Start-up Ventures – Advice from Experts

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Start-up Ventures

Budapest

$1000.0/min 5.0 14 $16.67/min

"Attila is one of the most well-prepared experts I've had the chance to work with. He is a key player of the international startup studio scene, and the knowledge he brought to the table was essential when developing the investment structure of Studio One, the first private fund that exclusively invests in startup studio ventures..." Gergely Freész, CEO at Studio One Attila has 5+ years and 10000+ hours experience of researching, building and operating startup studios, venture builders. He was Chief Operating Officer & EIR @ Drukka, he authored the Startup Studio Playbook and is an Advisor to Startup Studios: + Transformed a 12-people agency into a 50+ strong studio with 20+ startups + Nurtured 12+ startups and founders, from zero to spinoff + Organized the Studio One Pre-Seed Fund (EUR 300k) + Participated in the Intellitext Seed Fund (EUR 1,5M) + Negotiated Seed and Series A rounds for 4 portfolio companies + Co-created AHA Brain Store corporate studio initiative + Organized the Progress Bar meetup series (local ecosystem outreach) As Advisor he worked with studios, government innovation agencies and corporations from Europe, North and South America, MENA and Asia. Areas of cooperation: + Strategy creation and review + Venture production process build + Fundraising and investor management + EIR and Founder programs + Leadership support + Ecosystem outreach initiatives Advantages in working with Attila: + Saves research and leadership time + Better overview of alternatives leading to better decisions + Reducing risks and increasing success in designing and running a studio

Marty Greenberg

$1000.0/min 5.0 6 $16.67/min

Starting and running a company can be extremely stressful and difficult. One of the hardest parts is running into roadblocks and not knowing how to remove them. I ran into many operating my own companies. I've personally built companies as the CEO and founder that have done over $20M in revenue and have raised over $7M in venture capital from Venture Capital funds in Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston. I've gone through multiple accelerator programs. I've advised and invested in over 50 early-stage tech startups from inception to Series A fundraise. This includes everything from company formation, fundraising, ideation, product-market fit, sales, finance, operations, analytics, and HR for early-stage companies. My style is no bullshit. If I don't think I can help you I'll tell you straight up. I don't sugarcoat feedback because it is the only way you as an entrepreneur will grow. My time is super limited with a lot of projects but feel free to reach out to see if I can be helpful. Twitter: www.twitter.com/nft_marty Quora: www.quora.com/profile/Marty-Greenberg-2

Rob Sine

Los Angeles, CA

$350.0/min 5.0 3 $5.83/min

Do you want to launch or grow a sports team, sports venture, or live entertainment venue? I can help after spending 20+ years working with brands, sports teams, leagues, entertainment venues, universities, and athletes. My focus is on revenue generation and launch. Contacts worldwide in UFC, NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WWE, NASCAR Professional Boxing, Minor League Sports, Music, Rodeo, Promoters, Agencies, and more. A keynote speaker annually at premier sports marketing, technology, and entertainment conferences, Sine was honored by the Sports Business Journal - Power Players edition. Expertise in: 1. Turnaround and start-up ventures, 2. Creating revenue and brand-centric programs, 3. Establishing or enhancing organizational culture to drive results, and 4. Leadership in building revenue, marketing, and operations teams

Matt Fifer

Bentonville, Arkansas

$250.0/min 5.0 15 $4.17/min

Matt Fifer is a former Walmart executive who spent nearly 13 years in store and club operations, people development, marketing, and international mergers and acquisitions. While at Walmart, he collaborated with brand teams and their agency partners to develop and execute plans for launching hundreds of new products and services. Matt left the company in 2005 to pursue what had been a lifelong dream of full time entrepreneurship, and has spent the past 17+ years launching more than a dozen successful companies. Since 2006 he has been a pioneer in the areas of shopper marketing and supplier development, possessing a real passion for helping consumer brands and the service and solution providers that make up the "supplier community" grow. Today, Matt owns (outright and in partnership) a growing number of companies that offer a complimentary suite of services to retailers, their suppliers, and to the service and solution providers that support them both. He also serves as a collaborator and adviser to startups, retailers, consumer product manufacturers, and the service and solution providers that support all 3.

