"Naeem has an uncanny ability to cut to the heart of the issues and help the entrepreneur define and refine the mission. I want Naeem to be in my foxhole from the start of the first skirmish."

"I have known Naeem Zafar for more than six years. As an entrepreneur and a mentor, Naeem has guided me through the rough tides. His outside-the-box thinking and strategies have helped me crystallize my own vision."

"Naeem Zafar's advice helped my business class group tremendously in re-evaluating every part of our business plan. I personally learned more about business development from Mr. Zafar than I have from most of my classes at Berkeley."

"Few people have impressed me in my life, and Naeem is one of them. I am proud to acknowledge that Mr. Zafar is a true mentor; he has shown me the light and most importantly has provided me with needed business direction, which has led my organization to expand from 20 colleagues to more than 80 within two years. This phenomenal growth is a true testament to Naeem’s clarity of mind and heart."

"Naeem went far beyond the role of mentor as he advised me on my new business idea. Not only did he provide timely advice and strategic direction, but he also connected my team with key investors. Naeem is also a sincere person who genuinely wants to see others succeed. "

"Naeem evaluated my business plan at regular intervals. He provided candid and useful feedback on its various components. I also learnt from him how to think about organizational structure and financing rounds for a startup. Finally, he helped me hone my VC pitch. I am very thankful for his mentoring. "

"Naeem Zafar is an extremely experienced, knowledgeable, energetic, and well-connected resource who has really helped to re-shape my UC Berkeley Entrepreneur Team's business ideas and business plan. His insight into the industry trends as well as his expertise in creating and managing start-ups helped me tremendously. I will always view him as a mentor in whatever venture I take on. "

"Naeem’s been a both a mentor and a sherpa for us in helping us build our business. With Naeem you get instant gratification – if you need a contact, he picks up his phone and calls him or her right then and there. It’s that kind of responsiveness that makes all the difference in the world. "

“Naeem has been instrumental in taking my company from a straggly startup to a significant revenue-generating company with good global prospects. Whenever I faced a dilemma or needed help with negotiations, I knew I could count on Naeem’s pithy mentorship."

"While my team certainly found Naeem's experience and insight to be extremely valuable, we found his passion for our wine bar concept to be incredibly inspiring, and as a result, that much more rewarding. He made our entrepreneurial venture seem possible, giving us the confidence we needed to forge ahead. "

"Naeem Zafar is an instrumental force in helping entrepreneurs build their companies from the ground up. Not only is he an invaluable mentor, he also brings to the table incredible insight into developed and emerging markets. His guidance, generosity with time, and feedback to entrepreneurs as a mentor or investor is remarkable. "