Sample Projects
Shimdi has experience in entrepreneurial marketing and business
development with demonstrated success in rapid market creation.

Select accomplishments:

Orchestrated corporate technology road map of a Fortune
500 semiconductor company

Working with the research team, validated value proposition
and wrote business plan for a High Performance
Computing business

Working with the research team, Validated value proposition
and wrote business plan for a software tool business

Working with the business unit GM, developed a strategy
presentation for executive staff

Conducted valuation and due diligence analysis for
numerous companies

Negotiated and closed corporate investments

Working with the business owners, positioned the company
for M&A, developed relationship with potential acquirer

Raised startup funding, participated in numerous rounds of
fundraising

Grew product revenues from $0 to $25m leading to $5m in
funding from top Silicon Valley VCs

Increased product line revenue by 300% over three years to
$100 million

Structured and closed $40 million OEM contract from a
major handheld terminal manufacturer generating 25%
guaranteed gross margin

Raised $1.25 million from private investors in the period
following the March 2000 stock market crash

Invented and patented a new CRM method (US patent no.
6,658,389)

Skills

Creed

Client Endorsements

Advisors
Shimdi Venture Advisors
“A great guy to work for! A
dynamic, high energy
leader, he is extremely
customer focused and
constantly thinking of
innovative solutions for
them. Has excellent
presentation,
negotiation, persuasion
and selling skills. He
has a very high level of
commitment and
ensures that the job gets
done.”
--   Arthur James, CTO
of Dialsurf, Inc.