Michael Metcalfe | Hoteliyo

Australia

$300.0/min 5.0 34 $5/min

Expert Advisor & Consultant for Hotel & Resort Owners, Developers and Investors. Founder @ Hoteliyo, Virtual Hotel Advisory. Certificate in Hotel Real Estate Investment & Asset Management, MBA in Hotel and Tourism Management. Volunteer Co-Founder, KhuberTours.com Learn more on Hoteliyo: http://hoteliyo.com/about/michael-metcalfe/ Previously Founded Snotels (the network of 30 alpine hotels across Europe). Worked with Intrawest, Virgin Group, InterContinental Hotels, Best Western, Princess Cruises and major global hospitality ventures.

Jordan Goldman

New York

$300.0/min 5.0 1 $5/min

Jordan Goldman is an internet executive with 15 years of experience, including serving as founder and CEO, raising venture capital, leading a consumer business and a SaaS business through to acquisitions, and helping those companies continue to grow with millions of registered users / unique visitors / $ in annual revenue. His strengths include business development, sales strategy, product strategy and content strategy. Focusing on the technology and education industries, Jordan has also authored books for Penguin Random House, had writing published by USA Today, US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The McGraw-Hill Research Foundation, and been a guest on 60+ episodes of ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, CNN, CNBC and MSNBC. He has presented to leaders at organizations including the White House, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the British Embassy, Harvard Business School, NYU Business School, McGraw-Hill, The New York Times and The Washington Monthly. Blogs at www.JordanGoldman.com, YouTube at http://bit.ly/1O99WCV, Slideshare at http://bit.ly/1JtKF2l and LinkedIn at http://bit.ly/1Qm2cft.

Prashant Parsram

New York, NY

$100.0/min 5.0 1 $1.67/min

I have worked closely developing my own businesses and advised a variety of startups. I am a mechanical engineer with extensive business development experience. My focus is manufacturing and go-to-market strategy. I aid in a variety of market and customer discovery.

Jan Sauer

Palo Alto

$150.0/min 5.0 11 $2.5/min

Amazonian | I help companies create delightful new products and services using Amazon's innovation mechanism | Startup Founder | US-Market-entry Expert: I've helped over 250 international firms assess, enter, and grow in the USA

Joe Reilly

Greenwich, CT

$300.0/min 5.0 3 $5/min

Joe Reilly is an investment and strategy consultant to family offices. He was the co-founder and founding president of the Family Office Association, a global forum for single family offices that is based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Previously Joe helped to start a single family office and foundation in New York where he was an investment manager for five years. He was an energy specialist focused on options and futures trading at Crédit Agricole Indosuez in New York prior to that, and started his career at Salomon Smith Barney. Joe has spoken on family office issues at many conferences and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, and currently does a monthly interview series with notables in the family office world for Family Wealth Report, where he is on the editorial board. He is a founding member of the Family Office Council at Princeton University; a member of the NYU Stern Family Office Council; an advisor to the RDS Milken Family Office Council. He is an alumnus of Singularity University. Joe has an A.L.B. from Harvard University and is past president of his hometown Harvard Club.

Gregory Simon

New York, NY

$60.0/min 5.0 1 $1/min

CEO and Co-Founder of Ribbit.me, blockchain solutions for the loyalty and rewards industry. President and Founding member of the Bitcoin Association. Columbia University MBA, CPA, CBP (Certified Blockchain Professional). Business fluent in Japanese.

Chris Thompson

Santa Monica, CA

$300.0/min 3.5 0 $5/min

Built and managed consumer brands with over a billion in revenue. Best campaign on record at Unilever in history.

David Mann

Los Angeles, USA & Portugal

$1000.0/min 5.0 1 $16.67/min

Global Fintech and Advisory. Fintech: ZoomiMoney is Changing Credit and Money for Under 35's. Advisory: Innovation and Startups; Change, Disruption & Funding; RegTech & Banking. 70.3 Triathlons.

