Top 20 Serial Entrepreneur Interviews

In the recap mode, here’s a list of the top 20 serial entrepreneurs I have spoken with: * Philippe Courtot – a very young 63-year old CEO of Qualys.

Top 10 Web Entrepreneur Interviews

I have done numerous interviews with entrepreneurs on this forum. Here’s a list of 10 Web entrepreneur interviews that I think have the most interesting strategy discussions on how each of them are building their companies:

Serial Entrepreneurs

I want to turn the spotlight on serial entrepreneurs, and open a discussion on what drives them, and if you want to become a serial entrepreneur, what can you learn from the lives, careers and choices of other successful serial entrepreneurs.

Catching Up on Readings: Bootstrap Yourself!

Amidst the ocean of content that is coming at you, readers, I am sure you find yourselves overwhelmed. Here’s a recap of some articles from this site which you may have missed, but may be worth your time:

Education & Technology: Now Is the Time – HotChalk CEO Edward Fields (Part 6)

SM: How do you view the current market landscape today and going forward into the future? EF: There are 3.2 million teachers teaching and many are headed out the door. Some are retiring, but almost all are fed up with increased demands and little support. 2.8 million teachers need to be recruited over the next

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Education & Technology: Now Is the Time – HotChalk CEO Edward Fields (Part 5)

SM: What stage are you at now in terms of revenue, profitability and users? What metrics do you use for evaluation – traffic, unique visitors, other metrics? EF: In banker’s parlance, HotChalk is a Stage 4 Company with shipping product, revenue and sustainable growth. We will begin fundraising for global expansion in a year or

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Education & Technology: Now Is the Time – HotChalk CEO Edward Fields (Part 4)

SM: How do you specifically provide value for schools, teachers, parents and students? EF: Teachers are an extraordinary leverage point in the system because there are on average more than 100 students per secondary school teacher. While we’re focusing on serving all of the different constituencies, out of the gate for HotChalk it’s about teachers.

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Education & Technology: Now Is the Time – HotChalk CEO Edward Fields (Part 3)

SM: What types of strategic partnerships have you been able to create? EF: Strategic alliances are critical to our success and enable us to provide many resources for free to teachers, students and parents. Our partnerships with NBC and McGraw-Hill means HotChalk can provide time-tested, proven digital news video and teacher development resources offerings at

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