Bernard Ferret Email & Phone Number

Virginia, United States

Fairfax, Va

Since 2012, I have counseled over 600 entrepreneurs in a multitude of industries, many with successful outcomes. My specialties include business formation, marketing strategy and fundraising.

Chantily, Va

I founded InterQuery in 1998 as an Internet company specializing in meta search and comparative shopping. The company was a pioneer in the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. The first product was released in less than 6 months. The first customers, Careerbuilder and Careershop, were signed up in the Spring of 1999. In the subsequent years, my team and I raised $6 million in venture capital. We made "Deal of the Week" in the Washington Post in Dec. 2000.

Silver Spring, Md

TheGreenJobBank is the "Google for Green Jobs" and the US #1 site for green jobs and green employers. Our index of current green jobs recently has reached 12,000 postings, many times more than any other green job board. TheGreenJobBank also features a directory of over 600 green employers, a directory of green venture-funded start-ups, and a directory of green education programs.TheGreenJobBank has been mentioned in MSNMoney as one of the top 10 "major job-search websites", and… Show more TheGreenJobBank is the "Google for Green Jobs" and the US #1 site for green jobs and green employers. Our index of current green jobs recently has reached 12,000 postings, many times more than any other green job board. TheGreenJobBank also features a directory of over 600 green employers, a directory of green venture-funded start-ups, and a directory of green education programs.TheGreenJobBank has been mentioned in MSNMoney as one of the top 10 "major job-search websites", and recognized by the WashingtonPost and the CS Monitor as the leading website for green jobs in the US. Show less

Fairfax, Va

I have been advising technology startups for Venture Mentors since 1999. My specialty is product strategy for software and Internet/Web startups.My own startup, InterQuery, got great advice from Venture Mentors in 1999/2000 and is one of the Venture Mentors success stories. We raised $6 million over a 3-year period.I volunteer my time to give back to the tech community and to share my experiences (both good and bad) raising money, and managing a VC-funded company.

Led website design, content and features team. Led cross-functional product team. Managed online marketing efforts (SEM/PPC, SEO).

Colombo, Sri Lanka

I volunteered with MSF after my Exec. MBA graduation, and spent 7 months in Colombo, Sri Lanka as the HR and Finance manager of the mission. During my mission I spent a few weeks visiting MSF project sites in the civil war zones and refugee camps. Not many experiences in life can show you so much human suffering at very close range, and that gives you a very different perspective on life. I was lucky and am thankful to have had the opportunity to do this. I firmly believe that when… Show more I volunteered with MSF after my Exec. MBA graduation, and spent 7 months in Colombo, Sri Lanka as the HR and Finance manager of the mission. During my mission I spent a few weeks visiting MSF project sites in the civil war zones and refugee camps. Not many experiences in life can show you so much human suffering at very close range, and that gives you a very different perspective on life. I was lucky and am thankful to have had the opportunity to do this. I firmly believe that when given the opportunity and possibility to do something similar, it becomes a moral obligation to do it. Show less

Fairfax, Va

Led cross-functional team with team members from product development,sales and finance. Defined the product roadmap, and developed marketing tools such as product positioning, competitive analysis and features/functions benefits.

Chantilly, Va

As an early investor and co-founder at MNS, I was responsible for Marketing/Sales and Finance. The company grew from $300,000 in revenue when I joined to $1.7 million, with 6,000 customers, in 16 months. It was acquired by Verio in 1997.

Reston, Va

Senior Product for the "AgentWorks" product line, responsible for product strategy and sales support. Established partnerships with IBM and other systems management vendors. Closed $1.8 million in system integration and partnership deals.

Reston, Va

Defined the product strategy and engaged strategic partners to support it. Achievements included $1.8 million in deals over 2 years.

Chantilly, Va

Founded the North American division of French system integrator Marben SA, specializing in communication protocols (OSI stack). Customers included IBM, Stratus, Unisys, Intel, and many others.

Paris, France

Started as a software engineer developing assembly language programs (8-bit processors!), and rapidly moved up the management chain to become deputy director of Marben's Networking Software department. Was a pioneer in UNIX and C, and received the very first Unix computer made in France.

Executive Mba, Business

Ms, Physics