Santosh Sekar

New York. NY

$100.0/min 5.0 1 $1.67/min

President of intellectual property licensing firm, Advisor @ FutureWorks Incubator, experienced analyst, student of companies large and small

Sang Lee

Greater New York City Area

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

CEO and Founder at Return on Change, funding platform for critical problem solving startups. Recovering Investment Banker. Crowdfunding expert. Finance Nerd. Cook

Mark Payne

British Columbia, Canada

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Multiple CEO, Mentor and Angel Investor. Passion for helping entrepreneurs drive early-stage growth and business turnaround. Focus on online, digital and creative worlds - North America and UK

Ben Acheson

London

$60.0/min N/A 11 $1/min

* 20 years investing in companies * 10 years investing in and mentoring startups * 5 years raising investment for startups and scale-ups * 20 years of business experience - Private Equity - Venture Capital - Cryptocurrencies - Blockchain - Equity Crowdfunding

Tauriq Brown - eCommerce & Startup Expert, Growth Strategy, Funding Preparation

Canada

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

eCommerce & Startup expert who built, sold & exited 3 startups. Former Venture Capital roles with Global, APAC, Swiss, German, Isreali, Singapore VC's and venture builders. . Over 13 years of experience helping CEO's, founders, managers & their teams grow and sell more online and offline. . https://www.tauriqbrown.com/ . As an eCommerce & Startup executive, I've been leading digital growth for both online and retail brands for over 13 years. . Awarded as “one of the most knowledgeable eCommerce experts in the industry”, I've helped over 50 eCommerce businesses grow and prosper. . I'm also the Founder of www.tauriqbrown.com. . eCommerce and Startups is my passion!

David Babington-Smith

London, England

$350.0/min N/A 0 $5.83/min

Multiple entrepreneur. Gifted at turning ventures with a social impact into successful $$ businesses. Passionate about helping new entrepreneurs grow their business into ones worth a 7-8 figure value.

Samar Birwadker

San Francisco, California

$200.0/min N/A 7 $3.33/min

Founder CEO Good.Co / Product Innovation & Brand Consultant / Design Strategist / Moto-head

Carter Laren

Oakland, CA

$600.0/min N/A 0 $10/min

Founder, Inara Ventures. CTO, OhMiBod. CEO, Creative Allies. Mentor, Founder Institute. Co-inventor Blu-ray tech (exit: $70M). Chief Architect, Content Protection, Cryptography Research (exit: $350M).

Derek Edwards

San Diego, CA

$100.0/min N/A 6 $1.67/min

Co-founder / CTO @ CoachLogix. Sold my last startup, Acclaimd. Co-organizer/Mentor @ Startup San Diego. Serial entrepreneur & web developer geek. 1492 and 10xelerator graduate. 2x Innovation Awards semi-finalist.

Marty Bauer

Greenville, South Carolina

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Co-Founder/CEO @RidePost. Entrepreneur, world traveller and passionately challenging the status quo.

Michael Goldstein

Washington D.C. Metro Area

$250.0/min N/A 2 $4.17/min

Michael is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for launching unique ideas. Michael’s experience has centered around consumer, online, transactional businesses, but is as broad as selling cinder blocks to university students for extra storage space. Michael is also the founder of SwitchPitch.

Chris Roos

Cape Town Area, South Africa

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

South African Entrepreneur. Founder of Crowdseed Crowdfunding Platform | Business Mentor | Passionate about giving back.

Antonio Autiero

Gubbio

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Human Happiness Designer in love with Product Development, UX and Business Psychology. I help creating solutions that push humanity forward.

Chuck Brady

Chicago, IL

$300.0/min N/A 9 $5/min

Chuck has held leadership positions as Founder, Business Consultant, Board Advisor, VP of Worldwide Sales, VP of North America, Director of Sales, Regional Manager - North America, as well as various sales roles within the software and technology industry. Chuck possess extensive expertise in building organizations from the ground up, developing winning Go-to-Market Strategies, building successful sales, strategic alliance, operations, and support organizations, bringing innovative industry disruptive technologies to market, creating new revenue streams, P&L, M&A, investor relations, and Board of Directors interaction & accountability. He thrives on creating profitability with a high emphasis on the customer experience and satisfaction. Chuck has vast experience in leading revenue generation and profitability, as well as building and motivating high-performing cross functional teams to rapidly and successfully grow technology companies. He is an accomplished leader and professional with acute business acumen who has exceeded expectations throughout his entire career. Chuck possess wide ranging knowledge and experience in: Mobile, Cloud, SaaS, Digital Transformation, Big Data Analytics, Sales Force Effectiveness, Application Management, & Professional Services.

