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Turn Around Series: Jerry Rawls, Finisar (Part 2)

Posted on Friday, Mar 9th

After discussing his background, Jerry talks about the decision he and Frank Levinson made to go out on their own and create Finisar. SM: What year does that bring us to, when you left Raychem? JR: That will get us to about 1986 I would guess. In 1986 I was the general manager of a

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Online Video Beneficiaries: Introduction

Posted on Friday, Mar 9th

Last night, I started publishing an interview with Jerry Rawls, CoFounder and CEO of Finisar (FNSR), an fiber optics components leader that has gone through tremendous turmoil in its relatively long history. Remember, fiber optics, at one time, was a very hot market. Numerous startups got funded, massive amounts of venture money went down those

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Turn Around Series: Jerry Rawls, Finisar (Part 1)

Posted on Thursday, Mar 8th

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Jerry Rawls, the CEO and co-founder of Finisar, about his experiences during the past two decades. While technology companies are accustomed to volatile market places and constant change, Jerry guided Finisar through arguably the most volatile market environment in history. In this interview he takes us through

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