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Neil Portus | CFA, CMA

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Carole Crawford, CFA

United States

At Morgan Stanley, Carole advised eight founders through exits totaling over $750 million and then founded her own practice to manage venture investments for family offices. A former tech CFO, she freelances to leverage her experience with capital raises, strategic pivots, and turnarounds. She enjoys helping innovators and entrepreneurs achieve financial success across many verticals, and has recently focused her efforts on fintech.

Three Statement Operating Model Venture Capital Fundraising Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

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Neil Portus | CFA, CMA

United States

Neil is a CFO for growth companies and a former equity analyst at Goldman Sachs in NY where he helped lead numerous transactions including Zipcar's $1.1 billion IPO. He was also an equity analyst at Barclays Capital & Lehman Brothers and began his career at a boutique investment bank (M&A, restructuring, debt financings). He's built his operational skills both as a startup founder and as the CFO of an East Africa-focused impact investment firm.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Three Statement Operating Model Equity Research Fundraising Valuation Comparable Company Analysis Venture Capital

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Jeffrey Fidelman

United States

Jeffrey has been a trusted advisor for several years, focused on working with entrepreneurs and helping them build and grow their business, often from the ground up. He's successfully helped entrepreneurs raise more than $750 million. His ability to work across a wide variety of industries is the result of a diverse investment background. Freelancing enables him to work directly with leadership in order to achieve efficient and positive results.

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