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Capturing Intent In Non-Search Performance Marketing: Zephrin Lasker, CEO Of Pontiflex (Part 1)
Zephrin Lasker is CEO and co-founder of Pontiflex, a mobile and online sign-up ads platform. He has been involved with online marketing since its inception more than a decade ago. Zephrin is a serial entrepreneur, having launched Beautility.com prior to Pontiflex. Sramana: Zephrin, let’s start at the beginning of your story. What is your background?
Building An Open Source ERP Company From Pamplona, Spain: OpenBravo CEO Paolo Juvara (Part 6)
Sramana: Tell me about your organization. Are you still based in the north of Spain? Paolo Juvara: We have expanded over the years. We have the original office in Pamplona, and that is still our headquarters. It is a small town away from the major commercial centers, so in 2008 we opened an office in
Building An Open Source ERP Company From Pamplona, Spain: OpenBravo CEO Paolo Juvara (Part 5)
Sramana: How did your revenue evolve? In 2007 and 2008 you were doing consulting to bring in revenue, correct? Paolo Juvara: The company started in 2006 and did less than 500,000 euros. In 2007, the company did 1.5 million euros. Those revenues came from consulting, training, and support. The company’s revenue grew threefold during its
Building An Open Source ERP Company From Pamplona, Spain: OpenBravo CEO Paolo Juvara (Part 4)
Sramana: ERP has largely been a channel business and the accountants choose the accounting system, especially in the small business world. Somehow you have managed to make open source ERP a valid strategy for your company. How did you do it? Paolo Juvara: The adaptability of our solution is the reason we have been successful
Building An Open Source ERP Company From Pamplona, Spain: OpenBravo CEO Paolo Juvara (Part 3)
Sramana: You had a lot of success on SourceForge.net, but how did you create your brand in the greater open source community? Paolo Juvara: In September 2007, we began to consistently rank as the No. 1 project on SourceForge.net. That was a huge achievement for us. We even made project of the month. We also
Building An Open Source ERP Company From Pamplona, Spain: OpenBravo CEO Paolo Juvara (Part 2)
Sramana: What was the impact of using SourceForge.net for the repository, and when did that happen? Paolo Juvara: We put the product on SourceForge.net in 2006, and the result was amazing. There was such a high level of activity that OpenBravo was on the front page of the website. OpenBravo was consistently among the top
Building An Open Source ERP Company From Pamplona, Spain: OpenBravo CEO Paolo Juvara (Part 1)
Paolo Juvara is the CEO of OpenBravo, an open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) company. Prior to joining OpenBravo in 2007, he was based in Redwood Shores, California, working for Oracle Corporation in applications development. He held a broad range of development and management roles within Oracle’s Applications business, including positions on the financials, supply
Open Source Go-To-Market Success: Liferay CEO Bryan Cheung (Part 7)
Sramana: Has your company philosophy helped you to retain your employees? Bryan Cheung: People stay with Liferay because they have a passion for technology, but ultimately they came to a place where they could do more than earn a paycheck. They want to work for a company that is doing something beyond just building another