Alif al Khan

About Alif al Khan

2011 Q3 Fluent Inc. Employee of the Quarter2007 Conductor Inc. Employee of the Year 2006 Venture Direct Worldwide Spirit AwardAl’s years of experience in the Interactive space has led to a comprehensive knowledge of Internet technologies and business practices. Simply put, his desire is to utilize the new conversations the Internet presents to help others.An entrepreneur at heart, he stands for trust, integrity, and a unique no nonsense approach to achieving goals.Alif’s uncanny way of mentally compartmentalizing tasks at hand allows him to surpass milestones along the path to achieving his goals.Alif posses a tenacious demeanor of completing tasks, then moves on to the next objective. Along this path, he enjoys sharing his experiences with everyone. His unique style of teaching, allows others to call upon their own apprehension in order to solve problems.He is completely candid, stands true to what he believes in, promotes the causes he is passionate about, and always strives for the best.Alif is the quintessential critical first hire for any organization that wishes to be successful.Specialties: Customer Success, Account Management, Start-Ups, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEM, Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Link Building, Keyword Research, Sales Support, Employee Motivation, Professional Networking, Online Advertising, Online Lead Generation, Affiliate Marketing, LinkTrust, Social Media Optimization (SMO),Sandler Sales Training, Vorsight Sales Prospecting Training, Salesforce (CRM) user and admin, Business Development, Up-selling, Account Expansion, Interaction Design

Experience

1. Top 1 Lender

   Kiva

   Jan 2006 — Present

   Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.We do this by crowdfunding loans and unlocking capital for the underserved, improving the quality and cost of financial services, and addressing the underlying barriers to financial access around the world. Through Kiva\'s work, students can pay for tuition, women can start businesses, farmers are able to invest in equipment and families can afford needed emergency care.

Education

• Angel University Online Workshop

  A 4-hour live workshop taught by Jason Calacanis, an angel investor who turned $100,000 into $100,000,000 with early investments in Uber, Calm, Robinhood, Wealthfront & more. How to Find Billion-Dollar Startups How to Build Your Angel Investor Network How to Allocate Capital & Provide Value to Founders How to Structure Deals

• The Art of Living

  Happiness Program

  2015 — 2015

• Wefunder Startup Investor School

  Video based series on angel investing from the world's best accelerator (and investor), Y Combinator! Evaluating opportunities: Don't chasing waterfalls overhyped companies Sam Altman All About SAFEs, from the 2 women who wrote them: Carolynn Levy 7 Kirsty Nathoo Acing Founder Meetings: Dalton Caldwell The Brilliance in “Bad” Ideas? Paul Buchheit Becoming an A-level Investor: Michael Seibel Evaluating an Opportunity 101:Elad Gil & Pejman Nozad It’s Not Me... It’s Us: Investing in a Group: Jeff Clavier & Andrea Zurek Speed is King: Ali Partovi Angel Investing: Past, Present, and Future: Andy Bromberg R.E.S.P.E.C.T: Find Out What it Means to Me Founders: Aaron Harris Investing with Impact: Geoff Ralston & Ron Conway

• Baruch College

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing Management with a Concentration in Advertising and Marketing Communications

  2000 — 2005

• Arlan Hamilton's Investing as a Catalyst

  Arlan Hamilton built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Started from scratch in 2015, Backstage has now raised more than $15 million and invested in more than 170 startup companies led by underestimated founders. In 2018 Arlan co-founded Backstage Studio which launched four accelerator programs for underestimated founders in Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and London. Topics include: crafting a thesis, choosing a structure, forming SPVs, attracting LPs, building brand and reputation, working solo or with others, and much more.

• Republic.co Startup Investing Masterclass

  Startup & Angel Investing

• HIVE Global Leaders Program 8 - San Francisco

  Mindful and Impactful Leadership

  2016 — 2016

• Tom Chi's Prototype Thinking Intensive

  Prototype Thinking is an idea and product validation technique used by organizations like GoogleX to solve problems 10x - 100x faster. Through it, we are changing the way business is done to be more constantly and authentically responsive to humans.

  2016 — 2016

Skills

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Social Media Marketing
• Account Management
• Online Advertising
• Sales Operations
• Sales Support
• Salesforce.com
• Microsoft Office
• Ppc
• Client Retention
• Customer Development
• Lean Startup
• Start-Ups
• Sem
• Google Analytics
• Google Adwords
• Employee Motivation
• Online Lead Generation
• Affiliate Marketing
• Motivation
• SEO
• Customer Retention
• Financial Services
• Social Media
• Entrepreneurship
• Digital Marketing
• Link Building
• Twitter
• Community Building
• Email Marketing
• Saas
• Sales
• Superior Client Service
• Manage Client Relationships
• Client Relations Skills
• Online Marketing
• Web Analytics
• Crm
• Marketing
• Blogging