
Entrepreneur, CEO and Advisor to many B2B SaaS startups. I have been lucky to get many wins along the way including four successful exits as a Founder – Veraz going public on NASDAQ, Espresso Logic acquired by CA, CyLAN acquired by Hifn and Internetware acquired by Symantec. Helping Entrepreneurs is my passion. I teach entrepreneurship classes at Northeastern University and UC Berkeley, mentor at Google Launchpad and volunteer at TiE helping entrepreneurs in their startup journey. I served on the board of TiE Silicon Valley and help organize TiEcon; one of the largest entrepreneur conferences in the world. Rather than being a passive advisor, I take operational roles and have been a CRO, CMO, and executive board member helping first-time entrepreneurs. Specialties: Building and Growing companies, Marketing, Business Development, M&A
northeastern.edu
berkeley.edu
tadanow.com
lsvp.com
goo.gle
oracle.com
San Francisco Bay Area
CEO
Startup Strategies
• www.linkedin.com/company/startup-gtm-strategies
Jan 2016 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Adjunct Faculty Member
Northeastern University
• www.linkedin.com/company/northeastern-university
Sep 2017 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Board Member
EverestLabs.AI
• www.linkedin.com/company/everestlabsai
Apr 2025 - Present
Advisor
EverestLabs.AI
• www.linkedin.com/company/everestlabsai
Aug 2020 - May 2025
San Francisco Bay Area
Co-Chair TiE University Program
TiE U
• www.linkedin.com/company/tie-u
Jan 2025 - Present
Board Member
Optiwise.ai
• www.linkedin.com/company/optiwise-ai
Sep 2022 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Strategic Advisor
LevelPlane
• www.linkedin.com/company/levelplane
Oct 2024 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
VP, Business Development
ipVerse -- Company name changed to Veraz Networks
Jan 1999 - Dec 2002
Founder and CEO
ipVerse, Inc.
Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
Founder and CEO
CyLAN, Inc.
Jan 1996 - Aug 1997
Founder and CEO
Internetware
Jan 1995 - Dec 1996
Managing Partner
Launch Marketing
Jan 1994 - Jul 1995
Product Line Manager
3Com Corporation
Jan 1987 - Dec 1990