Early-stage Startups – Advice from Experts

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Early-stage Startups

Bangalore

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

A Venture Partner & India CEO Chakra Venture Partners LLP with over 10 years of experience in the Venture Capital Industry and having helped over 20 Startups raise funds. Professor Of Management at Leading B Schools and Author or 4 Books in the area of Entrepreneurial Finance

Adrian Stone

Melbourne, Australia

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

Australian Angel Investor and Serial Entrepreneur. Cofounder and lead investor at AngelCube (venture accelerator w/ 31 startups funded) + Angel Investor (20+ 1st check investments; early investor in LaunchRock; 20x exit with SevOne). Time to give back to the next gen of global tech and traditional entrepreneurs!

Karan Peri

London

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

I advise companies and product teams on developing their product, growth, retention, monetization and organizational strategy, or even more fine-tuned problem statements such as conversion optimization. Experienced in building and shipping 0-to-1 and 1-to-100 products. With over 13+ years of experience, I am an ex-founder and have held product roles at companies such as Coinbase, Amazon, Flipkart, Microsoft and Twitter.

Teddy Pellerin

France

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

I have a great knowledge of the French and European market. I have worked for different startups in France and Morocco and I am now working on my own startup. I can help anyone who wants to take a look at the European and French market !

Zach Thigpen

San Francisco, CA

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

Head of Operations at Augment,Creator of Encyclopedia Entrepreneuria. Previously RevOps at Cobalt, co-founder of Numericcal, Associate at Bee Partners, MBA at Berkeley-Haas

Ralf Gerteis

Baar, Switzerland

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

Experienced Entrepreneur, Senior Consultant/ Advisor especially in the areas Business Development, Start-up Acceleration, Internationalization, Supply Chain Management, Customs & Foreign Trade (Global Trade) and Project Management. Founded a consulting company 4 years ago as a one-man-show and developed it in 4 years to a successful company group with several subsidiaries and broad and seminal service areas. Fading now out and looking for new challenging opportunities and possibilities to advise high potential start-ups and companies.

Charles Thiede

London, United Kingdom

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

International product development and technology delivery consultant and CPO and CTO. Product and technology turn-arounds and delivery worldwide.

Arman Suleimenov

Gurgaon, India

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

Present: Co-founder & CTO, Hora: credit to 79% of India. Past: started a successful mobile app studio and a mobile app development bootcamp [with 400+ job-ready alumni] praised by the President of my home country, studied Computer Science at Princeton University, worked at Y Combinator funded startup in Silicon Valley, 2x ACM ICPC World Finalist.

Kjell Clarysse

brussels, Belgium

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

About me: http://docdro.id/1OgQlW6 I have actively founded or advised and helped more than 10 start-up companies in the last 5 years.

Stuart Prestedge

Prague, Czechia

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

I help early-stage software startup founders get to launch with advising/mentoring/training/coaching. Call me if you have any issues, hurdles or worries related to getting started, getting to launch or beyond. I've spent 35 years building 8 startups and 21 products with 3 very successful exits. I now help founders, CEOs and CTOs anywhere on this journey. All the way from ideation and product-market-fit, through funding, requirements gathering, prototype development to selecting the right development strategy and partner, designing, building and launching to preparing for exit. In short, I'll help you turn your concept into reality and launch it to market. Check out my posts and recommendations on https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartprestedge/

Hirsch Serman

USA

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

Serial entrepreneur with IPO experience Business accelerator graduate Worked with startups through Fortune 100 companies Multiple tools to structure and grow your business Coaching and mentoring for 11 years Help with: - Structuring your business - Learning what your customers really need - Running experiments to succeed - Pivoting and Iterating - Developing your team - Hiring your next success stroy - And more....

Cynthia Barnes

Detroit, MI

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

More than just a motivational speaker, Cynthia Barnes is a Metro Detroit based thought leader on women-centric sales training. Her popular talks have inspired an array of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies like AT&T to emerging women-owned businesses. As a visionary and intense observer of highly successful sales leaders and teams, Cynthia has learned that the key to women achieving sales success is access to sales training created for women, by women. Inspiring and energizing audiences with her engaging storytelling, Cynthia shares her knowledge with excitement and passion. Her ability to masterfully blend insight and encouragement with just the right dose of reality makes her the consistently top-rated keynote speaker at conferences. A member of the National Speakers Association, Cynthia influences thousands of individuals and entrepreneurs each year with her innate ability to connect personally with audience members. Whether you’re trying to motivate and inspire your staff, turn the bottom 80% into the top 20%, or seeking a keynote that will be remembered long after your event, Cynthia will deliver a tailored session that will encourage and inspire each attendee to become stronger, more empowered and more productive than ever before. Cynthia is also the driving force behind Women Who Sell— an international organization that provides professional development for women sales professionals.

