Jim Berkowitz THE STORY: Years ago, I discovered that I loved working with creative, intelligent, passionate entrepreneurs as much as building products. Over four decades, I started five companies, launched new ventures inside other organizations, and worked alongside teams at Salesforce (pre‑IPO), SPSS (before IBM), Felt (before winning on Shark Tank), and guided 50+ scrappy early‑stage startups towards product-market fit and key funding milestones. I now split my time between Telluride, Colorado, and Hua Hin, Thailand, mentoring by day and spinning jazz on community radio by night.What I kept seeing, year after year, was the same pattern: smart, driven founders stuck in the gap between idea and traction. Buried under advice, frameworks, and buzzwords. Light on clear thinking, grounded feedback, and practical next steps. This gap is where I do my best work. I know which roadblocks kill momentum, which metrics actually move the needle, and what investor-ready really means.HOW I CAN HELP YOU: I help founders, solopreneurs, and indie hackers at early‑stage pre-seed tech startups, generally AI and SaaS companies, who want help to achieve product-market fit, build what matters
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