Bruce Schechter — The Schechter Company

What I Do

Areas of Focus

Helping founders clarify vision and value proposition, and establish competitive advantage.

Designing the path to product–market fit, followed by growth and scale.

Helping founders understand the venture capital landscape and prepare their messaging and strategy accordingly.

Background

Primary focus: Strategic advisor and consultant to early-stage technology startups.
Select investor: On rare occasions, only after fruitful, hands-on involvement in a startup, I may also invest.
Companies: Active and past engagements include Life360, Centinel (formerly Carbon Lighthouse), BioDaVinci, RAKE ML, BigML, Illumeo (formerly Performative), and TreasuryCurve.

Intel Corporation: Nearly two decades driving initiatives through Intel’s legendary 1980s and 1990s hyper-growth, from Fab Process Development to leadership roles in Microprocessor Product Management, Online Marketing, and Corporate Strategy.
Pandesic: Founding-team member of this pioneering cloud-based eCommerce service provider, a high-profile joint venture between Intel and SAP.

Founder & President Emeritus: Intel Alumni Network.
Silicon Valley ecosystem: Co-founder and former co-chair of Purdue SVBIG, a Bay Area network dedicated to mentoring Purdue startups.
Academic mentor: Active mentor to students, particularly entrepreneurs, at both Stanford and Purdue.

MS, Computer Science: Stanford University (completed at age 49).
BS, Physics & Mathematics: Purdue University (Highest Honors, Phi Beta Kappa).