Ritish Mittal

San Diego

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

Founder Stoke Brain Inc., Financial Professional and Career Coach. Background: Bioengineering, UCSD.

Michael Goldman

San Francisco, CA

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

My career has focused on taking the noise out of the system of startups to make the revenue engine hum like a performance racing car. I received my Bachelor's Diploma from Santa Clara University in 1999, started working full time as a sophomore in university in 1997, continued my career for a French software security startup in late 2000, joined a $200 Million Israeli software company named Mercury Interactive in late 2002 (which existed to HP for $5 Billion), continued to a series of startups in Silicon Valley, Israel and Europe for ten years (Corporate Executive Board, ClickTale, nanoRep, Appsee, Toonimo, deep.bi) and am now a co-founder of mingle Gets You a Job. The way I have worked these past three years as an advisor is to help startups identify all the blockages to revenue, take tactical steps on certain parts of the conversion funnel to drive higher conversion rates, elevate the value proposition to push for a higher ASP (Average Sales Price), engage existing customers to drive a consistent up-sell and align the product roadmap to revenue pipeline from sales and market requirements. Please visit my blogs at MrMichaelGoldman.wordpress.com and GoldmanMichael.wordpress.com

Abdelhadi Azzouni

Paris

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

Founder and CTO @ PacketAI (http://www.packetai.co/). At PacketAI we use ML/AI to automate IT operations at HUGE SCALE. I pitched to many VCs and raised $2.4M. https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/12/packetai-predicts-it-incidents-by-parsing-large-data-sets/ PhD from Sorbonne Université / University of Waterloo. My Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.fr/citations?user=QAdJRwsAAAAJ&hl=fr

Anthony Giordano

New York

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

Marketing Strategist. Optimistic Innovator. Business Development lead and Innovation lead @ MEC. Startup mentor @ Wamda. Forbes 30 Under 30 in Marketing & Advertising. 2016 Internationalist Agency Innovator. IE Brown MBA

Nabil AlSayed

Lille, France

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

Founder of StartupSwat.com and Mikaniki.com, failed and learned, passionate about helping startups in areas of the actual implementation of ideas, Operation, Customer Service, Customer acquisition, you get it, the non-tech part.

Tom Schreiber

Los Angeles, CA

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Serial entrepreneur and advisor growing startups from concept to launch by focusing on achievable milestones across fundraising, business development, strategy, and operations.

Harry Mansworth

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

$100.0/min N/A 4 $1.67/min

Founder, HARRMAN Ltd. 1 startup acquired pre-funding, 1 in the works. Business Dev, UX and UI Design are my main gigs. Utilising these skills, I help Startups develop plans and strategies for their Products and Services. I specialise in producing plans for target-smashing MVPs (Minimally Viable Products) with the 'Big Vision' in mind.

Renee Zau

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

Founder & CEO of of DonationMatch/SamplingForGood, Co-Host of "Events With Benefits" Podcast, Startup Mentor, Cause Marketing Guru, Nonprofit Fundraising Event Consultant, Serial Entrepreneur, Graduate of Startup Accelerator Programs Founder Institute and SLP, former Mentor for Curves International.

Joana Duarte

Lisbon

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

UX UI Experience Designer and Consultant | UX at Mercedes-Benz | Startup fangirl

Colin Donohue

Athens, OH / Tbilisi, Georgia

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

I help hone in on the key questions vital to growing companies and take founders to the next level of strategy and focus.

Madhu Chamarty

Toronto

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

Founder Hynt, Inc. Early at two Silicon Valley startups. Founding Team at Dynamic Signal, Inc. Early at Adify, Inc. Business Development and Customer Success roles. B2B SaaS and Mobile startup experience. EE, CS and Math by training - Stanford and Trinity College Dublin.

Boris Mann

Vancouver, Canada Area

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

Boris has been active in the Vancouver startup ecosystem for over a decade. His first local startup was Bryght, the first commercial Drupal company. He then went on to co-found Bootup Labs, the first startup accelerator in Canada, and has gone on to run Full Stack, an early stage investment fund. Boris is currently co-founder and VP of Business Design at HUMAN, a product design consultancy that focuses on body worn computing, including wearables and VR/AR. Boris holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Victoria, where he went after a coin flip made him choose between university and becoming a professional chef.

