Post on 10-Apr-2015
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Secrets of the Successful Entrepreneur
Stevens Research & Entrepreneurship Day
Frank FawziCEO and Chairman
www.IntelePeer.com
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Frank Fawzi Bio
Data Communication Architect at AT&T Bell Labs
Founded CommTech Corporation in 1992, with $15.1M in funding from Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and NBTel
Built CommTech and sold it to ADC Telecom for $178M in 2001
Chairman and CEO of IntelePeer
Engineer
Entrepreneur
Experienced Leader
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What is Entrepreneurship?
Risk
Innovation
Wealth Creation
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Inside the Mind of an EntrepreneurIdeas
ConnectionsPassion
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The Entrepreneurial Process
Concept
Business Plan
Seed/Angel Funding
Prototype/Beta
VC Funding
Scale
Validate
Review
Build team
Trial & validation
Find customers
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Does Location Matter?
The Magic of Silicon Valley
Access to VC capital
Democratization of higher education
Network effect
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Is the glass half empty, or half full?
…Neither
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Creating a Culture of Innovation
Agility vs. control Risk management Empowerment Speed
High performance organization
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Innovation in Mature Industries
Commodity products Competitive advantage,
differentiation & barriers to entry
Industry transformation
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A Brief IntelePeer History
Voice Peering• Launch of Voice
Peering NetworkTM and Super RegistryTM
Telecom + Web• Launch of
AppworXTM, cloud platform for communications-enabled apps
The Great Recession• Telecom cost
savings drives our growth
Global Recovery• Strategic use of
communications as a revenue driver
• Renewed investment in next-gen capabilities
The Cloud Communications Company
What’s next?Creative entrepreneurs like you can drive the next wave of innovation with our tools
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Thank You
Frank Fawzi
Chairman and CEO
Office: (650) 235-8530
Mobile: (561) 634-1080
ffawzi@intelepeer.com
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