Nascent technology backer, as an angel investor, board advisor, consultant, and entrepreneur. Early-stage companies involved with have raised over $100M and had exits closing in on a billion dollars so far.

Currently most focused and active in: smart cities/transportation & autonomous vehicles; EDGE computing/IoT; AI/ML; AR/VR; e-health/fitness; and expert networks.

Experienced in technology branding, strategic positioning, BD and product marketing. Driven multiple industry standards across diverse technologies including graphics, audio, mobile, physics, computer vision. Provided business consulting services to multiple start-ups, raising equity funding and writing business plans. Over 90M product units sold across multiple technologies worldwide by new startups I've helped with initial launch and go-to-market strategy.

Currently growing companies in novel spaces as diverse as: social-location networking; smart cities; social gaming brands; desktop telepresence; augmented reality; segmented entertainment platforms; and surround-video. Actively assisting in angel and seed/early-stage VC fund-raising for clients w/transformative technologies or business models.

Specialties:

Corporate Strategy and Go To Market

Early-Stage Startups

Due diligence for investments or M&A

Branding identity and strategic positioning

Business development

Fund-raising and revenue-plan optimization

Marketing & PR strategies