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"SEED performed excellently in their strategic and interim-executive role at 3E. I highly recommend them."
-- Jeffrey Starr, VP of Marketing, 3E Company
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What We Do
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SEED Enterprise is a team of experienced professional entrepreneurs that work with start-up growing companies as interim executives to fill gaps in the management team and help plan their businesses. We were founded to meet the need for professional, outsourced "Executive-Entrepreneur in Residence" services in San Diego. Our ‘customers’ are primarily CEO’s, VC’s & internal "innovation champions" of growth-stage companies who need experienced business professionals to create & implement strategies to grow.
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Industries: Software/IT, BPO/Services, Telecom & High-tech
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Tony Medrano:Harvard/Columbia/Stanford MBA/JD; President/COO & Founder of 100+ person software company funded ($25+M) by SOFTBANK, Chase H&Q, Merrill Lynch Private Equity, etc. Co-teaches Stanford MBA course on Entrepreneurship, and on Board of Directors, San Diego DEFCOMM (GM-Operations, Strategic Alliances, Growth Strategy, VC Fundraising).
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Lina Ramos:Haas School of Bus., UC Berkeley/Stanford MBA; Secured funds, launched & operated start-up divisions and product lines with P&L responsibility; Booz Allen, Procter & Gamble, reported directly to Monsanto CEO. (GM-Operations, Growth Strategy, Marketing, Alliances, Acquisition, Corporate Funding)
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MODEL: We work with companies like permanent, full-time executives. Compensation similar to employees - cash & equity; FT-interim, P/T, and project-based services and terms.
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DIFFERENTIATORS:A+ client list; 100% Client Satisfaction (see website testimonials); Start-up Executive Experience & Focus; Silicon Valley Connections; Team w/ experience AND energy to do the "heavy lifting." We fill growing companies’ needs for top-tier, hands-on operational experience and/or McKinsey-quality strategic planning and implementation.
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CASE & CLIENTS: Intro’d to 3E Company (150+ pers. $15M+ rev.) by VC’s to augment comapny's executive team and develop growth strategy for investors. In 3 Months: $25M Financing Closed; Top-Tier Investors & Board secured; In 9 Mo: turnover to permanent VP of Marketing; significant increase in revenue and customer acquisition.
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"Lina and her team at EMERGING GROWTH know how to build a profitable business. This expertise helped our CCAT Grant awarded companies identify point of entry & growth opportunities in the homeland security market." --Lou Kelly, President, Lockheed Martin Orincon Technologies, Chairman, Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technologies
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"They quickly catalyzed the experienced executive team at 3E ... and performed superbly." - Pat Blandford, Principal, Frontenac Company ($600M Private Equity Fund)
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"EMERGING GROWTH built a world-class growth & strategic plan which greatly helped our successful fund raising effort with top tier VCs'. They served as great "EIR's" and their work helped us tremendously." - Jeffrey Starr, VP of Marketing, 3E Company
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"The Team at SEED was incredible." - Dr. Victor George, VP SAIC
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"Dani's performance as a senior HR professional was outstanding and I would use her again anytime!" - Michael Kutcha, Partner, Timeline Ventures
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"Lina & Tony were the perfect interim executive additions to our team of accomplished senior scientists and what every founder needs to turn a well developed technology into an extremely successful business." - Dr. Dattagupta, President, Applied Gene Technologies
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WHAT IS EMERGING GROWTH ENTERPRISE LLC?
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The team members in EMERGING GROWTH Enterprise's growth-stage practice are professional entrepreneurs and senior executives with general management, operations and human resources expertise. We work side-by-side a company's existing executive team adding our experience base from a successful track record in the Strategy, Planning and Implementation of:

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Company and/or Technology Spin outs |

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Organic Company Growth and Product Expansion |

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Market Segmentation and Customer Development |

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Channel Development / Partner Programs |

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Strategic Alliance Partnerships |

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Strategic Financing or Expansion Venture Capital Financing |

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Acquisitions |
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