Conserving Cash: Veodia CEO Guillaume Cohen (Part 1)

Guillaume Cohen is the founder and CEO of Veodia, an SaaS streaming video service. Before founding Veodia, Guillaume was head of enterprise business at Envivio. He led the founding of the Enterprise Work Group at the Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) and is a regular speaker at conferences. Here he shares his entrepreneurial journey with us.

SM: Where do you come from? What is your background?

GC: I was born in Bordeaux, France. I grew up in the southwest of France, where my family still lives. I moved to Paris to study and lived there for about 10 years before moving to the States. >>>

Deal Radar 2008: Elastra

Back in January, I wrote a Trend Radar piece called SaaS Impact on IT Infrastructure and predicted that the adoption of SaaS in the enterprise will give rise to a series of innovations to help manage the operational complexities surrounding the phenomenon. In this column, we look at Elastra, one such infrastructure provider. >>>

Hydro Energy Entrepreneur Wayne Krouse (Part 6)

SM: Outside of the US hydropower is viewed in a positive light. Here it has a stigma. Why is this?

WK: I think there have been a number of large lawsuits brought by the environmental community over the years that the government has lost. They have dealt with the health of the ecosystem, and the Endangered Species act. People do not realize all of the benefits of hydropower. >>>

Forbes Column 08: My Adventure With Amazon

I also wrote my story with Amazon for Forbes this week. As I wrote it, I was thinking whom I know in the technology industry who would be able to leverage this sort of a relationship with Amazon.

Here are some ideas: Nicholas Carr, Judy Estrin, Om Malik, all of whom have written books before. In fact, Judy has a new book out right now, called The Innovation Gap. Om Malik wrote Broadbandits a while ago. And Nick Carr has written several books, including The Big switch and Does IT Matter?

Your ideas?

Hydro Energy Entrepreneur Wayne Krouse (Part 5)

SM: How many people did you have helping you out on this?

WK: It was just me. Towards the end of 2007 and in early 2008 I was out of funding and running on fumes. As we progressed into 2008 I was approached by Mike Draper about what we were doing. >>>

I Just Want This Election to be Good (What’s So Wrong With That?)

by Richard Laermer, Guest Author

It’s no secret that I lean left. I think the world of FDR and JFK, and I don’t know if I can stand to hear one more misguided ditto-head, all glassy-eyed and empty-headed, deify Reagan. (Really, people, my gag reflex can only take so much.) >>>

Hydro Energy Entrepreneur Wayne Krouse (Part 4)

SM: What did you do when you got the patent in October of 2005?

WK: I kissed it! I then put it in the bank vault. >>>

Deal Radar 2008: Fliqz

Online video has led to the internet becoming a richer medium, and has created many beneficiaries in the infrastructure sector. Here’s a company that wants to add to that momentum.

Fliqz provides companies with video solutions for their websites or social networks.  These tools help increase a site’s traffic, create an interactive experience for its viewers, and increase the conversion rate, compelling viewers to make a purchase. Fliqz is a provider of plug-and-play video solutions, with over 20,000 publishers on its platform.  >>>