Nick Holda

Semester-long venture capital project sponsored by Ideiasnet (Brazilian VC firm): Our team from MIT Sloan interviewed more than 20 venture capital firms and ecosystem players active in Brazil, synthesized their viewpoints / insights, and combined these findings with extensive secondary research. Based on this analysis, we developed a proprietary scenario framework to identify how Brazil's VC ecosystem could evolve in the coming years, and highlighted practical implications for venture capital firms who are fundraising / operating in this environment.

http://mitbrazilventurecapitalstudy.wordpress.com/
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/19/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-venture-capital-in-brazil/

Summer Consultant

The Boston Consulting Group

Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry

June 2012 – August 2012 (3 months) Greater Boston Area

Startup Team Member

TrustedStudents.com

January 2012 – April 2012 (4 months) Greater Boston Area

TrustedStudents.com was an online job marketplace, created by a team of students from MIT Sloan, Duke Fuqua, Stanford, and UCLA. The startup aimed to provide university students with a platform to market themselves as short-term part-time independent contractors to prospective online employers.

Vice President

AlixPartners

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry

January 2011 – July 2011 (7 months)

AlixPartners is a global firm of senior consulting professionals that specializes in executing corporate turnarounds, improving corporate financial and operational performance, and providing litigation consulting and forensic accounting services.

During my time with the firm, I worked on numerous turnaround & restructuring / enterprise improvement projects for large and mid-cap corporate clients.

Associate

AlixPartners

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry

January 2009 – December 2010 (2 years)

Analyst

AlixPartners

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry

July 2008 – December 2008 (6 months)

Bankruptcy Case Management Services Intern

AlixPartners

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry

June 2007 – August 2007 (3 months)

Equity Research Intern

Speedwell Securities, LLC

January 2007 – June 2007 (6 months)

Financial Dispute Analysis Intern

Alvarez & Marsal

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry

May 2006 – August 2006 (4 months)

Brazil VC Ecosystem Study
- MIT Sloan & Ideiasnet
- February 2013
Authors: Nick Holda, Sean Bonawitz, Rahul "Hoolie" Tejwani, R. Blaize Wallace

Our team from MIT Sloan conducted an in-depth study of the Brazilian venture capital ecosystem and how it will likely evolve over the next five to ten years. We conducted extensive research via:

1) Interviews with over 20 VCs and ecosystem participants
2) Industry publications, online sources, and academic papers
3) One-month on-site exploration of Brazil’s VC ecosystem

The resulting study:

1) Summarizes these inputs into critical takeaways for any VC or entrepreneur interested in Brazil
2) Describes multiple scenarios illustrating how Brazil’s VC ecosystem could evolve
3) Projects the most likely evolution in the near-term future.

MIT Sloan School of Management

Master of Business Administration

2011 – 2013 (expected)

University of Aberdeen

Postgraduate Diploma, Business Administration

2007 – 2008

The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance

2005 – 2007

Kilgore College

Associate of Science Degree, Mathematics and Business Administration

2003 – 2005

Volunteer Experience
- Ambassadorial Scholar
  
  Rotary International
  September 2007 – May 2008 (9 months)
  
  Represented the Kilgore Rotary Club and Texas District 5830 as a 2007-2008 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. Over the course of this felllowship, I studied post-graduate business at the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland. I also met with local Rotarians, spoke with dozens of Rotary Clubs throughout the United Kingdom, and most importantly served as an ambassador of goodwill.
- Member
  
  The Rotary Club of Dallas
  October 2009 – July 2011 (1 year 10 months)