At last an announcement that brings in glamorous perspectives on this nerdy blog: please grant Fidji Simo, our new blogger on Tech IT Easy, with a warm welcome.
A French national with an international mindset, Fidji specializes in web strategies (business models, market trends, e-Commerce, monetization, digital convergence opportunities) and small & medium business management – and is to share with you her thoughts on these 2 topics, mainly drawn from her own experience.
Currently a business analyst @ eBay’s Strategy Department, Fidji has previously worked as a transaction service consultant for Price WaterHouse Coopers in London, a business developer @ French Network helping out IlanOVA in Miami, and..an entrepreneur! Now discontinued (after one year of operations), Fidji had started in September 2005 BlogEntreprise, a corporate blogging platform & directory. Fidji says this entrepreneurial adventure has helped her start to raise the right issues about new business development management. You know Fidji, I know exactly what you mean: I too worked hard and from scratch in a start up that now is discontinued as well (iMarket, in Israel) – and it has proven to be a steep learning curve experience.
Fidji is to join UCLA’s MBA program for the fall term as an exchange student, where she’ll blog on her experience on her personal blog Fidjissimo. Indeed, Fidji will hopefully graduate from French business University HEC Paris in June 2008 with a Master of Management Science. And then??
As an a parte, I would like to add that the sociology of Tech IT Easy hires is pretty interesting: there is on one side the Rotterdam School of Management (I was an exchange student there back in fall 2004) mafia with Kari, Vincent; the AFIDORA mafia with Steve, Alex, & Leo (I cofounded AFIDORA 5 years ago, and left the organization 2 years ago); & the HEC Paris mafia with Raphaël, Steve, Alex, Leo, Fidji & I. I met Lucien through this blog indeed, and so did I with Fidji: hey guys, we never met physically! I’m looking forward to it.
Anyways, welcome to Tech IT Easy Fidji. I wish you excellent blogging and to achieve to convey interesting messages in all the debates you set out to start.
… I want her.
Comment by Jeff Kee — May 29, 2007 @ 02:44
Come on Jeff, what is that?
Comment by Jeremy Fain — May 29, 2007 @ 08:36
Thanks Jeremy for this warm welcome, it is a pleasure and an honor to start blogging on Tech IT Easy.
And thank you Jeff for this … “special” welcome!
Comment by Fidji SIMO — May 29, 2007 @ 09:14
Jeremy, well done. It looks like you have good taste and that Fidji will contribute nicely
Comment by ouriel — May 29, 2007 @ 09:46
Well done guys! Fidji is the best intern I’ve ever had, UCLA watch out! I even called her the day I started ClickOVA to offer her a new job… She preferred Ebay
keep on
iLanOVA
Comment by Ilan Abehassera — May 29, 2007 @ 17:11
Thank you so much Ilan! These 2 months in Miami are my best souvenir ever (and not only for the beach, I promise!). And I keep a close eye on your adventure at ClickOVA, hopefully I will see you soon in the US.
Comment by Fidji SIMO — May 29, 2007 @ 17:30
Fidji> it’s actually an honour for us to have you on board.
Ouriel> Thanks man.
Ilanos> Fidji doesn’t know what she’s missing
not working @ ClickOVA in amazing New York City. Seriously, I guess eBay is quite an amazing company that’s worth taking a look at some point, if interesting in eCommerce and Web strategy like Fidji actually is.
Fidji> What kind of Miami atmosphere do you prefer, funky Taverna Opa or fancy Loewes Hotel?
Comment by Jeremy Fain — May 29, 2007 @ 23:21
Taverna Opa without any hesitation, even if I would never refuse an evening at Loewes Hotel!
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_marc
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