Of course, SteinVox is a blog, my blog. But coming up with the name, was an exercise in my mind working in mysterious ways. After dozens of trials and exchange of name ideas, I have settled on SteinVox. Stein is my name, and Vox is Latin for “voice.” Through this blog, you will hear the voice of my opinion, knowledge and experience. Hence, the metaphor of the ear, listening on the left, and first (in this left-to-right world), ending in vox, the latin word for voice.
Significant effort did go into this. Late nights looking through various Latin translations of interesting words in the Notre Dame Latin-English online translation tool, to stopping on the side of the road while driving to some distant meeting just to SMS text a naming idea to myself so I wouldn’t lose it. Late night email exchanges with my sister Navida, about alternatives for ethics, truth, beauty and other fundamental words that I hoped to find available as potential internet domain names.
Content Behind the Name
Presently, I run a focused advisory group that helps early and late-stage start-ups, and their supporting angel investors, venture capital and private equity firms, in working with their portfolio companies to develop the most accelerated growth strategy to drive ROI for year 1, 2 and to set up for successful exit events. I also help small and medium sized companies consider strategies that accelerate their growth to the next level.
In a word, I am a coach and a mentor to some very innovative and bright people working at some great companies – great now, and great in the future.
After living in Seattle Washington and then the San Francisco Bay Area for 18 years, I have spent the last 10 years growing companies, and learning how to apply the experiences I have in ways that help others grow.
I work with and through a team of a number of colleagues with functional and domain specific expertise. Together, we are a virtual company of chief advisors that help companies build and grow through a strategic plan around products, services, delivery models, and customer-centricity.