Marko Cekic

Greater New York City Area

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Early team at NetSpend, Series A to $1.1 BN IPO. Extensive experience in payments, technology, FinTech startups, consumer web, enterprise infrastructure, operations. Currently partner at boutique consulting firm.

Daryl Gibson

york, pa

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Serial entrepreneur. Consultant to large companies on future trends. Founder and CEO of Innovative X, a company that creates online tools and resources that enable anyone to transform their idea into profitable businesses.

Jacqueline Lopez

Santa Barbara, California Area

$300.0/min N/A 22 $5/min

I have a long history of putting on highly successful educational and promotional events. I have “in the trenches” experience of what it takes to have a sold-out event that runs smoothly — where all stakeholders (attendees, speakers, sponsors and vendors etc.) remark how smoothly her events always run. The best way I can describe myself is that when I see possibilities to help people in profound ways I get excited and put that excitement into action. My favorite way to do this is by organizing live and online gatherings where people have the opportunity for personal growth and transformation. From this background I developed many organizational skills including working with and managing teams, remotely or otherwise and finding innovative solutions to challenges that others say "can't be done".

Radovan Vukotic

Greenwich, Connecticut

$350.0/min N/A 0 $5.83/min

Helping venture capital and private equity funds in the Web3 space to raise capital, create effective investment strategies, source deals, conduct due diligence, and handle investor relations. Advising startups in the distributed ledger technology industry on fundraising strategy, go-to-market strategy, and financial management. Often creates pitch decks and financial models for startups and asset managers in the space, while helping them formulate an effective capital structure.

Ariez Dustoor

San Francisco

$60.0/min N/A 5 $1/min

Founder at tech company. Formerly Corporate Development at Yahoo!, private equity, McKinsey consultant. Lived in India for 2 years.

Sammy B

New York City

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Having 10+ years of experience in business and venture startup consulting; while while also developing, deploying, and maintaining applications using vast leadership, communication and technological etiquette. Detailed oriented, self-motivated, with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industries. Highly organized, detailed and proficient in all areas of project management. Skilled in different web technologies, web services, and management, interested in utilizing skills towards full stack. Conscientious and organized individual with exceptional time management ability. Personable leader and team player with superior communication and interpersonal skills. Advance technical support and the ability to quickly acquire subject matter expertise. Proven success in project/program management, as well as analysis and development in business environments.

Luis Castañon

Mexico City

$450.0/min N/A 1 $7.5/min

Serial Entreprenuer, Consultant & Mentor, Founder of Nummorum.com fund that likes to invest in companies at middle stage, love to support entrepreneurs, founder of 3 companies and leader of 5 like Co-founder.

Tina Weber

Greater Boston Area

$150.0/min N/A 1 $2.5/min

Founder and CEO of A Starting Line. Chief Organizer at Lean Startup Challenge. Entrepreneur. Ex-cofounder and Chief Engagement Officer at GearSay, Inc. Get It Done Girl. Marketer. Events Producer. Fashionista and Apparel Manufacturing Consultant. Lean Startup-er.

Jayson Dubin

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

$300.0/min N/A 5 $5/min

Entrepreneur & founder of the largest ad network in the world specializing in video games and entertainment. Founder and CEO of playwire.com an end to end video platform allowing publishers to host, stream and monetize video content globally. I have raised capital and very involved in the privaty equity and venture community.

Nathan Click

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

$500.0/min N/A 0 $8.33/min

I've helped business owners build strategic plans, improve profitability by over 50%, reduced debt expenses by up to 80%, and I have qualified owners for over $20M in funding! I am an entrepreneur, financing expert, and former Captain in the U.S. Air Force with more than ten years of successful organizational leadership experience. I possesses an innovative yet bottom-line focused style to help business owners reach their goals.

Angel Gutierrez Borjabad

Madrid Area, Spain

$60.0/min N/A 3 $1/min

+ 16 years of experience in venture management, advisory board member, startup traction, growth strategies, fund raising, business development & new economy trends.

Debleena Bose

Berlin, Germany

$60.0/min N/A 3 $1/min

CoFounder at Startups.fm. Working as a Digital Marketing Expert for startups and small businesses across the globe. Offer training and hands on knowledge to those who want to step in and learn some real stuff to establish their digital footprints.

