“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”— Albert Einstein |
I wrote a piece back in January called IBM’s Entry Into Social Networking, where I discussed the potential for applying web 2.0 techniques on the enterprise. Subsequently, I have written extensively about Enterprise 3.0 and the Extended Enterprise trends. A company from England had contacted me after reading the IBM piece. This company, Trampoline Systems, […]
In our next segment, Taher discusses his cryptography background and how he coverted it into a professional career.
SM: What did you focus on for your PhD work that led you into your professional career? TE: I developed this signature scheme … The Elgamal crypto scheme – of course I did not give it that name. […]
Here Maggie discusses her move as the CEO of Wink, which was an ideal fit based on her experience with software and the cable industry. We also catch a glimpse of the early interactive content market, pre-broadband.
SM: After McCaw Cellular you said you found a startup called Wink. How did you find it? MW: […]
Here we trace Taher’s education, beginning at Cairo University and then as he moves on to Stanford and starts working on cryptography, the discipline that eventually made him famous.
SM: At Cairo University? TE: Yes, Cairo University. It is quite large and a very good school. When I came to the United States I was […]
By Calvin McElroy, Guest Author
We Canadians undersell our capabilities, and suffer from a lack of awareness and brand identity in the US, and international markets. Is Canada simply an incubator for the world’s peacekeepers, hockey players and comedians - or a vast, rugged, sparsely-populated land with lots of beavers and maple trees? Much […]
Technology, as we all know, changes rapidly and but do customers adopt as quickly? Here Maggie shares her insight regarding customers, and what their expectations are in terms of technology. Her views are interesting, especially when compared to those who tend to cater mostly to the early adopters.
SM: From where you were at that time […]
Frank Gehry designed this Manhattan building, the home to Barry Diller’s media and Internet business. Read the article from NY Times.
Maggie continues to build her broad experience base by moving into cellular communciations. Again, she entered this industry while it was still very new, and was a key factor in developing the industry as well as growing the company.
SM: Your next move was to McCaw Cellular. How did you get hooked up with them? […]
