Ten years ago, when Madrid-based mobile firm Telecoming was founded, Apple’s iPhone had only just gotten 3G connectivity – and BlackBerry’s Bold 9000 was the handset in the pocket of almost every…
Digital Fineprint CEO Erik Abrahamsson: “Rejection is Part of the Journey”
Erik Abrahamsson is the founder and CEO of Digital Fineprint, a London-based startup using social data to supercharge insurance providers. An alumnus of Twitter, Rocket Internet and Proctor & Gamble, Abrahamsson speaks…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes Swing at Data Privacy Flaws, Urges “Fearlessness”
Apple chief executive Tim Cook spoke at Duke University’s commencement ceremony yesterday. While he offered students some typically utopian-sounding Silicon Valley advice, Cook had less kind words for fellow tech giants treading…
Versa Networks President and CEO Kelly Ahuja: From Company Man to SD-WAN
When Kelly Ahuja became president and CEO of SD-WAN firm Versa Networks in 2016, he had worked in the networking industry for 27 years, having started his career at Telesat Canada in…
Travis Kalanick’s Uber Removal: Tech’s Worst CEOs
Yesterday Uber’s investors declared they had had enough of CEO Travis Kalanick, forcing the embattled entrepreneur to step down as the ride-share giant’s leader. Kalanick had been mired in accusations of sexist…