Gaurav Gurbaxani

Austin,TX

$100.0/min N/A 6 $1.67/min

Co-Founder at Onlinebusiness.org. Passionate about getting businesses online and giving back to the community

Fernando Leon

Finland

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Budding entrepreneur, hostage (for now) to the corporate world. Plotting a big move to the US Startup scene! Versed in Comms, Marketing, Travel, Communities and Strategy.

Andreas Geißinger

Munich, Germany

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Mich spornt die Herausforderung an mit dem Arzt gemeinsam Wege einzuschlagen, die eine Praxis erfolgreicher machen. Dabei habe ich selbst viele Erfahrungen im Aufbau eigener aber auch fremder Unternehmen gemacht und kann daher viele Herausforderungen schnell erkennen. Vielen Arztpraxen fehlt die Erfahrung im Bereich Marketing. Eine Ausrichtung auf den Patienten sieht auf dem Papier einfach aus ist aber in der Realität nicht einfach umzusetzen. Mir macht es Spaß diese Fälle zu lösen und meine Erfahrungen weiterzugeben.

Talha Ocal

Istanbul, Turkey

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Financial consultant. Banking, financial risk management, fraud mitigation and regulations compliance. Georgetown Alum. Fintech lover. Startup supporter. FRM, CFE. 1-stop-shop services in finance. Emerging markets experience.

Heather Wilde

Las Vegas | SFO | SAN | NYC

$450.0/min N/A 0 $7.5/min

Female Entrepreneur. Startup Veteran. Early @ Evernote & Spirit Airlines. CTO @ ROCeteer. Coach @ VegasTechFund & Seikouri. Mentor @ Womens Startup Lab & Food-X. Wants to Increase Diversity in STEM.

Ayinde Alakoye

Santa Monica

$600.0/min N/A 0 $10/min

Ayinde Alakoye is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and the VC-backed Co-founder of his third live broadcast radio streaming venture, nēdl. He is a TechCrunch contributor, an Executive Board Member of the Applications Development Alliance and was a recipient of the 50th Anniversary March on Washington Emancipation of Capital Award with Mark Cuban and Congressman John Lewis. Ayinde served as a speech contributor and message advisor to Senator Barack Obama during the 2008 and 2012 presidential election campaigns. A decade prior, he began his media career at the #1 revenue-generating radio station in the country, WTOP, before setting sales records for Clear Channel and CBS (Howard Stern), respectively. After leaving the ad sales business on top, Ayinde started Thumb Radio with his business partner to stream every radio station on the planet to your cell phone – in 2003. That technology later evolved into a partnership with his former employer, Clear Channel, where his company became the first to stream their stations on a mobile phone, which became the first iteration of the iheartradio app.

Ben floyd

London

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

British entrepreneur. Ex equity and derivatives trader @ Bank Of America, strong financial background. Now Co-Founder @ Bar Pass.

Randall Reade

Washington, DC

$175.0/min N/A 0 $2.92/min

Founder, The Washington DC ArchAngels, which has met monthly since 2011. Reviewed over 3500 companies and have presented over 450. On Quora.com, I have answered over 1800 questions on early stage companies, angel investing, funding, and entrepreneurship, and have been certified as a Most Viewed Writer in those categories.

Michael Reyes

Kuala Lumpur

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

23 years of experience - Southeast Asian Market. Worked with international & Asian brands. Founding Partner @ MoneyTree Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Proprietary Financial Education Content Provider) & DigitalBank Pte Ltd (a engagement & rewards platform for kids- designed like a digital bank) entrepreneur, marketing virtuoso, deal maker

Pierre Swart

New York

$400.0/min N/A 0 $6.67/min

Former Senior Executive in a Multinational consumer goods organisation. Hands-on Venture Capital Investor and founder of several globally successful start-ups

Kerem Erikci

Turkey

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

Defence Industry and Offset in Turkish Sphere of influence. Enterprenuership opportunities and startup advisory for foreign direct investors in Turkey.

Eli Portnoy

Greater Los Angeles Area

$400.0/min N/A 0 $6.67/min

Founder & CEO at ThinkNear, a hyper-local ad network funded by Google, Qualcomm, and IA Ventures. We went from idea to multi-million $ revenue run rate, to acquisition by Telenav (Nasdaq: TNAV) in 18 months.