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Mehdi Daoudi , CEO and Co-founder , Catchpoint
wWhat would you describe as your most memorable achievement ?
When Catchpoint signed our first million-dollar customer . That ’ s always an important milestone in the life of a company – it shows the path is doable and possible . The good thing is we have a lot more now .
What first made you think of a career in technology ?
management and philosophy style keep changing too ( I will even say must keep changing ).
Throughout Catchpoint , at the executive level and across the company as a whole , much of what we ’ ve achieved has been based on trust . I have become a huge fan of Patrick Lencioni and I embrace his methodology of overcoming the five dysfunctions of a team , starting by establishing trust between team members so we can be open with one another , without filters .
My first computer was a Commodore 64 . It changed my entire life . Then in ’ 92 , I discovered the Internet while I was studying in Paris . I ’ d heard about it before but that ’ s when I first touched , smelled , experienced it . . . I felt this would be my generation ’ s Gutenberg moment . I could see the way it could change the world and how we communicate and share knowledge with one another . I think we ’ ve barely scratched the surface , I am jealous of what my kids and grandkids will have at their fingertips .
What style of management philosophy do you employ with your current position ?
That ’ s always a work in progress . As each person grows and their responsibility changes , one ’ s
We are also embracing more and more transparency through the OKR system – I can see this helping a great deal in creating alignment throughout the company .
What do you think is the current hot technology talking point ?
To be honest , I ’ m tired of hot technology talking points . As an industry , we must learn how to stop
I ’ m tired of hot technology talking points . As an industry , we must learn how to stop overusing buzz words .
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