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.

Stop Distracting Steve Jobs

After Personal Computing, Film, Music, Steve Jobs is now tackling the Cellular Phone business, and with such aplomb, that one wonders why the SEC and the media would not simply leave him alone to do his thing … work his magic, wave his wand, think, feel, play … whatever it is that gives him the

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Talent Management & Personal Branding

James Governor emailed me this link to a very interesting piece on how talent management is evolving in the corporate world, as Talent discovers how to leverage Personal Branding via online visibility, and corporations discover how to locate Talented people by scouting the Internet. Yes, this will have long term consequences, as a direct channel

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Hello 2007, Good bye 2006

2006 rolled along, into a gorgeous California New Years day to ring in 2007. So, first, Happy New Year to all of you, readers. A few quick notes on how I see the summary trends of 2006: – Some sectors of the technology market have recovered. The venture capital market continues to be spotty, although,

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Serial Entrepreneur Series

Over the last few days, you have read two interviews with Peng Ong and Manoj Saxena. Peng Ong : Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Manoj Saxena : Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 I would like to do more of these interviews,

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