Co-Founder @ We firmly believe 'online' can and should improve 'offline'. Sosh was founded by former Google & Slide employees, and is backed by amazing investors (Battery Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Keith Rabois, Naval Ravikant). We're Series B funded and we're building out our core team: www.sosh.com/jobs. From September 2010 to Present (5 years 2 months) San Francisco Bay AreaBusiness Development @ Google acquired Slide (8/2010) From August 2010 to September 2010 (2 months) Business Development @ Google acquired Slide (8/2010) From January 2010 to August 2010 (8 months) Business Development Associate @ From May 2009 to January 2010 (9 months) Senior Associate Consultant @ Los Angeles & San Francisco Technology, Aerospace & Defense, Private Equity, Healthcare From July 2006 to May 2009 (2 years 11 months) Investment Banking Summer Analyst @ From May 2005 to August 2005 (4 months) CiB Risk Controlling Summer Intern @ From May 2004 to July 2004 (3 months) Business Development Intern @ From September 2003 to May 2004 (9 months)

Vivek Patel is skilled in: Venture Capital, Start-ups, Financial Modeling, Strategy, Business Development, Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Due Diligence, Private Equity, Mergers, Valuation, Management Consulting, E-commerce, Business Planning, Strategic Partnerships, Mobile Devices, Market Analysis, User Experience, Corporate Finance, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Market Entry, Investment Banking, Product Marketing, Strategic Consulting, Product Management, Market Research, SaaS