Technology




The power within
How T.J. Rodgers grew Cypress Semiconductor by incubating innovative ideas — no matter the source
Silicon Valley is known as the birthplace of new business ideas and the home of the entrepreneurial spirit. The challenge is that even tech compan...


In the trenches
How to engage employees for successful collaboration
Anthony Daus understands that you might not want to work Friday nights. He doesn’t necessarily want to either. But if you’re pulling the late ...


A clear view
How transparency creates enthusiasm
Bobby Yazdani doesn’t have a corner office. So if you’re looking for the CEO of Saba Software Inc., you should probably search the mai...


Jerry Kline
Chairman and CEO, Innovative Interfaces Inc.
Jerry Kline is the kind of guy who loves to promote people who work for him, but he also likes to hire new people into those positions. It sounds c...


Clearing the static
How Eric Grosse led Hotwire Inc. through a crisis-induced change by fine-tuning its business model
Right before starting graduate school, Eric Grosse set off with a good friend on the trip of a lifetime. They started in Buenos Aires, and through a ...


Attitude adjustment
How Iain MacKenzie changed SMART Modular’s culture to drive growth
When Iain MacKenzie started at SMART Modular Technologies in 1997, he didn’t exactly get warm, fuzzy vibes from many of his colleagues. The company,...


Jerry M. Kennelly
Chairman, President and CEO, Riverbed Technology Inc.
When business at Riverbed Technology Inc. grew from $2 million in revenue in 2004 to $23 million in 2005, Jerry M. Kennelly was ecstatic. But when it...


Stephanie DiMarco
Founder and CEO, Advent Software Inc.
Stephanie DiMarco doesn’t want to hear how great Advent Software Inc. is doing. Sure, as founder and CEO, she likes to know about the wins at the inv...

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Tinkering with perfection
How Sam Cece fights complacency at StrongMail Systems Inc.


Swift growth
How Pat Patel keeps Intelliswift Software Inc. nimble despite exponential growth


Self assessment
How Steve Schwartz pushed Asyst Technaologies back toward its customers — and profitability




Clearing the
paper jam

How Guy Gecht reversed EFI’s declining revenue by reinventing its business model


Achieving acquisitions
How Achievo Corp.’s Robert Lee has mastered the art of the acquisition — including nine in the last two years.


Jeff Housenbold
President and CEO, Shutterfly Inc.


Healthy growth
Epocrates CEO Kirk Loevner on why laser-tight focus is the key to dynamic growth


Michael Gregoire
CEO, Taleo Corp.


Return to respectability
How David Peterschmidt turned chaos into profit at Openwave Systems


Reversal of fortune
How John S. Chen saved a dying Sybase and turned it into one of the largest mobile technology companies in the world






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