David Szabo @ European Innovation Academy Summer Session 2013

1. David Szabo
@SaaSinCloud
dszabo@microsoft.com

9. Average Life Expectancy

10. 1972

11. 1957 - 1992
Ken Olsen Harlan Anderson

12. Clock Tower Place, MA

14. 1982 - 2002

16. digital: “Our
employees are
our greatest
asset…”
Compaq-HP
merge: 17,500
employees
laid off
?

17. Which
15 will
disappear?

19. 1981 - 82

21. RAEAPTEEK
EST. 1422

25. 1 OUT OF 5
WILL LIVE
OVER 100 YEARS

26. CAN THE SYSTEM
KEEP 1 OUT OF 5
PEOPLE ON
PENSION UNTIL
THEY HIT 100
YEARS?
HOW ABOUT
1 OUT OF 3?

27. YOUR CONTENT FOR 100 YEARS: LIFELONG CURIOUSITY & FUN

28. ONE THING YOU
NEED TO WIDEN
YOUR UNIVERSE
USD $49 + $10 shipping

29. AND THE OTHER
TOOL YOU NEED …

31. WORK FIRST
THEN PLAY
WRONG!!!!

32. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbvKrH-GC4
“IN MUSIC, ONE
DOESN’T MAKE
THE END OF A
COMPOSITION
THE POINT OF THE
COMPOSITION …”
Alan Watts

33. SOCIAL
BRINGS
YOU TO
PLACES

34. NO NEED FOR DIGGING AND SEARCHING.
SIMPLY BE GENUINE, BE CURIOUS AND HAVE FUN.

35. YOUR VISION
IN FRONT OF
YOUR EYES
EVERY DAY.

37. ONE THING
FROM MY
VISION
BOARD
… WHEN I
WAS 18

40. YOUR VISION
IN FRONT OF
YOUR EYES
EVERY DAY.

41. ENGAGEMENT
MANAGER, MCS HU/IE/UK
•
STRATEGY ADVISOR, WA
INCUBATION CEE
TIME ZONE LEAD, WA
INCUBATION CEE
STARTUP BUSINESS PAM /
SILICON VALLEY
PRODUCT
MANAGER, PRODUCT
GROUPS
Creating something new and undefined. Less rules than resources.
Executive-level engagement. Executive maturity.
Running a tangible business operationally
Lead and manage a team
Working with businesses with no legacy. They just make things happen.
Impact & influence. Inspire and drive instead of DIY. Scale.
Contribute to ISVs’ business, be the change agent.
Global business. Global impact. No limits. No walls.
New product
DPE
Business work
Corp role
Strategic role
SV-quality bus.
The one after is a
more difficult one.
So, I have to build
my network right
now as this is a big
step. A mgr won’t
take a risk on
someone he/she
doesn’t know well.
These, I feel
confident
about already
and I love doing
them
These, I want
to practice
more in order
to get where I
want to go next This role
ticks almost
every box
It means that I’d do it well
and it also helps me learn
what I want to learn
These were my past roles at Microsoft This is where I’m now … and this is where I want to go next
time

42. LUCK IS WHEN AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT
OF PREPARATION MEETS OPPORTUNITY.
THE 10,000-HOUR RULE

44. and #FAIL!
Truly confident people are
not afraid to be wrong

45. Imagine something you’d enjoy
Do it while having fun
Recognise once you got there

46. DAVID SZABO
@SAASINCLOUD
http://cloudstrategyblog.com

47. Appendix

48. WHICH COMPANY IS THIS?

49. AND THIS?

50. WE HAVE
ALSO BEEN
A STARTUP
A WHILE
AGO …

54. Elementary school
5th grade year-end: failed x 2
6th grade mid-year: failed
7th grade mid-year: failed

55. Secondary school
1st grade mid-year: failed
1st grade repeated
1-2-3 failed all mid-years
Gratulation avg score: 2.5 out of 5.0

56. Higher education
Uni #1: Computer science: 1 semester
Uni #2: Economics: 1 semester
Uni #3: Mathematics: 1 semester

57. David Szabo
@SaaSinCloud
“The only difference between me
now and me 15 years ago is that
by now, I have built a confidence
to use common sense”