Mr. Friedman advises early-stage companies in the areas of go-to-market strategy, product strategy, business development and executive recruitment. He currently serves on several Boards and Advisory Boards. Past Advisory Boards include Collaxa, a provider of BPM software (acquired by Oracle) and Rapid Logic, a leader in Device Management Software (acquired by Wind River).
Mr. Friedman served as Vice President of Channels at BEA Systems where he was instrumental in growing the indirect channels business. He came to BEA through the acquisition of WebLogic, where he co-led the Field Sales Organization, increasing revenues from $200,000 to over $100 million.
Mr. Friedman also has held key Sales Executive positions with leading Enterprise Software firms including Scopus Technology (acquired by Siebel), Verity (acquired by Autonomy), Neuron Data (acquired by Fair Isaac) and Bachman Information Systems. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Delaware.