Ken Berger

Tech Tipping Point Practitioner, Mentor Capitalist, Mobile Pundit

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • co-Founder at East Agile
  • President at LogX Technologies
Past
  • Bassist, vocalist at Rock band/recording artists- "Grain"
Education
  • Cornell University
  • Harvard Business School
  • Port Jefferson HS

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Connections
500+ connections
Industry
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Websites

Ken Berger’s Summary

- Founded two companies that were successfully sold and mentored many more.

- Advise emerging tech companies worldwide on raising Venture Capital and assist in all stages of company formation, growth, and exit strategies, including facilitating sales, performing operations roles, and recruiting, drawing from an exceptionally wide network.

- Assist major VC firms in deal sourcing and conducting due diligence.

- Technologist and author in the global mobile services, Web 2.0, and VoIP technologies fields, bringing a rare mix of deep technology experience with business and finance acumen.

Ken Berger’s Specialties:

Virtual CEO and other mentoring services to emerging technology companies worldwide. New media, telecoms, wireless, handhelds, gadgets, negotiation, financing, fundraising.


Ken Berger’s Experience

  • co-Founder

    East Agile

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    January 2008Present (1 year 11 months)

    Elite Ruby on Rails and Extreme Programming outsourced development for top web and mobile applications.

  • President

    LogX Technologies

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    June 2000Present (9 years 6 months)

    Work for top VC's investing in internet, "Web 2.0", and mobile wireless startup companies. Mentor international emerging technology companies, help with fundraising, strategy, sales. Wireless technology developers and consultants. Work in wireless internet data for major global telecommunications companies.

    LogX started as a stock and options trading technology developer and was instrumental in building a platform that continues to threaten nasdaq and NYSE. The technology was sold to a major financial firm.

  • Advisors Chairman, Secretary

    MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB)

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    October 2000June 2006 (5 years 9 months)

    The MIT/Stanford Venture Laboratory (VLAB) is the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, a 100% volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth and success of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas, technology and people.

  • Founder and CTO

    IWC

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; COMS; Internet industry)

    January 1998January 2000 (2 years 1 month)

    Co-founded and built professional services company specializing in enterprise software, e-commerce, and wireless technologies. Acquired by Palm/3COM. Co-built company from scratch concept within HP to proftable company with ~50 employees worldwide, successful acquisition exit in less than 2 years. (Yes they were bubble years, but we're proud nonetheless...)

  • Sr. Developer, Product Manager, Consultant

    Hewlett-Packard

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HWP; Internet industry)

    October 1995December 1997 (2 years 3 months)

    This was a great time to be a developer and product manager within the original Valley garage company. Strategized and mastered variety of emerging internet and wireless technologies, supported world's largest intranet and leading e-commerce platforms.

  • Bassist, vocalist

    Rock band/recording artists- "Grain"

    (Music industry)

    19901994 (4 years )

    Los Angeles. Rock on!


Additional Information

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Ken Berger’s Interests:

-Playing music (guitarist and bassist w/ touring and recording experience). -Travel to dangerous and/or forbidden places (e.g. Iraq, Cuba, Las Vegas). -Skiing and surfing.

Ken Berger’s Groups:

  •    VLAB
  •    Thunderbird Alumni
  •    Harvard University Alumni
  •    Harvard Business School Alumni Network
  •    Global MIT Enterprise Forum
  •    Feedback Forum
  •    IVY GROUPS - The Professional Network for Ivy League Alumni

Ken Berger’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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