IdaRose Sylvester

Current

• Principal at Silicon Valley Link

Past

• Senior Analyst at IDC
• Owner (Self-employed)
• Vice President Market Strategy at The Value Framework Institute

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Education

• Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business
• UC Berkeley

Recommended

20 people have recommended IdaRose

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Blog
• My IDC Publications
• My First Transcoding Brief

IdaRose Sylvester’s Summary

Marketing professional with passion for knowledge and diving into unchartered territory. New markets and entrepreneurial efforts are my passions. Connections with my network--in my company, with my clients, with new people who can help shape my view of the world--are always of interest.

IdaRose Sylvester’s Specialties:

High technology strategic marketing, strategic planning, industry analysis, competitive analysis, market research, fearless prognostication, business development, partner marketing, relationship building, entrepreneurial managment and leadership, excellent writing and presentation skills

IdaRose Sylvester’s Experience

• Principal

  Silicon Valley Link

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Founder and Principal of Silicon Valley Link, serving high velocity companies around the world with custom strategy.
  
  I specialize in:
  
  *Company vetting for the venture community
  *Business plan create, marketing plan development and launch support, as well as as pitch refinement, focused on early to mid-stage startups
  *Channel strategy
  *Market and competitive assessment and positioning
  *Go to market strategy
  *Social media strategy
  *Global business development and expansion support
  *Startup marketing support, including advisory board roles and interim management
  *Thought leadership and brand development
  
  Serving several verticals, including telecom, video, SaaS, enterprise, networking, and software and applications development.

Additional Information

IdaRose Sylvester’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My IDC Publications
• My First Transcoding Brief

IdaRose Sylvester’s Interests:

Digital connected home, video delivery technologies and services, green technology and alternative energy, Web 2.0 and social implications, venture/banking, strategy, corporate challenges, startups, travel, social and professional connections, cooking and fine dining, photography, reading and staying current in this rapidly evolving professional and personal world. Being challenged, and encouraging challenge. I love learning, exploring new ways of looking at life and technology, and connecting with unique people. Knowledge is not just power, it is beautiful!

IdaRose Sylvester’s Groups:

Founder of first Babson MBA Bay Area alumni networking group. Former active volunteer in Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (www.fwe.org), Norcal BMA (www.norcalbma.org). AMA, SCIP, CSIX Marketing SIG, social networks. Founder of The New England Environmental Professionals Association.

•    Babson MBA Alumni
•    Women 2.0
•    She's Geeky
•    Linking Northern California
•    Consulting Pulse
•    Competitive/Market Intelligence Professionals
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Tweeple
•    Market Research Professionals
•    SF Bay Area Twitterati
•    Molten Metal Technology Alumni
•    CONNECTIONS™
•    Women in Photography
•    European Entrepreneurship & Innovation @ Silicon Valley
•    BANG - Bay Area Networking Group
•    Centered Leadership Group

IdaRose Sylvester’s Honors:

Widely published and quoted industry analyst, with multiple speaking engagements at conferences, and on webinars, podcasts. IDC research quality award for NAND v. HDD report.

IdaRose Sylvester’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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