Crimson Goes Blue was founded by members of the Harvard class of 1984 to harness the passion, talents, and resources of the Harvard alumni community.  We initially organized alumni to win back the Senate and the Presidency in the 2020 election. We recruited over 700 members to participate in fundraising, voter outreach (phone banks/postcards/letters/networking), and political events.

Founding Team Member

B.A.

Provided management and strategy consulting services to entrepreneurs, software startup companies, and venture capital funds.  Focused on developing market and product strategies, identifying and establishing strategic alliances, developing business plans and raising venture funding.

Founder

Provided management and technology consulting services to companies implementing agile development projects and processes.

Projects included implementing agile development processes for globally distributed development teams, agile planning for new product development and release, and coaching of project managers and senior management.

Consulting Partner

Strategy consulting firm focused on helping software companies bring new and innovative products to market.  Areas of specialty include identifying market opportunities, developing go-to-market strategies, and implementing new revenue models.

Managing Partner

Helped major consumer brand companies develop and pursue new internal and external efforts incorporating new mobile and web technology

Management Consultant

Provided technology strategy and management consulting as part of a multi-disciplinary team for several turnaround projects, including: 

* Delano Corporation (acquired by Divine, Inc) - developed new product strategy and re-organized development organization for Toronto-based CRM business 

* Intellirisk Corporation (now Iqor) - developed and implemented consolidation of software and technology operations for nation-wide collections business

Turnaround Consultant

Co-founder and board member of startup that provided agile development tools for distributed teams. Responsible for business development activities, including new client development, product strategy, go-to-market plans, and business partnerships.

Assembla was acquired by ScaleWorks in April, 2016

Co-founder and Board Member

Assisted CEO and senior management team launch new products that allowed businesses to text enable existing 1-800 numbers.  Helped company pivot from small business market to focus on medium- to large-scale call centers using Salesforce Support Cloud.

Heywire was acquired by Salesforce in September, 2016

Strategic Advisor and Board Member

Smart Agenda is a collaborative meeting app that makes it easier to have better, more productive meetings. Smart Agenda simplifies the process of creating and sharing an agenda, gathering and distributing meeting documents, collaborating with team members, and following up on key decisions and tasks.

Co-Founder

Strategic advisor to digital health startup offering personalized integrative health programs for back pain, insomnia and IBS.  Worked with the co-founders to conduct consumer research, evaluate market landscape, develop go-to-market strategies and revenue models.

Strategic Advisor

Maxos is a venture studio bringing DeFi to real world financial services. Working with an amazing team of tech entrepreneurs, crypto experts and early-stage investors to build and launch innovative DeFi protocols, communities, and startups.

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Sesha Pratap

Startup advisor and consultant on product-market fit, growth acceleration and capital fundraising