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Jim Satloff & Neal Goldman’s AI Engine, Inform (Part 3)
SM: What is your personal background? JS: I have an undergraduate degree in computer science with a specialization in artificial intelligence and natural language processing. I also have a graduate degree in business (an MBA). Both degrees are from Columbia University. Prior to joining Inform, I was the CEO and President of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin,
Taking on Business Intelligence: Lucidera CEO Ken Rudin (Part 8)
SM: Describe some of your team building experiences. Is your management team complete now? KR: Finding the right executive team members can be a nerve-wracking experience. You are essentially giving a huge amount of responsibility to a person who in many cases you’ve only known for a few weeks during the interview process. A key
Happily Bootstrapping: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu (Part 3)
During the downturn after the bubble burst, many companies took significant hits. Here, it is revealing to notice there was really only one tough year for Adventnet, which could actually be described as an R&D year. That could have taken place anytime in the company’s history. The bubble burst did not destroy the company, they
Job Search Engine Indeed CEO Paul Forster (Part 3)
SM: What are your top target segments? PF: As a comprehensive search engine for jobs, Indeed.com isn’t targeting particular segments. We’re covering all jobs in all fields. Having said that, we do have a disproportionate number of web-savvy, early-adopter types who have discovered the beauty of comprehensive job search. SM: How did you penetrate the
Happily Bootstrapping: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. [Also check out my Entrepreneur Journeys book, Seed India – How To Navigate The Seed Capital Gap in India] Sridhar Vembu is the CEO of AdventNet, which owns Zoho, a new on-demand office suite we’ve been hearing about a lot lately. I spoke with Sridhar about his rather unorthodox but
Job Search Engine Indeed CEO Paul Forster (Part 1)
We have been reviewing the Online Jobs vertical at length, and in this interview, will be speaking with Paul Forster, co-Founder and CEO of vertical search engine Indeed. SM: Please describe your personal background. PF: My professional background is in finance. I was an investment manager with the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm
Israel – Deal(s) of the Month (June 2007)
By Danny Cohen, Guest Author Starting this July, I will be reviewing every month one or two key venture investments that were done in Israel. The idea is try to present the local Israeli hi-tech scene through representative venture investments. Overall, June was a very active month on the Israeli scene (Examples include Optier and
Cracking the Online Video Monetization Nut: Adap.tv CEO Amir Ashkenazi (Part 3)
For many venture startups, getting funding is always a significant challenge as well as a strategic milestone (taking too much funding, or not enough). Amir had little difficulty gaining funding in the midst of the greatest boom market, and made what ultimately turned out to be the correct decision in the amount of funding received,
