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Sylvester (“Syl”) Di Diego

Advisor, Interim Executive, Consultant

Sylvester (“Syl”) Di_Diego accelerates ventures as Advisor, Interim, Executive, and Consultant for Startups, Small Businesses, Large Enterprises, Investors, and Nonprofits. Syl leverages his A to Z experience in startups, small businesses, venture backed technology firms, and large enterprises. He serves on both sides of the investor table and across all stages of the venture and business lifecycle.

Are you an entrepreneur, investor, executive, or board member? Are you driven to innovate, launch a product or technology, raise capital, or to grow your markets, profits, or ROI? Do you need to scale, pivot, or turnaround? Do you have an urgent priority? Would you benefit from an Advisor, Interim Executive, or Consultant? Then let’s talk!

Sectors Served:
• Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering
• Biotech, Medical Devices, Health & Wellness
• Consumer Goods
• Digital / Technologies
(Apps, SaaS Platforms, ECommerce, Solutions & Businesses)
• Energy
• Global Trade & Investment
• Logistics, Supply Chain & Procurement
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Nonprofits

Results and Impact Overview:
• $300 Million Capital Raised
• $100,000 to $20 Million per raise | Grants – Equity – Loans
• 300+ Clients Served
• 50 Business Launches | 50 Onshore Plants in USA | 7 Turnarounds
• 4 Incubators/Accelerator (11 service years)
• 1 Incubator Fund Managed (Global Fortune 100)
• $1 Billion direct equity portfolio Co-Managed – 500 companies ( Global Fortune 100)

Digital Business Building & Financing Achieved:
• 10+ Ecommerce Platforms (including $10M & $20M raised)
• 10 Websites (up to $5M budget each)
• 4 SaaS Platforms (ventures)
• 2 Apps (ventures)

Schedule a 30-Minute free Consult with Sylvester Di Diego.

Email Syl now at syl@syldidiego.com.

Sylvester Di Diego is based in Greater Houston, Texas (Katy) USA and works remotely with clients across the USA and Globe.

SERVICES

Syl provides mission critical, innovative and timely services and solutions to help clients succeed in both opportunistic and challenging situations across the venture lifecycle – from concept and launch to operations scaling and exit. As successful outcomes are achieved, the relationship often expands as clients call upon Syl to assist with their evolving needs and priorities.

Why Syl? By leveraging his extensive track record and tool kit, Syl saves clients time and money by minimizing ramp-up time and hand-offs, maximizing implementation speed, and successfully crossing-over chasms into a new stage of business. This has high value for clients – as compared to a client’s hiring multiple, separate consultants who need to join teams and catch-up to executive priorities, client culture and commercialization momentum.

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Advisor, Coach, & Consultant Services

Syl Di Diego serves as advisor, coach, and consultant to investors, entrepreneurs, startups, small business owners, executives, incubators, accelerators, venture studios, and non-profit leaders. Experience: over 20 years.

Services

Services include leadership coaching and mentoring, technology commercialization roadmaps, strategic planning and playbooks, stakeholder alignment, investor-ready business plans and pitch decks, market research and analysis, market forecasts and strategies, financial models and forecasts, capital raising, go-to-market, strategic alliances, innovation facilitation and training, and project management.

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CEO & Board Advisory Services

Syl Di Diego serves CEOs and board members in the areas of alignment, strategy, decision making, problem solving, crisis management, profitability, ROI, new investment, turnaround, and digital transformation! Experience: Over 20 years.

Advisory Experience

Accelerators, Incubators, and Venture Studios Services

Syl Di Diego provides various customized venture leadership training programs and services to tenants and clients of state, university, and corporate incubators and accelerators. Experience: Over 20 years.

Services:

Services span Technology CEO Leadership Mentoring, technology commercialization, grants, capital fund raising, investor-ready business plans and pitch decks, market analysis, operations planning, go-to-market, competitive market positioning, sales strategies, financial forecasts, strategic alliances, partnership excellence, and prep for pitch and negotiations with venture capital investors, government grant agencies, and corporate investors.

Examples of Signature Multi-Year Programs:

• Accelerator – State EDA Sponsored Commercialization Innovation Center – Life Sciences, Biotech, and Medical Devices. Designed and delivered proprietary curriculum with 20 modules and served 80 ventures over 4 years, Won competitive bid contracts with the State.
• Incubator State University Sponsored for Technology Licensing, Commercialization, and Economic Development in a major US Urban Center. Technology and Health Ventures. Delivered seminars and evaluated viability for technology commercialization, and venture coaching. Over 4 years served portfolio of 60 ventures in technology and health spaces. Entrepreneur-in-Residence.
• Venture Catalyst Program for Global Fortune 100. Co-founder and Program Director. Reinvented Corporate Leadership Training for better deal generation, analysis, and financial results across all business groups – “from soups to satellites”. Led a cohort of 20 executives across the USA. Conceived and designed propriety curriculum of 20 day long modules and stimulated cross-enterprise collaboration. Co-Instructed with HBS Professor and leading industry consultants.

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