Philippe Honigman

Founder of VC-backed SkyRecon (acquired by Arkoon) and ftopia, winner of HEC Entrepreneur Prize, collaborative/storage apps expert, UX designer.

Paris, France
Member since November 03, 2008

About

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I'm bursting with ideas!

My favorite startups:

SocialFolders!

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

Frustrating: inventing takes seconds, executing takes years.
Rewarding: when a project is no longer yours, but belongs to your users and teammates.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Mismanaging work-life balance.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

Decide, listen, adapt. And do that again and again - sorry that's four!

Full bio

Tech entrepreneur with a broad experience of international business development, product strategy, fund raising, software engineering, consulting, professional services and sales engineering. Founder and co-founder of several ventures in IT services and software markets.

Specialties

International business development, IT and business consulting, team building and team management, software product development, professional services, sales engineering, human factors