A seasoned leader and investor with over 10 years of experience in
innovation, policy, and entrepreneurship.
As the founder and CEO of Silkroad Innovation Hub, I build and nurture a community space at the heart of Silicon Valley for startup founders from Central Asia, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.
As a founding partner at BuildTech VC, invests in and supports early-stage startups that are transforming the construction and real estate industries.
As a ex-strategy and growth manager at TaskRabbit helped scale the platform to new markets and segments.

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Seasoned Advisor and Investor specializing in the pivotal 0-1 growth phase of startups. Leveraging a multifaceted perspective gleaned from diverse roles in the innovation ecosystem:

• Client Engagement: Spearheaded the integration of groundbreaking products into banking workflows.
• Entrepreneurial Leadership: Founded a startup and contributed to the scaling of a B2B venture.
• Investment Oversight: Launched fintech-accelerator and managed VC-backed NYC-based accelerator program for international founders.

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Coaches B2B and B2C tech start-up founders in the following areas:
● Identifying and understanding core target market segment(s)
● Competitive industry strategic analysis
● Effective market positioning and messaging strategies, curated to their business
● Messaging and design implementation across necessary promotional materials (website, app, platform, presentation decks, one-sheets, etc)
● Go-to-market strategy
● Marketing channel, tactics, and optimization strategies to maximize growth
● Aligning monetization/pricing models for success

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The C3 method is a holistic method of developing communication skills
for the international professionals using techniques that build a clear
connection between ideas and your voice using principles of Global
English, techniques for clarity of speech, including accent reduction, tone, intonation and voice work, understanding the impact of culture looking extensively at the impact of your culture on your communication style and preferences.

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Tech & media experience, specializing in:
● Building & running an in-house tax function with effective internal
controls
● Global tax accounting & reporting under ASC740 / IAS12 / SSAP101
● Federal / state / local / foreign tax compliance & information reporting
● Inbound & outbound international taxation, cross-border transactions, transfer
pricing
● Forecasting, due diligence, M&A support, legal entity structuring, research &
planning
● Advising C-suite on tax matters, tax strategy, automation & process improvement
● General finance, accounting, consolidations, revenue recognition, external
reporting matters
● Treasury functions & stock-based compensation matters

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Built a track record of selling software to Fortune 500 companies (Unilever, Estée Lauder, L'Oreal, Revlon, etc.).
Throughout the entrepreneurial journey, raised funds, participated in two acceleration programs in France and the U.S., and was featured in Le Figaro, Le Monde, Financial Times, and Forbes.

Fields of expertise:
● Building a robust sales organization,
● Preparing for the first round of financing,
● Providing clarity on Go-to-Market strategies and other executive functions.

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Previous experience is:
● management consultant at McKinsey in San Francisco,
● a lawyer at Cooley in Palo Alto
● a lawyer at EBRD in London.
Aizada also served as the Deputy Director of the Law Institute at Kyrgyz National University. Graduated from Harvard Law School and the Law Institute at Kyrgyz National University.

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Alma holds a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering/Chemistry from UC San Diego and has worked as a research scientist at Stanford University and Caltech.
● Technical and business development
● R&D, technology transfer
● Grant applications, patents
● Fundraising

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Eldar holds a PhD in applied mathematics from Caltech. Board trustee, Yessenov Foundation.

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