Michel Quazza and I met a few months ago discussing investment and collaboration on projects. He is a seasoned international CEO and has worked as much in Silicon Valley as he has worked across Europe. Michel is scaling his interim work through advisory service, packaging up C-Levels under the ‘Corporate Development as a Service’. Things we talked about:
- Difference in portfolio, consulting and ‘Corporate Development as a Service’ companies
- Scaling interim and fractional work
- Engineering, CPO and CEO
- Michel’s experience in Silicon Valley, the influence from the US on Europe
- Different cultures and their impact on businesses
- Covid accelerating the need and demand for his work
- Scale ups and skilling up
- The ease and challenges of scaling tech start ups
- Companies benefiting from his 20+ years experience, and the speed of taking things to market
- Developing a ‘consultancy’ rather than going it alone
- His company Qatalys: https://qatalys.com/
- How he started as a consultant
- Moving from corporate to VC to start-up
- Different focus coming in as an outsider
- Scale, focus, drive and commitment
- Advice for someone starting out: Be ready to learn something new
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mquazza/
Volker is a sales, strategy and leadership consultant working as an interim CRO. Find out more on his website or subscribe to his newsletter.
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