCC), and tied it all to clear KPIs and reporting.

Most recently I supported Network School’s growth ops; earlier at Arweave I helped 50+ teams go from idea to MVP through Open Web Foundry and told their stories.

Here & Now🧘

This year: three months embedded in Próspera (Honduras), then a four-month Network School contract focused on growth ops and partnerships. I’m back in Canada and relocating to Europe.

(Last updated Sept 6, 2025)

Professional Experience👔 💼

Network School (04/2025 - 07/2025)
Growth Operations Manager (Contract)

  • Recruited by Balaji Srinivasan to lead on the ground ops and growth

  • Built an outreach pipeline to ecosystems and sponsors; created a clear “why partner” deck and booked intro calls

  • Owned several on-the-ground partnerships/logistics that made programs deliverable (housing, vendors), removing blockers for students and sponsors.

Community Labs (Arweave Venture Studio) (04/2024 - 04/2025)
Program Manager (Marketing & BD)

  • Sourced founders & mentors for the Arweave and AO ecosystem; ran a 10-week incubator end-to-end and converted graduates to ecosystem integrations.

  • Coordinated co-marketing with mentors/investors/infra partners; tracked outcomes in CRM (intros, pilots, raises).

  • Prepared teams for Demo Day and secured investor interest.

Linera (Layer 1) (04/2023 - 05/2024)           
Head of Growth (Marketing, Partnerships & Community)  

  • Established and managed community moderator and ambassador programs to support Linera's developer ecosystem.

  • Drove founder partnerships (Twitter Spaces, joint meetups)

  • Organized developer hackathons and created educational content to attract and engage developers.

  • Led Linera's presence at major industry conferences, including ETHSingapore and ETHCC Paris.

Illustration of Arweave and the Permaweb

Arweave (Layer 1) (10/2020 - 02/2023)

Senior Program Manager (02/2022 - 02/2023)

  • Led the Open Web Foundry incubator, supporting over 50 projects from idea to MVP and market launch.

  • Managed Arweave’s presence at key conferences such as ETHWarsaw and Breakpoint Solana.

Program Manager and Head of Grants (03/2021 - 02/2022)

  • Assisted early-stage projects building on Arweave, scouting founders and managing the grant system.

Ops Associate (10/2020 - 03/2021)

  • Supported founders with content creation, marketing campaigns, and investor pitch decks.

ScalePad (02/2019 - 03/2020)

Account Executive (06/2019 - 03/2020)

  • Managed relationships with over 1,000 clients and consistently exceeded sales KPIs and quotas.

  • Conducted full sales cycles, from cold outreach to closing deals.

Sales Development Representative (02/2019 - 06/2019)

  • Booked 70-80 meetings monthly by conducting B2B sales calls and qualifying leads.

Education + Relevant Certifications 📖

University of Guelph, Guelph, Can — Microbiology, B.Sc. 09/2014 – 04/2018.