Kevin Whitmore

Singapore

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

Startup founder, entrepreneur with a Technology background. Having worked as a developer and IT Manager, Kevin co-founded Cost Optics in Singapore and Hong Kong in 2011 and began to find his niche developing self-managing teams and facilitating motivational cultures in diverse environments. Kevin's fortay is execution. Delivering complex projects, products, building great companies and cross-country operations. Kevin has lived in 4 countries in the last 20 years and speaks English, Spanish and Japanese fluently.

Shaun Lindbergh

Johannesburg, South Africa

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

Thirty years of serial social entrepreneurship. On a mission to make starting and growing a small business more secure and sustainable. Small businesses are the economic engine of the local community; when small business flourish, the community flourishes too. My best value offering is business development and marketing strategies for small to medium businesses in retail, B2C services, small-scale construction and hospitality.

Vladimir Baranov

Greater New York City Area

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

🏅Certified Executive Coach Hi! I am Vladimir. I have spent over 20 years in start-up and technology industries across fin-tech, wealth-tech and space-tech. I had founder and executive roles that exposed me to many meaningful experiences. I have gone through a lot of personal growth that helped me sort and format the knowledge so I can share it with you. ***Do you want to build a start-up🏢? Here are the things I can mentor you on: - How to come up with the idea that will stick? - How to create a pitch deck that will raise funds? - How to make first hires? - How to create traction and scale it? - How to create a team contract that prevents founder conflicts? - How to transition from a larger organization? ***Do you want to excel as a Technology Leader📈? Here are the things I can mentor you on: - Talk through skills that "Got you here, won't get you there" - What is it like at the top of organization and how executives make decisions? - How to negotiate for a higher salary, broader role and responsibilities? - What will get you more fulfillment and satisfaction from your current role? - How to create a rock-solid short-term and long-term career plan? I have advised 100+ individuals and 30+ companies. I am a regular mentor at Techstars, Columbia Startup Works and NSF. Recently I have become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Cornell. I am able to back up my experiences with academic theories that I have learned from my MBA and professional coaching training. My clients have described me as an insightful, practical, emotionally intelligent, and a results-focused coach. I like to take mixed approach to mentoring where I mix a series of questions with details from my actual start-up and executive experience. This helps you develop your decisions skills further, than just me sharing my story. You can read more about my story here - https://www.humaninterfaces.co/my-story Let me know if you have any clarifying questions and let's schedule a trial call!

Jon Elling

New York, NY

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

Built and lead engineering and product teams for multiple successful start-ups. Now: advisor, fixer, and fire-fighter for companies on the move. Bridging the gap between business strategy and execution.

Chris Callahan

West Palm Beach FL

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

Venture Partner @ Scout Ventures. Cofounder @ Startup Palm Beach, Surfr App, Dr. G's Grilled Goods Food Truck. Investor @ ClassWallet, Kairos. Realtor @ Valore Group Luxury Real Estate

Eric Su

San Jose

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

Co-founder of Lifebit and has shipped over 20 mobile apps for some of Philippine's top brands (Microsoft PH, Nokia PH, Axe, Coke, etc.) Ask me about starting up in the Philippines.

Paul Schieffer

Greater Los Angeles Area

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

Currently Interim GM, Fryette Amplification. Founder, Live By Night. Seven years as an independent audio engineer. Also: musician, geek, polymath, philosopher, not necessarily in that order.

Cristian Balu

London, UK

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

Co-Founder at Creativise Solutions. Trainer for new software employees and former mentor for first year Computer Science students. Grew my software development startup from 0 to 3 employees during my last year at the university.

Ryan Lynch

Austin, TX

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

CEO at EduSync, Advisory to ImpactLab, Startup Coach at NewBiz.guru, Director at San Gabriel Outdoor Adventures, member at Capital Factory

Arnie Sriskandarajah

London

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

- Founder/MD Collective Elevator - EiR at the European Commision - Investment Advisor at Portugal Ventures

Lasse Clausen

Berlin Area, Germany

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

Founder of FOUNDD. Can help with the first and hardest year of building a startup in Europe. Product market fit & fundraising advice.

A.R. (Alireza) Tabrizi

Greater Los Angeles Area

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

Founder at Axxis International Group and Querks Consultant and Adviser to Several Startups

Talal Yousef

Greece

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

Entrepreneur and businessman backed with over 22 solid years of experience in start-up, managing, acquiring, and selling businesses across multiple cultures and regions around the Middle East, North Africa, India and Asia.

Jaikishan Prithiani (Jai)

Vancouver

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

Indo-Canadian Tech Entrepreneur. Founder - Cyberlobe. Mentor. Tech Evangelist. Analyst. Start-up mentor & Idea Validator. Agile Preacher. Start-up empathizer. CTO on Demand.

