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Mike Slagh

Founder and CEO, Shift · 2 appearances on the record.

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A former U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal bomb technician, Mike Slagh founded Shift to connect military veterans and active-duty personnel with civilian technology careers and fellowships. Earlier in his career, he also co-founded TroopSwap and VetTechTrek to assist veterans with tech workforce transitions.

15statements → 9claims → 4claims resolved → 75%fully supported → 4.13/5average certainty → 1/5average debate potential → 1said about them ↓

3 supported 1 partly supported 0 contradicted 5 not checkable as stated how the 9 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

9 assertions · 6 disclosures · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 9 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 4 are resolved, and 5 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Mike argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Military pays active-duty service members' salaries during Shift corporate internships
“So the military still pays their salary.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 5:56 From Startup Novice to Veteran

Expressed certainty vs assessment result

none yet certainty 1
none yet certainty 2
none yet certainty 3
100% certainty 4
75% certainty 5

weighted support: a fully supported claim counts one, a partly supported claim counts half. Each filled bar is clickable and opens exactly those claims; "none yet" means nothing said at that certainty level has resolved yet

Everything Mike Slagh said on the Pitch that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Assertion Supported
Military pays active-duty service members' salaries during Shift corporate internships
“So the military still pays their salary.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 5:56 From Startup Novice to Veteran
Assertion Not checkable as stated
85% of Shift participants receive full-time job offers within three months
“The 85% of people who participate in SHIFT programs receive a full-time offer of employment from their host company within three months of arrival.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 28:43 From Startup Novice to Veteran
Assertion Supported
Slagh: The Military Pays Salaries During Shift's Private Tech Internships
“So the military still pays their salary.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 5:38 #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift
Disclosure
Slagh: Structure VC Increased Their Shift Investment to $350,000 After Diligence
“So much so that, that they came up to 350,000 dollars.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 30:24 #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift
Disclosure
Shift matches transitioning military veterans with corporate tech internships
“So what we do today is we facilitate internships largely at high-growth technology companies. So we work with recruiting teams diversity and inclusion teams, people operations to find relevant fits based on people who, people's experiences in the military, and…”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 5:10 From Startup Novice to Veteran
Disclosure
Shift charges a $5k search fee plus 20% of first-year salary
“5000 dollars per person. Per position. And then they pay us an additional 20% of the first year's salary if a conversion takes place.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 9:33 From Startup Novice to Veteran
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Slaw: Shift has booked 15 search contracts at $5,000 each
“We have made the money for the initial search. So we've signed. 15 positions at 5000 dollars a piece, but now it's our job to convert on those in the next three to four months.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 9:59 From Startup Novice to Veteran
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Shift's seed round filled immediately once Andreessen Horowitz committed to lead
“When Andreessen came in, the entire round was spoken for right away.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 25:58 From Startup Novice to Veteran
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Shift is currently serving over 700 people, a 10x year-over-year increase
“Today, we're working very closely with over 700 people. So in terms of what we've done year over year, it's more than a 10 X increase.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 28:53 From Startup Novice to Veteran
Disclosure
Slagh: Shift Matches Transitioning Military Veterans With Tech Internships
“So what we do today is we facilitate internships largely at high growth technology companies. So we work with recruiting teams diversity and inclusion teams, people operations to find relevant fits based on people who, people's experiences in the military, and…”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 4:52 #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift
Disclosure
Slagh: Shift Charges a $5,000 Upfront Fee Plus 20% of Salary
“5000 dollars per person. Per position. And then they pay us an additional 20% of the first year salary if a conversion takes place.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 9:14 #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift
Assertion Partly supported
Slagh: BoxGroup, Full Tilt, Tim Ferriss, and Howard Lindzon invested in Shift
“Box Group here in New York GELT VC with Jake. The Full Tilt Capital, the managing partner there is Anthony Pompliano, he's an army veteran. Tim Ferriss, Howard Lindzen, and a few other angels as well.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 17:11 #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift
Assertion Supported
Slagh: Shift raised $500,000 from investors on The Pitch
“Yes. That's, that, that's what happened just now.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 26:18 #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift
Disclosure
Slagh: Shift added 30 to 40 syndicate investors via Phil Nadel
“So far, we've added between 30 and 40 additional smaller investors through his syndicate, so we're seeing checks of 2500 dollars or 5000 dollars or 10,000 dollars, and it's really, really interesting to me to see the types of people who are getting involved.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 29:22 #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Shift has 20,000 active service members and veterans on its email list
“20,000 people on the list today.”
Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 13:11 From Startup Novice to Veteran

The other half of the tape: Mike Slagh's own voice is left out of every number here. 1 statement on the record names them. every mention, with the transcript →

Statements about Mike Slagh, by other people (1)

Disclosure
Manus Commits $100,000 of Her Own Capital During Shift's Pitch
“And I'm gonna put a 100,000 of my money right now.”
Jillian Manus Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 7:45 #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift

Appearances (2)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
From Startup Novice to Veteran Mar 3, 2025 8m
#15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift Mar 3, 2025 9m
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