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Top 20 Serial Entrepreneur Interviews

Posted on Wednesday, Jul 30th

In the recap mode, here’s a list of the top 20 serial entrepreneurs I have spoken with: * Philippe Courtot – a very young 63-year old CEO of Qualys.

Top Seven SaaS Startups

Posted on Saturday, Jul 26th

In the recap mode, here are the top seven SaaS startups that I am tracking: * Qualys – Managed security and compliance; Interview with CEO Philippe Courtot; Forbes Column: The Next VmWare.

Serial Entrepreneurs

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 3rd

I want to turn the spotlight on serial entrepreneurs, and open a discussion on what drives them, and if you want to become a serial entrepreneur, what can you learn from the lives, careers and choices of other successful serial entrepreneurs.

Forbes Column 08: The Next VMWare

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 19th

Here’s my Forbes piece, The Next VMWare. Related readings:

Role Model Interviews

Posted on Sunday, Jun 10th

Over the last few months, I have done a series of interviews with leaders – CEOs, Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Technologists, Academics, and Social Entrepreneurs – which offer insights to young and old alike about key choices – in business, in career, in life. * Jerry Rawls, CoFounder & CEO of Finisar * Philippe Courtot, Founder and

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Saas: CRM & the Extended Enterprise

Posted on Wednesday, Feb 21st

In the recently concluded Philippe Courtot interview, we discussed at length the Extended Enterprise and its challenges from the perspective of Collaboration and Security. I wrote a follow-on piece on how Webex has done an excellent job capitalizing on the Extended Enterprise opportunity. (You can read the Courtot interview here: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part

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Saas: Webex & the Extended Enterprise

Posted on Monday, Feb 19th

In the Philippe Courtot interview, we discussed at length the Extended Enterprise and its challenges from the perspective of Collaboration and Security. (You can read the Courtot interview here: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8] [Part 9] [Part 10] [Part 11]) One company that has

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SaaS: How About a Middle Ground?

Posted on Friday, Feb 16th

Last Fall, I wrote a widely read piece called Venture Capital in India, in which I pegged the Indian venture boom to be largely in Real Estate, Retail, and to an extent in Consumer Internet, not much in actual technology. Last week, Sujai Karampuri made a well researched case for technology product companies in India.

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