george saliaris faseas at open coffee athens xvi
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a talk on entrepreneurship by Google's Country Manager in GreeceTRANSCRIPT
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From entrepreneur to Google
George Saliaris-Fasseas Country Manager, Greece Presentation @ OpenCoffee Athens, 4/11/2008
some thoughts on entrepreneurship
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Summing up the Attitude
-Father: ‘Everything that is scarce is expensive. A good horse is very scarce and hence very expensive!
-Son: ‘How come?
Isn’t a cheap good horse even scarcier?’ (Streissler, 1973)
opencoffee 4/11/2008
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Another viewpoint
Entrepreneurs are not nice people…
…’nice guys do not win’
(Collins et al, 1964)
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University opencoffee 4/11/2008
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Procurement Manager opencoffee 4/11/2008
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The opportunity
Making things:
SIMPLER, BETTER, CHEAPER
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The Navy (1996) opencoffee 4/11/2008
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Managing Partner (2000) opencoffee 4/11/2008
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WIBI?
WIBI
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my first book
Relationship Marketing στο Διαδίκτυο
‘Αµφίδροµη Διαφήµιση
Δυναµική Επικοινωνία
στην Εποχή της Πληροφορίας’
(2002, Libris Tech)
opencoffee 4/11/2008
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Managing Director OgilvyOne (2005)
People
Focus
5 star program
2005 2006 2007 2008 (est)
Profit
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OgilvyOne Awards
2008 • Gold in IAB mixx (best international campaign)
• 24 Ermis Awards (most awarded company in Greece again!)
• Grand Ermis in ‘Ermis Web’ & ‘Ermis Direct’, Innovation Award in ‘Ermis Direct’
2007 • 24 Ermis Awards (most awarded company in Greece) • Grand Ermis in ‘Ermis Web’, Innovation Award in ‘Ermis Direct’
2006
• 9 Ermis Awards 6 “Ermis Web” and 3 “Ermis Direct” awards Awarded the only Ermis Gold given to an interactive campaign
2005 • 5 Ermis Awards
3 “Ermis Web” and 1 “Ermis Direct” awards Grand Ermis in ‘Ermis Web’ category
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www.ourwork.gr
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www.ourwork.gr
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Vodafone “Livefeeds” viral campaign
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Livefeeds.gr
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The girl on the web, calls the user on the phone!
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Showcasing the service through storyline
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…and finally delivering the brand message
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The McKinsey Mind
Business Need
Competitive
Organizational
Financial
Operational
Managing
Team
Client
Self
Analyzing
Framing
Designing
Gathering
Interpreting
Presenting
Structure
Buy-In
Implementation
Dedication
Reaction
Completion
Iteration
Leadership
Vision
Inspiration
Delegation
Problem Intuition
Data
Solution
Rasiel & Friga (2002)
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5 frogs
5 FROGS ARE SITTING ON A LOG.
4 DECIDE TO JUMP OFF.
HOW MANY ARE THERE ON THE LOG?
5, BECAUSE THERE IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DECIDING AND DOING
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Country Manager, Greece
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My priorities
1. Grow internet in Greece
2. AdWords
3. AdSense
4. Be more Local / Products (PLEASE report issues/problems/ideas)
5. Be an engine of economic growth (particularly for SMBs)
6. Partnerships
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Some Projects of interest
• Google Online Marketing Challenge (Classes register until 23rd January)
www.google.com/onlinechallenge/index.html
• Google Anita Borg Scholarship- EMENA (Submit by 26th January)
www.google.com/anitaborg-emena/
• Project 10^100. (Voting begins 27th January)
www.project10tothe100.com
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Culture, Collaboration, and Speed: A View of Google’s Bottoms-up Drive Innovation Taken from a presentation of Nelson Mattos Vice President, EMEA Engineering
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The Challenge of Innovating Globally
How do we stay innovative and agile with so many products, so many languages, and so many engineers and product managers in different countries?
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Start with a mission that withstands the test of time
• We believe in democratising access to the world’s information.
• The best search engine should give you exactly what you want.
• People should have access to information whenever they want, and however they want it.
• Keep it open.
• The litmus test: does it stand the test of time?
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The Dos and Don’ts
We Don’t…
…do traditional product management: incremental features, ROI / finance driven, pie charts, etc.
…think small, niche solutions, short-term thinking, incremental improvement, vertical solutions
…go it alone -- all information and vision must be shared across all teams
…forget our guiding principle: users come first, not money
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Create a culture of Dos
Six Rules of Innovation
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1. Hire the best
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2. 20% is at our core
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Google News
20 Percent Projects Make a Difference Simulator in Google Earth
Google Romansch
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3. Transparency
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Google Trends
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4. Data, data, data
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Google Labs
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5. Users come first
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Speed matters
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iGoogle