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CEO Interviews
Shutterstock’s CEO Talks Offset
TNW - April 17, 2013
Jon Oringer of Shutterstock
Stock photography service Shutterstock unveiled a new platform last month called Offset, which will offer premium, high-end stock photos and illustrations through a new online marketplace. Read »
Your Employees Are Either Patriots Or Mercenaries
Gallup - April 1, 2013
Steve Rasmussen of Nationwide
Great executives know how to engage both. Read »
The Path To Business Longevity
Fortune - March 28, 2013
Joe Jimenez of Novartis
Is now a great time or an awful time to be running a global pharmaceutical giant? Read »
When I Hire You, I’m Hiring Your Mentors’ Judgment
The New York Times - March 19, 2013
Ilene Gordon of Ingredion
This is an interview with Ilene Gordon, C.E.O. of Ingredion, a company that turns raw materials into ingredients for the food, beverage and other industries. Read »
Getting Stuff Done: It’s A Goal, And A Rating System
NYT - March 11, 2013
Kris Duggan of Badgeville
The most important thing is to have a framework that everybody in the company knows. Read »
Transparency Is Much More Than A Buzzword
NYT - March 4, 2013
Ryan Smith of Qualtrics
"We’ve been extremely transparent, but not so that we can be cool." Read »
Andrew Mason’s Last Interview As Groupon CEO
Fast Company - March 1, 2013
Andrew Mason of Groupon
One month ago, I interviewed then-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason for a forthcoming Fast Company feature on the future of Groupon. His performance--at turns, defensive, weary, combative, and naïve--foreshadowed his firing on... Read »
An Unusual Governance Structure
Fortune - March 1, 2013
Guo Ping of Huawei
In a rare interview, the Chinese CEO discusses how his powerful company is organized. Read »
Windows Phone Alternatives, Low-End Devices And Email
TechCrunch - February 25, 2013
Stephen Elop of Nokia
“There’s now the Royal Flush of Lumia devices – will it evolve? Absolutely. Will there be more? Absolutely.” Read »
Evernote Chief: IPO Is ‘Morally Correct Thing To Do’
VentureBeat - February 12, 2013
Phil Libin of Evernote
"It’s a set of products and goals to give you an external brain. It’s a way to help you remember everything." Read »
Twitter On Route To Maturity—Maybe IPO
WSJ - February 6, 2013
Dick Costolo of Twitter
Dick Costolo has steered seven-year-old Twitter Inc. through frequent service outages, slow ad sales, executive turnover and into position as Silicon Valley's next big initial public offering candidate. Read »
Ballmer Isn’t Afraid Of An Office-Less iPad
Businessweek - January 30, 2013
Steve Ballmer of Microsoft
When Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer does his bounding these days, it’s often in front of an 82-inch interactive display mounted on the wall of his office. Read »
The Future Of Enterprise
TechCrunch - January 28, 2013
Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz
"Enterprise pricing a year ago was probably half what it is today." Read »
First Female CEO In Defense Reflects On What It Takes
Forbes - January 23, 2013
Linda Hudson of BAE Systems
Being the first is not easy. As Hudson puts it today, “there’s a burden with going first and feeling as though if you fail you might close the doors for others.” Read »
Why Moon Shots Matter
Wired - January 18, 2013
Larry Page of Google
Most companies would be happy to improve a product by 10 percent. Not the CEO and cofounder of Google. Read »
