Mike Homer is the Chairman of Kontiki. He is also an investor and advisor to several Silicon Valley startups, including Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), Tellme Networks, Palm, and TiVo. Previously, Mike was a Senior Vice President at America Online. Before the acquisition of Netscape by AOL, he held various executive positions at Netscape Communications, including Executive Vice President and General Manager of Netscape Netcenter, and Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Earlier in his career, Mike gained valuable experience as Vice President of Engineering at EO Corporation and as Vice President of Marketing at GO Corporation. From 1982 to 1991, Mike held various technical and management positions at Apple Computer. Mike Homer earned a B.S. from the University of California at Berkeley.
So the only way you find these companies where it is embedded, and this is sort of interesting, too, is when the entrepreneur that starts them wants to do it. It's not like a corporate plan! It's more like goddamnit, it's my company and that's what we're gonna do, get your ass to the soup kitchen....(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Michael Homer Discusses Position as General Manager of NetCenter - Which Included Netscape
Michael Homer States Importance of Teaching Entrepreneurs To Build Socially Responsible Businesses
Michael Homer Discusses Building Company, Kontiki and Importance of Initially Building a Strong Team
Michael Homer States One of Kontiki's Biggest Challenges is Gaining Market Understanding of Product
Michael Homer States Returning Something to Society Is As Important As Returning Something to Shareholders
Michael Homer States Positive Aspects of Entrepreneurship and Importance of Developing a Network
Michael Homer States Importance of Product Development, Customer Engagement and Team Development
Michael Homer States Importance of Creating a Business Plan Despite Fact He Already Had The Money In The Bank
Michael Homer States Planning Is Important But Must Be Simplisitc Enough to Be Understood By All Involved
