Rassul Zarinfar

About Rassul Zarinfar

Revenue driver experienced growing brands and companies big ($1B+) and small…

Experience

1. Lecturer in Entrepreneurship

   Rice Business

   Jan 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   This semester I\'m teaching an MBA course:\"Dilemmas in Founding New Ventures\"Examining dilemmas that occur when Strategy, Finance, and Psychology clash, this course prepares Students to make the hardest decisions of their entrepreneurial career from founding to exit.Dilemmas we will analyze together through case protagonists & guest speakers:• Preparing Yourself to Found: Is this the right time? Are you ready?• Building the Team: Co-found with friends? Family? How do you define roles & align rewards?• Growth vs Control: How do you balance attracting resources for growth with a drive to control?• CEO Succession: When and how should a Founder be replaced as CEO?• Journey to Exit + Serial Entrepreneurship: How to prepare for exits? Should you found again?

Education

• Harvard Business School

  MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2008 — 2010

• Rice University

  BA, English

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Data Analysis
• Product Marketing
• Valuation
• Venture Capital
• Public Speaking
• Beer
• Management
• Craft Beer
• Market Analysis
• Market Research
• Management Consulting
• Product Development
• Pricing Strategy
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Corporate Development
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Social Media
• Research
• Strategic Planning
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing Research
• Brand Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Financial Analysis
• Strategic Partnerships
• New Business Development