#104 - MSS with Mehdi Daoudi

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we invited Mehdi Daoudi, CEO and Co-Founder - Catchpoint Systems, Inc. Guests Mehdi Daoudi Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:03:00 - Who is Mehdi Daoudi? 0:11:00 - How was the switch from marketing to the IT field? And what is your advice to people who want to switch their careers? 0:14:00 - When Google acquired DoubleCLicks, What was the special thing that push google to purchase it and how was the switch from a small company to Google word? 0:19:00 - What are the products/services DoubleCLicks offer? 0:21:00 - When does it make sense for someone to say I will sell my company and when isn't? 0:27:00 - What is Catchpoint? How was the experience, and how did you get the idea? 0:34:00 - How was the experience moving to the cloud and not creating a SAAS product? 0:42:00 - How bad was the Covid 19 for Catchpoint? 0:51:00 - Catchpoint is hiring everywhere, so what profiles does Catchpoint need? 0:56:00 - Would you share with us some of your failure stories? 1:00:00 - In your opinion, what are the main qualities and skills of a good leader? 1:05:00 - Why did working in a big company like Google push you to leave it? 1:09:00 - Any advice about how to close deals with clients? 1:13:00 - Do you follow news about the startups' ecosystem in Morocco, what do you think about it, and what does miss it? 1:13:00 - Do you follow news about the startups' ecosystem in Morocco, what do you think about it, and what does miss it? 1:19:00 - What do you think about companies that do the offshoring? 1:22:00 - After ten years of pushing startups, why can't we see some of them succeed now? 1:26:00 - What is the advice you can give to someone who is trying to build a startup? 1:28:00 - What would you advise your 20-year-old self? 1:29:00 - Wrap up and goodbye Links weathering the storm leading your organisation through a pandemic The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business Prepared and Presented by Mohammed Aboullaite