CEOs

How investors are playing offense right now (their words, our two cents)

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single to

Former SAP CEO Bill McDermott taking over as ServiceNow CEO

When Bill McDermott announced he was stepping down as CEO at SAP a couple of weeks ago, it certainly felt like a curious move — but he landed on his feet pretty quickly. ServiceNow announced he

On-demand workspace platform Breather taps new CEO

Breather, the platform that provides on-demand private workspace, announced today that it has appointed Bryan Murphy as its new CEO. Before joining Breather, Murphy was the founder and president of di

FinancialForce selects former Salesforce and Heroku exec to be new CEO

FinancialForce, a cloud ERP solution built on the Salesforce platform, announced today that Tod Nielsen, an experienced executive from a Who’s Who of tech companies, will become the company&#821

How to communicate with your board in tough times

For startup CEOs, tough economic periods are like stressful stretches in a marriage: They test your mettle while making ugly truths impossible to hide. These days, amid industry-wide belt-tightening,

7 lessons CEOs can learn from President Obama’s video strategy

Regardless of your political orientation, it is hard to argue against the success of the digital media strategy that President Obama and his team implemented to engage millions of Americans over the p

RIM’s New Playbook: The CEO Sneak

It was a big day for football fans, with both the AFC and NFC Championships taking place this afternoon and this evening. The games grab more than a few eyeballs every year -- <a href="http://profootb

Scott Thompson: Yahoo’s Competitive Advantage Is Its Data

Is Yahoo a technology company or a media company? <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/04/yahoo-scott-thompson-ceo/">Newly appointed CEO</a> Scott Thompson tried to answer that age-old question in

Tech CEO Approval Ratings: Schmidt Goes Out On A High, Donahoe Climbs, Bartz Falls

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/ceo.jpg" />A survey taken over the last year by <a href="http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm">Glassdoor</a>, a jobs and career community that a