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Replacing Founders with CEOs: A Discussion with Paul Doscher, CEO, Lucid Imagination (Part 5)
Sramana: It sounds like the first two scenarios were pretty much exact opposites of each other. What was the third experience of replacing the founder as CEO like? Paul Doscher: The third scenario was, unfortunately, a bit of a train wreck. A new CEO role was mandated by the board. There was no passive-aggressive behavior
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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2012: Furniture Lenny, New York City, NY
Furniture remains a product that people still tend to prefer to buy in person. But some e-commerce furniture businesses manage to succeed. SSTL, Inc., founded in 2009, is an e-commerce company that comprises four distinct furniture websites, BedroomFurnitureDiscounts.com, DiningRoomsOutlet.com, DiscountLivingRooms.com, and TVStandsOutlet.com, all under the Furniture Lenny umbrella. SSTL incorporated in January 2010 to establish
Replacing Founders with CEOs: A Discussion with Paul Doscher, CEO, Lucid Imagination (Part 4)
Sramana: How many times have you replaced founders as the CEO? Paul Doscher: Three times. Each time I have been a CEO, I have replaced a founder. Sramana: In each of those three scenarios, what was the situation you came into, and how did you both navigate the scenarios? Paul Doscher: The first situation was
Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Penny Herscher, CEO of FirstRain (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: What is Salesforce’s reaction to what you are doing, or Jive’s reaction to what you are doing? Penny Herscher: I believe it’s positive. SM: Do you have relationships with them? PH: Yes. We talk to them.
Replacing Founders with CEOs: A Discussion with Paul Doscher, CEO, Lucid Imagination (Part 3)
Sramana: What is the genesis of Lucid? What was the premise of the company? Paul Doscher: Lucid Imagination is the commercial software company that supports and sponsors the Apache projects Lucene and Solr. They are the leading open source technologies around enterprise search. The company was founded in November 2008 by some of the original
June 28: 133rd 1M/1M Roundtable With Entrepreneurs In Boulder, CO
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 133rd online 1M/1M roundtable with entrepreneurs from Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. MDT/8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT. All are welcome to register to attend online to watch and learn, or attend in person if you are in Boulder. See what entrepreneurs who Mitra has helped
Design and Business Model Creation
By guest author Soren Petersen with Sabine Brunswicker Business models are the corporate blueprints for generating revenue. Unfortunately, many of these models are intended for static business environments and often outmoded in today’s competitive landscape. Developing innovative business models and low-cost methods for establishing their validity and action ability can, therefore, offer huge competitive advantages.
Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Penny Herscher, CEO of FirstRain (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: What does it take, in terms of infrastructure, on the back end to process that much information? Penny Herscher: For us or for the customer? SM: For you. PH: We have a data center. We do it all in our data center.
