Bear Paw Consulting is a management consulting firm specializing in the development of business, product, and marketing strategies for high technology companies.

Andy Lauta, the founder and president of Bear Paw Consulting, leverages his 30+ years of experience as a senior executive in Silicon Valley to bring the voice of the market into the strategy development and decision-making processes for businesses of all sizes. Bear Paw's unique value is manifest in its ability to:

• Effectively evaluate customer and market opportunities through primary and secondary research
• Quickly understand complex technologies and solutions, particularly in the areas of networking, communications, and Internet-based applications and services
• Accurately identify the compelling value proposition for a specific product or service and the market segments that will most benefit from it
• Develop business, product, and marketing strategies and the resulting operational plans that maximally exploit the available market opportunities
• Identify organizational deficiencies that may hinder business development and recommend appropriate restructuring to optimize for a specific opportunity

Bear Paw offers a broad range of experience that spans technology solutions for enterprises, small businesses, and consumers - as well as the corresponding business models and routes-to-market - allowing the company to produce high quality, customized business strategies that meet the individual needs of each client. The end result for mature businesses is increased revenue growth and expanded market share, and dramatically higher company valuations for early stage startups.