Interested in attaining Flow?
Reach me at Sly@thehydro.us
I’ve always had a default instinct to help others but realized my passion for coaching founders during my own founder journey over the last 12 years.
My approach is a wholistic one. Together, will train on blending the grit and intensity needed to survive the thousand “no’s” that a founder inevitably receives (the yang), with the calm-in-the-storm centeredness (the ying) one must cultivate to become the best version of yourself.
I believe my personal experiences as a builder, first and foremost, allow me to empathize, advise, and collaborate with founders on a deeper level than those who haven’t gone through the trials by fire.
Startup: Co-founded Emerge, raised $45M from VCs and world class angels including Eric Schmidt and founders of Twitch, Blizzard, and Riot Games; built a world-class team who developed a novel physical device and software, manufactured, FCC-certified, and launched consumer product; closed contracts with Disney, Sony, and LG.
NGO: Co-founded The Hydrous, partnered with the United Nations, National Geographic, and funded by Meta, Autodesk, and Lenovo; achieved over 1M “virtual dives” driving ocean education and awareness.
“Working with Sylvester had a profound impact on me as a founder. In the startup world, it’s pretty rare to internalize lessons from others—most things you need to learn the hard way yourself. But Sylvester has an ability to share past experiences and mistakes with such honesty and clarity that allows those lessons to stick. The time and pitfalls this saves are invaluable.
Above all, Sylvester embodies grit like no one else I’ve ever met. He’s the grittiest, most persistent, and dedicated person I know. While you can’t quite teach grit, being around someone who lives and breathes it is the next best thing. Watching his dedication firsthand set a high bar for my own resilience.”
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”