After graduating from Columbia College, Bartek worked as an investment banker in the technology group at UBS in San Francisco where he says he was given what he describes as an "irresponsible level" of responsibility. Having worked on 5 M&A deals valued at over $2bn, he came to his senses and moved back to NYC to work as a venture capitalist focusing on digital media investments in the NY-Area. After working on seven financings, three of which were new investments, Bartek became bored with the finance world. After having difficulty finding a reliable cleaning person for his converted 1-bedroom apartment, he decided to take the plunge into the entrepreneur world and co-found SkillSlate.
Bartek is also responsible for taping the $2 bill to the Bear Stearns HQ, marking the beginning of the financial apocalypse of 2008 (and the empowerment of the individual service provider).
