Alex Bernstein

About Alex Bernstein

Since I stopped living the life of an NFL superstar *, I\'ve spent over two decades learning how to effectively scale new ventures by building real cash flow through efficient customer acquisition, optimized LTV, and relentless margin discipline. I hit escape velocity after bootstrapping a SaaS platform from a napkin sketch to 30k+ paying customers. Post exit, I earned a merit badge in Oakland real estate by developing live-work lofts and office spaces for the next generation of hackers and hustlers. If you want to connect, either shoot me a note, or you can probably find me at a local rink playing beer league hockey.* Truthfully, I was an NFL league minimum-earning undrafted free agent backup O-lineman, a 325 pound long shot D3 academic All-American, who was cut 5 times in 4 seasons and was once affectionately referred to by a Hall-of-Fame teammate as just another \"all-effort no-talent\" player, which might be why my Madden NFL \'99 video game rating was only a 63. In my defense, he (Madden) used to ride in a bus everywhere because of an irrational fear of flying, so I don\'t think people should take anything he said too seriously. besides getting cut five times builds more character than winning seven Superbowls. If you don\'t believe me just ask Tom Brady.Specialties: Corporate & Business Development, Early Stage Investing & Acquisitions, Sales & Marketing, Financial Planning & Advisory, and Product Design/Development.

Experience

1. Partner

   North Venture Partners

   Feb 2006 — Present

   North delivers strategic services to help build, launch, and accelerate the growth of new brands and innovative ventures. EIR, Consulting, Interim Executive, Due Diligence, Strategy.

Education

• Colby College

  Economics, English

  1993 — 1994

• Harvard Business School

  EE, Business Management & Entrepreneurship

  2009 — 2009

• Amherst College

  BA, Political Science, English, Economics

  1994 — 1997

Skills

• Social Commerce
• Product Launches
• Online Advertising
• Enterprise Software
• Management
• Product Development
• Fundraising
• Social Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Entrepreneur
• Blocking
• Investor
• Mobile Devices
• Business Planning
• Lead Generation
• Brand Development
• Entertainment
• Crm
• Online Marketing
• Viral Marketing
• Business Strategy
• Social Media Marketing
• New Media
• Strategy
• Marketing
• New Business Development
• Venture Capital
• Interactive Development
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Social Networking
• Sales
• Entrepreneurship
• Start-Ups
• Social Media
• Business Development
• Facebook
• Business Analysis
• Digital Media