Serial Entrepreneur: Philippe Courtot (Part 6)

In this section, we explore some of the ways in which Philippe draws parallels between life and business. In the process, we discover his exchanges with Netscape’s know-all CEO Barksdale and Philippe’s next few mistakes.

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.

Serial Entrepreneur: Philippe Courtot (Part 1)

In this next iteration of the Serial Entrepreneur series, I had a rather long interview with Philippe Courtot. He is an exceptionally driven and talented individual, and also brings a tremendous amount of successful experience to this series. In what will likely be one of the longest interviews in this series, Philippe really gives us

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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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Serial Entrepreneur: Manoj Saxena (Part 7)

In the final chapter of our interview with Manoj he discusses his desires for the future, as well as his philisophical ideals which have guided him so far. SM: How old are you, Manoj? MS: I’m 41. SM: You have a lot of time left. MS: I’ve gone to places for a month where you

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