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Serial Entrepreneur: Philippe Courtot (Part 5)
Our next segment of the interview is an incredible story where a small company of 10 takes on Microsoft, and wins. Philippe discusses his business strategy and how he was able to guide cc:Mail to success.
Serial Entrepreneur: Philippe Courtot (Part 4)
Continuing on with the interview, Philippe takes charge of cc:Mail.
Serial Entrepreneur: Philippe Courtot (Part 3)
In this third portion of the interview, Philippe discusses his move to the US, and his progression there. He joins Thompson CGR, and encounters more of the cultural difficulties he thought he had left behind in France. We learn about his successes and the role he played in raising cancer awareness!
Serial Entrepreneur: Philippe Courtot (Part 2)
In the next portion of the interview, we examine Philippe’s educational background. This is particularly interesting if you recall that this is during the rebuilding phase after WWII, and set in that context. We also examine his initial jobs out of college and the cultural limitations he encountered, which fanned the fire in him.
Serial Entrepreneur: Philippe Courtot (Part 1)
In this next iteration of the Serial Entrepreneur series, I had a rather long interview with Philippe Courtot. He is an exceptionally driven and talented individual, and also brings a tremendous amount of successful experience to this series. In what will likely be one of the longest interviews in this series, Philippe really gives us
Davos: Clean Water Fight
“This year, for example, several groups in Davos are pushing initiatives designed to improve the delivery of clean water to the developing world. Meanwhile in Nairobi, water NGOs are pushing their own initiatives to the same end at the “other” event. Both sides cite the same shocking figures – that more than one billion people
Norwest’s India Strategy
Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) is scouting for buyouts in the Indian IT space, looking to invest $300 million in India over the next three years. NVP is targeting companies in the range of $25-30 million operating in the services and product development space. NVP currently has invested $50 million in four IT companies in India
Don’t Take Venture Money
Charles Moldow of Foundation Capital writes a good piece on when and why entrepreneurs should not look for Venture money. My addendum: There is a glut of good small business opportunities out there right now, especially because the Internet makes it ever so easy to market, generate traffic, etc. I want to also point out
