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Bernard Slede

San Francisco Bay Area

I advise emerging technology company founders on key topics: growing sales; business model; positioning; pitching; fundraising.

> Top Startup America adviser in California
> Rated best by Canadian Trade Commissioner
> Founder of HP Startup Central and other ventures.
> Check out my recommendations!

My philosophy is to maximize your traction and minimize your dilution. I look forward to helping you.

$8.33/min

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Entrepreneurship Fundraising Start-ups Sales Venture Capital Business Strategy Funding Corporate Development Positioning Business Alliances

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As a founder, I asked Bernard to come in as CEO of Nucleonet. He took
impactful action, landing sales meetings with prospects like Fedex,
structuring the sales team, marketing material, business plan and an
advisory board. He also set up 3 packed investor roadshows in Silicon Valley
and Europe. We found a strategic exit just as we were entering due diligence
phase with a top international VC.

Alexandre Chauvin-Hameau Source: LinkedIn

Bernard is an excellent communicator and goes to the heart of the issue in a second. While he served on the Board of Directors of the non-profit I founded, he showed he has great vision, a wonderful and benevolent heart, and a brilliant mind. He has my recommendation without any reservations.

Ritu Primlani Source: LinkedIn

One of the reasons NAMASTA is such a great organization is that Bernard Slede is such an effective and open communicator. He is willing to try new methods and go the extra mile to make the work easier and more efficient. He offers guidance on completing each project, expressing gratitude when the work is done. He receives feedback with an open mind from all members of the team.

Amy Trotter Source: LinkedIn

Bernard has a vision and pursues it with efficiency and determination. He can see both the forest and the trees, which is a rare quality. It was a pleasure helping with NAMASTA.

Nina Yablok Source: LinkedIn

While serving with Bernard on the board of an environmental non-profit, I had the enjoyable experience of working with and learning from a colleague with excellent business instincts, tremendous experience in the field, a true professional who is astute, business-minded and always even-handed. I was inspired to have had this opportunity. Bernard is my definition of a leader.

Lawrence Axil Comras Source: LinkedIn

Bernard is knowledgeable executive with great ability to create win-win situations with customers and technology partners. He is also an extremely creative person who enjoys challenges as a way to demontrate his dedication to his company, his customers and partners.

Miguel Daud, Global Business Executive Source: LinkedIn

With his solid technology and digital media background, Bernard both architected and executed the value-added services strategy for Intels Internet Appliances Group. He created an ecosystem allowing third parties like MATRAnet to bolt their solutions on top of Intels end-to-end platform. Bernard is obviously a fast learner who builds long-term value for businesses,while delivering rapid results.

John Elkaim Source: LinkedIn

Bernard Slede’s support of NoviFlow has been superb. Bernard has a thorough understanding of the networking industry, especially when it comes to start-ups raising funds in Silicon Valley. Bernard has helped us sharpen our “company pitch’ towards the VCs and, by leveraging his extensive contact network, he has introduced us to numerous tier one investors as well as law firms. I would definitely recommend Bernard to any start-ups considering doing business or raising money in Silicon Valley.

Dominique Jodoin Source: LinkedIn

Bernard has been a great asset to our company. Within a few weeks of arriving in Silicon Valley, we were already integrated with the local culture and felt like natives thanks to Bernard's introductions, guidance, and mentorship. Highly recommended.

Andrew C. Boos Source: LinkedIn

Bernard is far and away the most effective and responsive of the consultants we have brought on to work with our visiting tech startups on their business development and fundraising goals in the Silicon Valley. I am definitely going to continue using Breakthrough Venture Partners.

Michael Wozniak Source: LinkedIn

Getting an introduction to present your product to a large corporation is easy. Getting an introduction to the people that matter at these companies is hard. Bernard helped us finding our way in the corporate jungle. Report to him about your meeting and he'll "read" that meeting for you, explaining why this or that was said by the people at the other end of the table, and what the best next step would be. That's valuable information.

Bruno Lowagie Source: LinkedIn

Member since August 2013