Jon V. Ferrara
{{Short description|American entrepreneur}}
Jon V. Ferrara (born January 22, 1960) is an American entrepreneur and the founder of Nimble LLC, his most recent venture. Ferrara is best known as the co-founder of GoldMine Software Corp,{{cite news |last=Kaplan |first=Karen |date=September 16, 1998 |title=The View Is Just Fine at GoldMine Software |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-16-fi-23111-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 13, 2019 }}{{cite news |last=Vrana |first=Debora |date=April 19, 1999 |title=Colorado Firm Lays Claim to GoldMine |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-19-fi-28844-story.html |work=Los Angeles |access-date=June 13, 2019 }} one of the early pioneers in the Sales Force Automation (SFA) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software categories for Small to Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs).
Influence and honors
Ferrara has been recognized for pioneering innovation with honors such as the 1997 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
His company GoldMine Software, ranked #154 on the 1997 Inc. 500, a national "Fast 500" company, swept the computer industry awards. Highlights include being awarded back-to-back-to-back-to-back PC Magazine's "Editor's Choice" (August 1993, August 1995, April 1996 and August 1997). He is a graduate of California State University, Northridge.{{cite web |url=https://mixergy.com/interviews/nimble-with-jon-ferrara/ |title=How to build your business through relationships and social sales |last=Warner |first=Andrew |date=November 7, 2018 |website=Mixergy |access-date=June 13, 2019 }}
Career
Prior to founding GoldMine Software, Ferrara was one of the early employees at Banyan Vines.