David S. Kidder

David S. Kidder is a four time exited founder, a two time New York Times bestselling author, super angel investor, and one of the most trusted voices in the world on igniting resilient growth for leaders and within enterprises.

As co-founder and CEO of Bionic, Kidder built the GrowthOS™ and bootstrapped the company to $30 million in annual revenue, partnering directly with CEOs and leadership teams at Nike, Procter & Gamble, Citi, GE, and more than forty other Fortune 500 organizations. In 2021, Bionic was acquired by Accenture Song in what became one of their most successful acquisitions in history, catalyzing more than $10 billion in new revenue growth for partners. His methodology is captured in his bestselling book "New to Big," and is taught as a matriculated Harvard Business Review case study on enterprise growth and innovation.

Kidder is now channeling that same conviction into two new ventures. PreMortem is an AI Native commercial decision system that delivers commercial truth before capital is committed, optimizing leadership attention and capital to unlock new growth in just weeks with conviction. Apogee is a Human + AI solution rooted in behavioral science that drives identity-level change in how leadership teams show up, collaborate, and perform. Together with his forthcoming books, "The Board of Life" (2026) and "The Power of the PreMortem" (2027), these ventures represent the next chapter of Kidder's mission to equip organizations with the systems they need to grow through whatever comes next.

His books, including "The Startup Playbook," "New to Big" and "The Intellectual Devotional Series," have collectively sold more than one million copies across 18 languages. His work has been recognized by Adam Grant, the late Clay Christensen, and founders and investors such as Marc Andreessen for shaping how a generation of leaders build and scale what comes next. Kidder has invested in more than 150 ventures as a super angel investor, giving him a front row seat to the patterns of growth, resilience, and reinvention that define enduring success.