Jacob Silber

About Jacob Silber

I love to find the big opportunities that have been overlooked and figure out how to create value-I grew up on a small farm in Maine. We didn\'t have the Interwebs or even a local BBS that I could dial, so I taught myself programming mainly to avoid working in the fields. It sort of worked on both counts. I still got stuck with farm work, which turned out to be writing database programs for my dad. My first entrepreneurial venture was to collect juniper berries (which grew on the back side of Hedgehog Hill). I started my first successful business when I was 16, a landscaping company, and my second at 18, a wholesale business. I always remind myself, no matter how tough the job, it\'s not as bad as haying.

Experience

1. Board Member

   Encortex

   Jun 2018 — Present · Boston, MA, US

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

  2004 — 2006

• Harvard University

  AB, Biology

  1992 — 1996

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  MBA, Operations Management and Entrepreneurship

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Angel Investing
• Private Equity
• Finance
• Investments
• Business Development
• M&a Experience
• Ipo
• Commercialization
• Strategy
• Energy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Investor Relations
• Entrepreneurship
• Management
• Sql
• Technology Commercialization
• Financial Modeling
• Analytics
• Renewable Energy
• Market Opportunity Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Portfolio Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• New Business Development
• Market Analysis
• Strategic Partnerships
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Software Development
• Emerging Markets
• Idea Generation
• Executive Management
• Innovation
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Corporate Development
• Due Diligence
• Venture Capital
• Energy Efficiency