Advisor
Jim Brisimitzis
Executive enterprise software experience in product management, business development, partnerships, and developer ecosystems.
Executive enterprise software experience in product management, business development, partnerships, and developer ecosystems.
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Experience
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3DPrinterOS
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New York Fashion Tech Lab (NYFT Lab)
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Microsoft Ventures Global
HEAD OF OPERATIONS AND GROWTH PROGRAMS
Promoted by Microsoft Venture General Manager to manage global operations and portfolio growth programs with $70M in budget. * Launched the Microsoft Ventures Alumni program... more fostering alumni relations and customer access. * Built co-sell and GTM program supporting 20 Series A portfolio companies * Initiated Microsoft's $5M Series C investment in CloudFlare (2015)
Microsoft Global
OEM SERVER PRODUCT AND CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
Held P&L and product roadmap responsibilities for Server products sold through the OEM channel with $300M in budget. * Grew revenue from $680M to $850M over 3yrs and unit... more volume past 1M in 2013 through new product launches and structured channel incentives. * Incubated and funded converged data center product evolving into Microsoft's Cloud Platform Solution and recently Azure Stack. * Launched Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2012R2 and other products.
SERVER & TOOLS PRODUCT MARKETING AND GTM
Joined Microsoft as an industry hire to launch their ERP products (Great Plains, Navision, etc.) into the SB channel. Was recruited by a Corporate Vice President to the Server... more & Tools Product team managing field programs for SQL Server, BizTalk, and Developer tools.
Entropy
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & FIELD MARKETING
Recruited to manage Canadian Field Marketing. I was later promoted to their global partner organization leading marketing and business development programs for strategic service... more implementation partners.
• Grew lead generation programs by 20% through relationship marketing. Piloted early concepts of social selling through key customer relationships. Partnered with sales on nurture marketing programs focused on accelerating deals
• Launched first global alliance partner summit in San Francisco
• Grew lead generation programs by 20% through relationship marketing. Piloted early concepts of social selling through key customer relationships. Partnered with sales on nurture marketing programs focused on accelerating deals
• Launched first global alliance partner summit in San Francisco
Exit
PeopleSoft
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & FIELD MARKETING
Recruited to manage Canadian Field Marketing. I was later promoted to their global partner organization leading marketing and business development programs for strategic service... more implementation partners.
• Grew lead generation programs by 20% through relationship marketing. Piloted early concepts of social selling through key customer relationships. Partnered with sales on nurture marketing programs focused on accelerating deals
• Launched first global alliance partner summit in San Francisco
• Grew lead generation programs by 20% through relationship marketing. Piloted early concepts of social selling through key customer relationships. Partnered with sales on nurture marketing programs focused on accelerating deals
• Launched first global alliance partner summit in San Francisco
Nortel Networks
Communications Manager
Joined Nortel Networks communications team. Was responsible for internally announcing new products. Nortel was transitioning from being a supplier of telco carrier products... more to internet backbone networking solutions competing with Cisco, Lucent, and Alcatel.
5G open innovation lab
Founder & General Partner
Employee
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Education
About
Achievements
Led product incubation that led the launch of Microsoft's Cloud Platform Solution which is now Azure Stack.
2013 – 2018, https://bit.ly/1M9EfbP
Led internal product incubation for Startup Predictor powered by Bing seach. Patent currently pending.
Initiated and supported Microsoft's strategic investment into CloudFlare's Series D round.
2015, https://bit.ly/2utHnKU
Skills
Q&A
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
1. Blue Ocean Strategy
2. Start with Why
3. How to Castrate a Bull
4. Art of War
5. Startup Communities
6. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
What's your favorite non-business book?
How to Make Coffee: The Science Behind the Bean
The Coffee Dictionary: An A-Z of coffee, from growing & roasting to brewing & tasting
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
1. Build schools in developing markets
2. Launching Plunge Coffee Roasters
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Read more, be patient, listen to yourself, live like today is your last.
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Built a datacenter in Abu Dhabi
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
What words of wisdom do you live by?
Leave others better than when you met them.
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Unlocking the capabilities of people.
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