John Gale

About John Gale

Biography

Services I have provided to Startups – Separately or Within Incubators/Accelerators
Some of these services are provided on a World-Wide basis; others primarily in major Hitech Ecosystems.

• Coaching/Advisory Services Typically, 3 hours with the CEO each week (or per month at most Incubators) plus related projects that extend the capabilities of the Office of the CEO
• Workshops
• Service as a One-Man Board of Directors Separately for each startup in a portfolio of startups
  The task is typically to meet monthly and advise the startup CEO or Co-Founders what an investor would be expecting the startup to do, and to deliver as work products, to the Investors
• Board Observer
• Typically, this is for one Board meeting per month;
  It can be as an add-on to a Coaching/Advisory service
• Part-Time, Interim Chief of Staff
  This is another way to extend the capabilities of the Office of the CEO before hiring full time executives
• Part-Time, Interim COO
   ◦ This can include a range of responsibilities to extend the capabilities of the Office of the CEO
   ◦ Evaluation and definition of processes and systems; and formalizing SOP
   ◦ Assisting C level positions with their time management
• Support for developing Strategies and Business Plans
  The primary responsible executive needs to be the CEO or a co-founder as a key employee has to know this ‘’cold’’ when presenting to potential investors
• For Fund Raises
   ◦ Evaluation of a Startup’s/SME’s State of Preparedness to Raise Funds
  and face Due Diligence
   ◦ Preparation of Investment Packages For Fund Raises

Services I have provided to/participated in for Incubator/Accelerator Management

• Selection of candidates into incubator/accelerator programs
• Measuring relative progress of portfolio of startups
• Drafting annual reports for the incubator manager to deliver to the Board of Directors or Investors
• Participated in Startup Review Teams
• Assessment of startup business plans (A process conducted every 6-12 months)
• Direction For Startup Support Consultants
   ◦ Established what information the Support Consultants should record and report on a weekly basis
   ◦ Used the information reported by the consultants to prepare Graphical Reports showing absolute and relative progress by each startup. This was used for (1) Portfolio Management Actions; (2) As a part of a periodic 6 months startup review process; and (3) as a part of the Accelerator’s reports to its Stakeholders
• Co-wrote the annual draft Accelerator report, with the Manager of the Consulting Support Teams, for the Accelerator Director to edit and present to Stakeholders
• Startup Functional Areas
  • Strategy
  • Business Plans
  • Become investor ready
  • Startup life-cycle issues as they impact each of Startup CEOs, Co-Founders, and Startups
  • Business Development
  • Interim/Part Time Chief of Staff
  • CEO, Co-Founder
  • Interim/Part Time COO
  • Board Observer
  • Investor Relations
• Business Sectors
  • Manufacturing
  • Engineering
  • E-Commerce
  • Software (including Co-Founding Board of Directors)
  • M&A (VP and CTO for a unit focused on software and electronic content)
  • Strategic Venture Capital (5 year contract re semiconductor system-on-a-chip)
• Technology Areas
  • Internet
  • Software (including for Robotics)
  • Nanotechnology
• Past Board Member
  • Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley Engineering Council