11.14.07
Posted in Random thoughts at 5:21 am by Ray Wu
Last Friday was my last day in HP and it feels great to be outside of the corporate life. After 10 years in Cisco and then HP, it is wonderful to be independent again, to work with passionate startups and ventures, to dream about new possibilities, and see the results happen quickly. I am grateful to have had opportunities to systematically build operations under large corporate umbrella and make them into success, maybe I would do it again years later when the right opportunity strikes again, but now, it is just too much fun to miss my freedom…
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09.02.07
Posted in Random thoughts at 4:46 am by Ray Wu
Recently, a story told by a friend of mine from old IBM days keeps on popping up in my head. It is a profound story and I really enjoyed it at that time when he told me about 10 years ago.
Here is the story:
A business man is looking for a boat to go cross a river, but it is a lunch time and no carrier is operating. He looks around and finally finds a fisherman with a small boat laying there sleeping.
He approaches the fisherman, wakes him up and says: “Can you take me to the other side of this river? I will give you a lot of money.”
The fisherman says: “But I am sleeping! Why do I need more money?”
The business man replies: “If you have more money, you can buy a bigger boat.”
The fisherman says: “So what if I have a bigger boat?”
The business man replies: “If you have a bigger boat, you can capture more fishes and buy a fleet of boats”.
The fisherman says: “So what if I have a fleet of boats?”
The business man replies: “If you have a fleet of boats, you can have a lot of money and then hire professional managers to manage them for you.
The fisherman says: “So what if I have a lot of money and professional managers?”
The business man replies: “Then, you truly have your freedom! You don’t have to do anything and sleep anytime you like!”
The fisherman says: “Well, that’s exactly what I have before you wake me up!”
Hmmm… Who has more freedom, the fisherman or the business man?
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08.29.07
Posted in Technology Ventures, Events at 7:02 am by Ray Wu
I will be a speaker for Frost and Sullivan 3rd annual Growth Innovation and Leadership 2007 Summit between Sep 16 - 18. If you are interested to see how some big companies develop inside innovation and bridge it with outside venture, this might be a good place for brainstorm and meet some of the colleagues in the same industry.
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05.09.07
Posted in Events at 6:30 pm by Ray Wu
In case you missed my other speaking event, I am going to be on a SDForum breakfast panel June 5th to talk about how Corporate Venturing and Acquisitions play a role in the tech ecosystem and how this type of “investment” can foster innovation and transform technologies into scaleable businesses.
* Steve Bengston from PWC
* Jai Das, SAP Venture Group
* Lisa Lambert, Intel Capital
* Deborah Magid, IBM Venture Group
* Ray Wu, HP Venture Group
Click here for registration url
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04.20.07
Posted in Events at 12:52 am by Ray Wu
I will be on a panel at the China Wireless Technology Association event in May, below are the details, join me if you are looking at mobile wireless…
May 12th, 2007 (Saturday)
1:00 pm — 4:00 pm (Registration starts at 12:30 pm)
Fenwick & West LLP, Silicon Valley Center
801 California Street, Mountain View , CA 94041,
650 – 988 – 8500
What is the future of Mobile applications? With the new generation of technologies supporting high speed data access on today’s mobile networks more and more applications are sprouting up with new services and features. What makes a “Killer App” for end users? And what are the revenue streams that can be generated from this growing market?
Service providers and startup companies alike are positioning for good business opportunities in this space. What are the difference ways to make money in this space and how are company’s approaching this. Join us, along with industry leaders, for presentation and discussion on this exciting mobile growth market.
Questions to be covered:
– What new “Killer Apps” are in play for this market?
– What new advances in hardware and network infrastructure are making developers pay attention to mobile applications?
– What are the business opportunities for service providers, for startups and others?
– How do consumers benefit from these new applications?
– What consumer needs are met, how are the products that meet these needs marketed?
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04.13.07
Posted in Events at 12:00 am by Ray Wu
Given all the incubation and investments I have done, I got invited and will be part of SuperPower panel on Frost & Sullivan’s 3rd Annual New Product Development and Marketing conference. The topic is: Innovation is Everywhere: Extending Your Innovation Ecosystem to cover how to co-opting internal and external innovation contributions. The event would be between June 11th to June 13th. You can check out more details online at http://www.frost.com
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