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Nathan Beckord

Startup junkie / finance, strategy, biz dev

I work with startups, usually as the CFO or the Business Development guy (or sometimes both). I am also an advisor or “wingman" to several startup founders. I like pitching deals, solving problems and getting things done.

Based in: San Francisco

Experience

  • Startup Advisor at @ Various Startups

    Advisor at Appbackr, PanelPublishing, Perkify, MyTab, Sequorum, SocialRewards, and Zerply.

    • Mar. 2008 - Present

  • Principal and Lead Consultant at VentureArchetypes, LLC

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    • VentureArchetypes, LLC is a strategic planning, business development, and venture consulting firm dedicated to serving startups and growth companies across a wide range of industries. www.venturearchetypes.com

      • May. 2002 - Present

  • VP Corporate and Business Development at Autonet Mobile

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    • Responsible for building strategic partnerships & alliances, raising venture capital, negotiating and structuring deals with partners, key customers and key suppliers, running financial forecasting / financial strategy, and other general business development & corporate development activities. .

      • Feb. 2006 - Mar. 2008

  • Sr. Research Analyst at Zacks Investment Management

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    • Investment & equity research.

      • Jan. 2003 - Aug. 2005

  • Venture Associate at Access Venture Partners

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    • Reviewed startup business plans, sourced investment prospects, performed market research, engaged in due diligence.

      • Oct. 2000 - Jan. 2002

  • Summer Associate, Private Placement Equity Group at JP Morgan

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    • Ran financial models for $500m private placement deal in the telecom space; Crafted pitch decks; Built investor and term sheet database.

      • 2001 - 2001

  • Technology Equity Research (Consultant) at Piper Jaffray

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    • Drafted equity research reports on technology stocks; Authored cornerstone research report on B2B net markets.

      • Dec. 1998 - Aug. 2000

  • Technology Equity Research Associate at Volpe Brown Whelan & Co.

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    • Researched technology stocks; Drafted advisory reports and notes; Ran financial models on ecommerce, net market, Internet, and software IPOs.

      • Oct. 1997 - Nov. 1998

  • Valuation Analyst, Technology Valuation Services Group at Arthur Andersen & Co.

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    • Drafted valuation reports and built financial models for technology companies as part of M&A diligence process.

      • Jun. 1995 - Sep. 1997

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School o

    Fields: Finance and Entrepreneurship

    • 2000 - 2002

  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

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    • Fields: Chartered Financial Analyst

      • 1996 - 2000

  • Santa Clara University

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    • Fields: Finance and German

      • 1991 - 1995
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