Bernard Slede

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.