About Scott
Xpollin is led by Scott Broder, a product-management guru, strategy ninja, and marketing wizard. A venture-backed serial entrepreneur and startup CEO with multiple exits, Scott brings a rare blend of entrepreneurial instinct and operational depth across both early-stage companies and large, fast-growth organizations.
Scott specializes in technology-startup planning and operations, validating product-market fit, seed and venture fundraising, product strategy and differentiation, MVP development, strategic messaging for market positioning, and full-stack company and product branding.
He co-founded the Inland TechStart Seed Fund and has personally made dozens of angel investments in early-stage ventures. As CEO of Opalis Software (acquired by Microsoft), Scott raised $20M in venture capital and helped spark a transformation in data-center automation. As CEO of YogaAccessories.com (acquired by Boxwood Private Equity), he raised $5M and scaled the company into Amazon’s #2 sports and health e-commerce brand.
Earlier in his career, Scott joined Citrix as employee #86, serving as product manager for MetaFrame, the company’s flagship product with $160M in revenue, and drove 20 investment and M&A transactions.
Scott has also taught at Gonzaga University, offering courses in both technology entrepreneurship within the business school, as well as and computer science within the engineering school. Technically adept, process-oriented, and data-driven, he brings deep respect for the creative process and serves as an advisor to VCs and startup CEOs.
Scott holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of Miami (1982) and completed the SEP at Stanford Graduate School of Business (2000).
