Catching Up On Readings: Manager and Machine

In this McKinsey Quarterly article, authors Martin Dewhurst and Paul Willmott point out that even though intelligent machines play a greater role in day-to-day management decisions, the human touch and the top management still has an important role to play. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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Building a Cloud-Based Property Management Platform, Ric Leutwyler, President of SkyTouch (Part 2)

Ric Leutwyler: That was about the time when Choice Hotels contacted me and said they wanted someone to come in who has experience in hospitality and technology and also has entrepreneurial interest. They thought I may be a fit for that and I remember walking out and texting my wife that this was a dream job. This is

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: So there is a lot going on in the virtual currency payment space. That whole area right now is very active innovation-wise. Jeff Lawson: Yes. Sramana Mitra: It’s probably the most active it has been in a long time.

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Building a Global Enterprise Software Company from Portugal: Paulo Rosado, CEO of OutSystems (Part 5)

Sramana: When did you start to compete for deals in the United States? Paulo Rosado: I think we started our efforts in late 2007. Sramana: How much European business were you doing by then? Paulo Rosado: We were doing quite a bit of European business. We had less than $10 million in revenue when we

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Building a Cloud-Based Property Management Platform, Ric Leutwyler, President of SkyTouch (Part 1)

Everything is moving to the cloud and hotels are no exception. Read on! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? Ric Leutwyler: I was born in Austin, Texas. I have moved 18 times in my life and career in the US. I have

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio (Part 6)

Jeff Lawson: Now what you’re seeing in Web 2.0 is this more vertically integrated approach where instead of just veneer on top of the existing industry, you actually have companies that are cutting all the way through the stack and existing industry to provide a better solution overall. Coming back to homes, I can now

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Building a Global Enterprise Software Company from Portugal: Paulo Rosado, CEO of OutSystems (Part 4)

Sramana: It sounds like you were showing substantial revenue by the time you finished your product and got your second round of financing. Paulo Rosado: I did not take another round of financing until we were at the breakeven point. The original intention was to go to the market at the end of 2002 and

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