Ajaz Ahmed BEM
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Unternehmen/Arbeitsplatz
Leeds, United Kingdom, West Yorkshire United Kingdom
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Founder of Freeserve, Non-Exec, Chairman, Entrepreneur
Branche
Technology / Software / Internet
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http://www.sosavvy.co.uk
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I'll probably always be known for being the Founder of Freeserve, one-time UK’s largest Internet Company. I'm in the Yorkshire ‘Business Power 100’ (Yorkshire Post & Yorkshire Insider), and the Queen has awarded me a BEM, 'British Empire Medal.'
My eureka moment was when I bought a computer, and nobody could tell me how to get on the Internet. After much persuasion by me, Dixons agreed to launch Freeserve in September 1998, UK's largest ISP 3 months later, sold to France Telecom for £1.6bn three years after launch in 2001. I left after the sale (They wanted me to learn French.)
I enjoy public speaking, my 'Cut The Cr*p' talk is viral because people remember the message. I write a column...
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