Profile

Naeem Zafar (Mentor)

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Information

Country:

United States

Industries:

  • Education & Training Services
  • Consulting
  • Publishing

Keywords:

  • startup, advisor, mentor, ebooks, start, up, author, hitech, technology, internet

Biography:

Expert in the Silicon Valley startup process. Defining market opportunity, fundraising, business plan development and building teams. 24-years of experience in mentoring entrepreneurs, starting companies and scaling them for success. Worked at six startups, CEO for three of them.

Currently teaching Entrepreneurship at Haas School of Business at University of California Berkeley.

Partner at Concordia Ventures (www.ConcordiaVentures.com) , an organization for mentoring entrepreneurs, advising companies and coaching CEOs.

Strategy for startups. Creating innovation ecosystems in companies. Advising founders and CEOs in all aspects of running their business. Advising governmental agencies on how to jump start entrepreneurship in their countries.

Professional Affiliations:

www.TIE.org, IEEE. OPEN, UC Berkeley, EFACTOR, Brown University

Knowledge

Areas & Topics of Interest:

  • Business Plan
  • Starting Up
  • Financing
  • Selling a Business

Pressing Business Issues:

  • Getting Started
  • Financing
  • Scaling / Growth

Areas of Expertise:

  • Executive Management
  • Strategy / Planning

Can Help With:

advice and strategy for startups, M&A advice, strategic planning, team hiring, equity issues, fund raising, going global

Looking for Help With:

social media marketing, publishing & promotion

Companies

Experience

Work History:

  • [2007-Current] Concordia Ventures
    Managing Partner
  • [2007-Current] Haas Business School at University of California Berkeley
    Faculty member
  • [2005] Pyxis Technology
    President & CEO
  • [2003] Silicon design Systems
    President & CEO
  • [2001] Veridicom Inc
    President & CEO
  • [1999] Veridicom
    VP of Sales & Marketing
  • [1988] Quickturn Design Systems
    VP of Worldwide Marketing
  • [1985] XCAT Inc.
    Vice President of Engineering
  • [1981] Honeywell (Systems & Research)
    Principal Research Scientist

Contact

Location:

Santa Clara California 95051