CHRISTIAN PRADA

Christian is a startup advisor based in Silicon Valley with an insider’s view of cutting-edge innovation and business practices. He currently mentors startups of the CTI Start-up US Market Entry Camp, the acceleration program of Switzerland's Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) for hi-tech entrepreneurial ventures and recently launched CoupCamp, a program to get international ventures through the seed phase with the ultimate goal of later relocating and raising money on a larger scale in Silicon Valley.

Christian also serves as Operations Chair of the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth and success of hi-tech ventures.

In his +12 years in the hi-tech industry, Christian effectively bridged US and European best practices delivering innovative solutions and bottom line results to top brands, corporations and startups.

Specialties
• Startup strategy
• Customer development and product/market fit
• Market and customer intelligence
• Competitive and go-to-market strategies
• Business development from alliance sourcing and evaluation to negotiation

Technologies
• Web, social, mobile technologies
• Cloud based and SaaS solutions
• Platform/API strategies

Industries
• Advertising
• Airlines and travel
• Banking
• IT, Internet and mobile
• Lifestyle
• Retail