
Josh Earle
Co‑Founder & CEO at Outlit | Building an AI sales workspace
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San Francisco Bay Area
3.4K connections
Joined December 2024
Summary
Founder & operator building an AI-native B2B product: Josh co‑founded Outlit (2024) and leads the company as CEO, focusing on applying generative and historical-deal AI to automate proposal creation, pricing, and contract review to help revenue teams close better deals faster. ycombinator+1
Early-stage startup experience and accelerator track record: Josh has worked through multiple startup programs and early-stage teams (including Techstars and Y Combinator W25 with Outlit), giving him hands-on founder experience in fundraising, product iteration, and go‑to‑market for AI enterprise products. obj+1
Product design background applied to enterprise workflows: Prior to founding Outlit he worked as a product designer (listed as Product Designer at Enghouse, 2023–2024) and has ~6+ years designing SaaS products—background that informs Outlit’s product-first approach to automating deal work. linkedin+1
Ottawa roots and a move to San Francisco: Josh and his cofounder met at Carleton University and launched from Ottawa before relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area to participate in Y Combinator and scale Outlit. obj
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Ottawa-based startup Outlit accepted into top accelerator program Y Combinator
January 8, 2025News article / interview about Outlit's acceptance to Y Combinator and the founders' background, product focus, and move from Ottawa to the Bay Area.
Today, I’m happy to formally introduce and launch Outlit
July 30, 2024Founder announcement / launch post introducing Outlit and its mission to automate proposals and deal workflows (LinkedIn post).