{"id":68,"date":"2023-11-12T21:35:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T05:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2023-11-16T18:45:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T02:45:22","slug":"my-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/?page_id=68","title":{"rendered":"My bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CEO and Principal Consultant<\/strong>, Diverse Strategies, a <em>Management Consulting Firm | New Ventures &amp; Fast-Growing Companies<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the CEO and Principal Consultant of a dynamic management consulting firm specializing in new ventures and fast-growing companies, I bring a wealth of expertise in strategic planning, startup funding strategy, customer discovery, business development, marketing, finance, organizational development, and technology evaluation. With a keen eye for innovation, I am passionate about cultivating success in diverse industries, particularly within Enterprise SaaS, software, AI, healthcare, consumer products, energy\/cleantech, fintech, and real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Active Angel Investor<\/strong> <em>Berkeley Angel Network | Insync Angels<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to my consulting role, I actively engage in the entrepreneurial ecosystem as an Angel Investor. I am a proud member of both the Berkeley Angel Network and Insync Angels, leveraging my financial acumen and industry insights to identify and support promising ventures. My commitment extends beyond financial backing; I serve as a Founding Investor &amp; Advisor for The Batchery and Skydeck accelerators, contributing to the growth and development of emerging businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Investment Focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enterprise SaaS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthcare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consumer Products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy\/Cleantech<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fintech<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real Estate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Specialties:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strategic Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Startup Funding Strategy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customer Discovery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizational Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technology Evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost\/Benefit Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Passionate about fostering innovation, I thrive on collaborating with visionary entrepreneurs and driving the success of ventures at every stage of their development. My multifaceted skill set and extensive network position me as a strategic partner for those seeking to navigate the complexities of the business landscape and achieve sustainable growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details, see my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cliffordtong\/\">Linkedin<\/a> profile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEO and Principal Consultant, Diverse Strategies, a Management Consulting Firm | New Ventures &amp; Fast-Growing Companies As the CEO and Principal Consultant of a dynamic management consulting firm specializing in new ventures and fast-growing companies, I bring a wealth of expertise in strategic planning, startup funding strategy, customer discovery, business development, marketing, finance, organizational development, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61,"parent":75,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-68","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions\/78"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cliffordtong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}