Steve Jobs’ Legacy

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Ludovic Dumas

Steve, here’s to you. The Crazy One. The Creative, Passionate, Driven Genius.

The worldwide reaction to the passing of Steve Jobs has been unbelievably strong, to say the least. Former employees, celebrities, and even competitors paid tribute. Sure, in the western world, very few individuals have not been impacted by the technologies invented by the companies he created. Apple notably introduced the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad. Pixar Animation Studios, a computer animation film studio acquired by Steve Jobs in 1986, produced 12 feature films, beginning with Toy Story in 1995, earned 26 Academy Awards, and made over $6 billion worldwide.

Above and beyond Steve Jobs’ entrepreneurial success, what are truly touching people are the personal characteristics of the man. Steve Jobs stands out for his Creativity, Passion, and Drive – universally acclaimed qualities. The combination of these qualities made him such an appreciated genius.

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Google’s Chairman Eric Schmidt Keynote at Dreamforce 2011

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Ludovic Dumas

Last Thursday afternoon Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Google, took the stage at Dreamforce 2011. I really looked forward to hearing him speak for he first time and I was not disappointed at all. I thoroughly enjoyed every single minute of Eric Schmidt’s hour-long keynote and it went by in a flash. He is an incredibly brilliant and well spoken individual. Eric Schmidt and Marc Benioff discussed the future of cloud computing and shared priceless insight on topics ranging from job creation in American manufacturing, politics, entrepreneurship, and management. To learn more about Eric Schmidt’s views on the aforementioned topics and what the next Facebook might look like, listen to the full keynote below.

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The Rise of the Social Enterprise at Dreamforce

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Ludovic Dumas

“After an Arab spring in the Middle East, we will see customers rise up and demand that organizations listen. In not so long from now we’ll start to hear about a corporate spring. We’ve seen Mubarak fall. We’ve seen Kadhafi fall. When will the first CEO fall for the same reason?” 

“By creating social customer profiles, employee social networks, customer social networks and product social networks, companies can delight their customers in entirely new ways.”

“Our social enterprise vision fundamentally changes how companies collaborate, share and manage information,” ~ Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com  

San Francisco

Salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company, unveiled at Dreamforce 2011– the largest cloud computing event in the world – how it will reinvent itself in front of a crowd of 45,000 enthusiastic attendees. CEO Marc Benioff said: “Salesforce was born cloud and have now been born social. We want to delight our customers with something new.”

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My First Post: It’s a New Beginning! [en français plus bas]

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Ludovic Dumas

Hello World,

Welcome to my personal blog. Since this is my inaugural post, I will dedicate it to explaining why I’m starting this site and what it will be about.

The Triggering Event?

After nearly 5 years in investment banking at CIBC and 2 years in corporate strategy consulting at Deloitte, I’ve decided to leave Montreal to pursue a Master in Business Administration (MBA).  I’m enthusiastic about embarking on a new adventure that will take me outside my comfort zone. I expect being surrounded by bright young professionals from around the world will be challenging and that it will bring me closer to my long-term objective.

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