Top 20 Serial Entrepreneur Interviews

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 10 Web Entrepreneur Interviews

I have done numerous interviews with entrepreneurs on this forum. Here’s a list of 10 Web entrepreneur interviews that I think have the most interesting strategy discussions on how each of them are building their companies:

Catching Up On Readings: Vision India 2020

In case you are reading today, Happy July 4th. And here’s some reading to catch up on: Vision India 2020: Renaissance, Gangotri, Maya Ray, Elixar, Bioscope. Entrepreneur Case Studies: Carol Realini (Obopay), Steve Hafner (Kayak), Ramu Yalamanchi (Hi5), Francisco Martin (Strands), Samir Arora (Glam) and Jacob Jacobsson (Blaze DFM).

Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse: Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 7)

SM: What has amazed me about the last five years of the Internet is the inability to segment, which is Marketing 101. Why is it so difficult to get segmentation? It is the most fundamental and most powerful element of marketing! SA: Exactly! Steve Jobs talks about when he joined Pixar he saw that people

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Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse: Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 6)

SM: My position on this dichotomy between content destination and ad network is that in the future, all media companies will have to do both. SA: We believe we are redefining what a media company is. We epitomize what you just said. All media companies have to recognize that pre-web 2.0, you could own and

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Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse: Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 5)

SM: I always like it when a pioneering company takes a new approach with a solid business model already in place. SA: I will tell you something about Glam’s history we have not talked about before. Most startups come to a decision point in the first two or three years after launch, where the original

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Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse: Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 4)

SM: Glam was a pioneering startup. How did you assemble your management team? SA: Our seven key founders are all serial entrepreneurs and pioneers in Silicon Valley and Internet Technology.

Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse: Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 3)

SM: What is the story behind Glam? Where did the idea come from? SA: Glam was interesting from the first concept. It started as a jewel of an idea in 2001 and developed in 2002 at the bottom of the downturn.