Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Paris, November 1998. TOP or Total Operational Performance, is a cost cutting approach, where your objective is to cut 40% of all the "not-strictly-necessary costs" by doing things differently. we started to tackle the plant food service where the 2,000 employees had their daily lunch. Global warming: a plague for humanity?

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

ConversionXL

JUNE 4, 2019

As Harvard Business School professor Susan Fournier noted in 1998 , “A brand has no objective existence at all: it is simply a collection of perceptions held in the mind of the consumer.”. Your mission, values, brand story, employees, and product/service itself. Be supported by operational changes to achieve stated goals.

Marketing 125

Marketing Audience Green Architecture 125

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

We will discuss liquidity options appropriate for a wide range of people with private company stock, including private equity funds, venture capitalists, angels, founders, and employees with options. Confirmed Panelists David Weild, formerly Vice Chairman of The NASDAQ Stock Market (moderator) Barry Silbert, CEO, Secondmarket.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Incorporated in 1998 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company’s network of over 100,000 globally distributed servers provides an infrastructure layer that accelerates the distribution and delivery of content, media and applications. Many people know Akamai as the purveyor of the Internet’s backbone. How did Akamai do it? . .

Distribution 49

Distribution Lean Massachusetts Cofounder 49

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

My general advice is to go join a startup as an employee, and learn from experience. You’re going to school with somewhere between 200 to 800 people who are going to be future global business leaders; these relationships can be enormously valuable. Or maybe valuation depends on growth rates or operating margins.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

My general advice is to go join a startup as an employee, and learn from experience. You’re going to school with somewhere between 200 to 800 people who are going to be future global business leaders; these relationships can be enormously valuable. Or maybe valuation depends on growth rates or operating margins.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

During the early stages of blitzscaling—the Family (1-9 employees) and Tribe (10-99 employees) stages—it’s easier to take risks. This transition can be challenging; founders and early employees often resist changing their approach; after all, didn’t it bring initial success? Ethical vs. criminal pirates.

Silicon Valley 38

Silicon Valley Early Stage Software Review Employee 38