Don Wilder

Chiang Mai

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

Hey there! I'm Don, your physical product design + developer whiz, marketing guru, and go-to guy for all things crowdfunding. I've managed to help raise over $2 million on Kickstarter. I've launched a range of different products to market, from consumer electronics, lifestyle accessories, sporting goods, games and toys, and more. Spent 13 years of my life getting the know-how in SE Asia, specifically China and Thailand. Picked up some Mandarin along the way too! Thanks to my time there, I've built a rock-solid network of top-of-the-line manufacturers. Wanna know more about me and what I do? Check out: www.DonWilder.com www.33.studio

Cory Levy

California and Texas

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

Co-Founder of ONE. Millions of matches have been made. Raised millions of dollars from top-tier VCs and celebrities. In high school, I did externships at Union Square Ventures, Founders Fund, TechStars, and DFJ Mercury.

Arthur Pierse

Dublin, Ireland

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

Founder of peer to peer high-end rental marketplace BorrowFox (acquired by ShareGrid). Strong knowledge of consumer startups/marketplaces/e-commerce and interested in talking to founders about funding, scaling, growth hacking, digital marketing, sales and valuation.

Marialane Schultz

Washington D.C. Metro Area

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

Founder, Innovative Outcomes Consulting - seasoned senior executive, thought partner, business mentor, and executive coach. Passion for giving and "paying it forward".

Sacha Mio

Antwerp Area, Belgium

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

→ A rich portfolio of diverse clients including Kleinblatt, Dolfin, FitforFinance, La Maison du Parfum and Savorly. Each engagement adding a new layer to my professional growth. → The fulfilling opportunity to guide aspiring entrepreneurs as they navigate their first steps into the startup world. → A platform for sharing my insights, experiences, and learnings through blogging. But my journey doesn't stop here. Today, my mission is to drive startup success and empower entrepreneurs with strategic advice and business planning. STARTUP GROWTH CONSULTING: → STRATEGY. EXECUTE. GROW. → Tailored Planning & Advice to Develop your startup → Help for new projects or scaling up. ENTREPRENEUR LAUNCH PLAN: → IDEA. PLAN. LAUNCH. → Personalized Guidance to Kickstart Your Business. → Customized 6 sessions over three weeks: from idea to plan. In addition to these services, I also share insights, experiences, and learnings from my journey on my blog. Interested? Let's talk! Reach out to schedule a complimentary, no-strings-attached conversation — whether a video call or in-person meeting to discuss your business goals or any questions you might have. Email: hello@sachamio.com Phone: +32 471 518 556

Philip Hotchkiss

San Francisco Bay Area

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

4x Startup Entrepreneur & Advisor - adventures include CPO @getsatisfaction, CPO @klout, CEO Talkingpoint, Founder & CEO at BigCharts (acquired by @marketwatch)

Michael Acheatel

Greater San Diego Area

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

I have helped over 100 startups launch and/or raise raise capital in a wide range of industries with a focus on tech and consumer products. Specialties: - Capital Raising Strategy for Startups - Financial Projections and Forecasting - Business Plan and Professional Writing - Investor Deck Creation - Entrepreneurship and Startup Businesses - Business Strategy - Strong Attention to Detail - Highly Accountable

Stephanie M. Grande

Atlanta

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

Expert advice from a Leading Startup Consultant. Schedule a call for the best strategic advice to ensure success of your fundraising campaign. Ask an expert your questions about the entire Crowdfunding process. Whether you've already launched your campaign or are just considering the idea, the advice you receive now could save you thousands of dollars down the line. Need help deciding which Crowdfunding platform to use? Let's chat. I know stuff and things. With 20+ years of international business experience and 7+ years in startups, I can help you avoid common mishaps and make profitable decisions with fundraising, business development, digital marketing, campaign management, commercialization, contracts, networking, and much more.

Philippos Savvides

Scottsdale, Arizona

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

I am interested in the interaction between learning and technology, and my goal is to work on initiatives that are big in impact and scale and enable access to education.

Cristina Gadibadi

Stockholm

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

Startup person - four times founder – three successes and one failure. Happy mother and wife. Social entrepreneur, guest lecturer & startup consultant.

Murariu Sorin

Iasi, Romania

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

Multiple entrepreneur. Mentor and start-up advisory for companies in different field of activities.20+ years of management experience. Public speaker.

Jacob Stiglitz

Washington DC

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

I run a university entrepreneurship hub and accelerator where I mentor dozens of companies from ideation to growth stage. Prior, I started or helped start many non- and for-profit education organizations in the US and East Asia.