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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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leadership
Serial Entrepreneur: Peng Ong (Part 4)
After founding Interwoven, Peng Ong become involved in some unique projects with the government of Singapore and even tried retiring. However, he discovered he still had a passion for entreprenuership and founded his next company, Encentuate. We also gain some insight into his future goals. SM: After Interwoven did you found Encentuate right away, or
Serial Entrepreneur: Peng Ong (Part 3)
We continue our interview with Peng Ong and talk about his next venture, Interwoven. Here Peng addresses some very interesting topics and his personal philosophy on risk. SM: So tell us the story of Interwoven. You put in your own money? PO: I think the interesting thing if you look at my career, usually the
Serial Entrepreneur: Peng Ong (Part 2)
Previously, we discussed Peng Ong and his background. Today we begin to explore his first true entrepreneurial venture, Electric Classifieds, which spawned the creation of Match.com, the worlds largest online dating service. SM: How long was match.com? PO: I spent probably a total of less than a year totally active there. SM: So you were
Replacing a Founder: Darlene Mann, Siperian
Many entrepreneurs have to face the issue of recruiting an outside CEO for their beloved venture as the business starts to scale. Most struggle with the decision. Here is an Interview with a friend, Darlene Mann, who I know has done an excellent job with her role as an outside CEO coming into Siperian, replacing
A CEO Perspective on SOX: Counterpoint
by Dominique Trempont, Guest Author As I mentioned in my earlier article on SOX, “there is however a sense that lawmakers went too far and that companies simply cannot afford the cost of implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).” I received an email, during this Labor Day week-end, from a famous CEO who is now a
What Makes an Entrepreneur?
I had made the following comment in a prior article: “People become entrepreneurs for two reasons: either they have a chip on their shoulder, and have something to prove to themselves and to the world around them. Or, they want to afford a lifestyle that is substantially above their current means. India is banking on
Teddy Bear CEO
Much speculation about Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, joining the Apple Board. Is an Apple-Google alliance to take on Microsoft? Or is it merely, nothing? Let’s rewind the history channel a few years. Larry Page and Sergei Brin were “forced” to recruit an outside CEO for Google to ensure adult supervision for the then infant
A CEO Perspective on SOX
by Dominique Trempont, Guest Author The vast majority of my CEO colleagues know that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was enacted as a reaction to the Enron and WorldCom scandals. It comes as a strong remedy to ensure the day-to-day accountability of the Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, CIO in their role of compliance and
