EF

Eric Friedman

Fractional Fund CFO/COO

New York, New York

Work Experience

  • Fractional Fund CFO/COO + Back office operations

    2021

    Graph Advisors provides Fractional CFO/COO for VCs - https://graphadvisors.com We handle the back office so you can focus on investing and founders. We work with investors on accelerators/incubators/studios/HoldCos. who need operational excellence.

  • Founder - Executive Coach

    2019

    Fractional COO & Executive Coach

  • Co-Founder

    2022

    I started a directory of talented consultants who work fractionally.

2019 - 2020

  • Venture Partner & COO

    2019 - 2020

    Invested from the fund + SPVs into accelerator companies and founders

2018 - 2018

  • Partner

    2018 - 2018

    Fund operations and investing in great founders - strong focus on the crypto asset ecosystem.

2015 - 2018

  • Head of Expa Labs

    2015 - 2018

    Built the accelerator program from scratch - 0 to investments in 6 months. (Outside Founders) Invested in Studio companies (Inside Founders) Fractional COO across portfolio companies - hiring, scaling, GTM, fundraising, setup for success.

2010 - 2015

  • Business Development + Sales

    2010 - 2015

    Invested in Foursquare while at USV, then went 10-300 people First BD/Sales hire and built out revenue team Built the team, launched the product (Pinpoint) and generated scalable revenue.

2008 - 2010

  • Investment team

    2008 - 2010

    www.usv.com Looked at early stage technology companies that matched the firms thesis. Worked on diligence and investing in current portfolio companies, interfaced with limited partners, and helped with the overall day to day tasks of running the firm. Worked on: -Optimizing partners time -Portfolio communication and collaboration -Deal Structure Analysis -Due Diligence -Research/Market Awareness -Quarterly and Annual Reporting -LP management -CEO summits and annual meetings

2006 - 2008

  • Account Manager

    2006 - 2008

    Account managing clients - scaled from 20-100 then sold to IPG - client success, growth, operations.

2004 - 2006

  • Media Planner (Communications Planner)

    2004 - 2006

    Designed planned and implemented media plans for national brand. Omni channel media planning - TV, radio, print, OOH, Internet. New business and extensive modeling and presentation work. Position extended through Beyond Interactive\ Mediacom \ Grey

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