Benjamin Friedman

Benjamin Friedman is a seasoned professional specializing in helping startups scale efficiently and effectively, with a focus on strategic planning and operational optimization.

Through his company, Build Scale Grow, Benjamin partners with startup founders to provide solutions in areas such as defining holistic strategies, building teams, driving cross-team initiatives, and sourcing experts as needed for efficient scaling.

His expertise spans across various areas including Fractional COO and CFO services, strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, M&A, equity fundraising, financial planning and analysis, valuation, international expansion, board and investor relations, audits, legal contracts, systems implementation, performance management, business analysis, business development, client relations, marketing, finance, accounting, operations management, venture capital, SaaS, technology, startup consulting, and more.

Benjamin's educational background includes an MS in Management from Columbia University, a BS in Psychology (Neuroscience) from Duke University, and studies at St. Paul's School (MD).

He has been involved with various organizations in advisory, managerial, and leadership roles such as New York Tech CFO Group, Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Almaworks Startup Lab at Columbia University, TechLaunch, The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School, Graphite, Parsely Inc., TRAFFIQ, Tenthwave Digital LLC, Brazil Station Inc., Miller Advertising, ID Society Inc., Karma ConneXions, and E Commerce Group (acquired by Western Union, First Data Corporation).