Pascal Finette Email & Phone Number

Boulder, CO, US

Boulder, CO, US

We help you, your people and your organization discover today what matters tomorrow and then transform your company into a future that is unfolding before you.

London, GB

EY wavespace teams bring the right people together and give them the tools and mindset to think differently, deconstruct challenges and develop solutions – faster.

GyShiDo is all about razor sharp focus and the art & craft of simply getting things done.

The Heretic is Pascal Finette’s insights into leadership in exponential times. For entrepreneurs, corporate irritants and change makers. Raw, unfiltered and opinionated — delivered straight to your inbox. You will like it. ⇢ https://theheretic.org

Everywhere, OO

The Women’s Impact Alliance is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides leadership development and pro-bono executive coaching to the world’s most extraordinary young emerging women leaders who are positively impacting the world. We are a community of 180+ highly trained and experienced executive coaches from 30+ countries that dedicate our time each.

London, GB

Pearson Education is a British-owned education publishing and assessment service to schools and corporations, as well as directly to students.

Early stage venture capital firm investing in exponential transformation. We back entrepreneurs and companies utilizing exponential technologies, focused on disrupting existing industries and trying to solve the world's biggest problems. In partnership with Peter Diamandis, Singularity University and a world class team of fund managers.

Mountain View, California, US

Leading Singularity University's faculty track chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation; speaking, advising and consulting F500 clients globally.

Mountain View, California, US

Heading up all business units focussed on entrepreneurs and startups including all educational programs, including Global Impact Challenges (GIC), Global Solutions Program (GSP), LaunchPad, Accelerator, Startup Network and Venture Fund.

Mountain View, California, US

Build, grow and support startups solving the world’s most intractable problems by leveraging exponential technologies to affect 1BN+ people. Reporting to the EVP Innovation & Learning.

Mountain View, California, US

• Build, grow and support startups solving the world’s most intractable problems by leveraging exponential technologies to affect 1BN+ people. Reporting to the EVP Innovation & Learning.
• Built and run Singularity University’s Accelerator and Startup Network program
• Raised and manage $2.5M Venture Capital Seed Fund
• Built a portfolio of 40+ companies with a combined market cap of $250M+
• Head up the Entrepreneurship Track / Faculty

Mountain View, California, US

• Managed Singularity University's Community and Global Expansion team through a complex leadership transition; created new org structure, hired key employees and new leadership team. Reported to the CEO.
• Established new organizational structure which combined three formerly distinct groups into a single unit, supporting Singularity University's global expansion and community strategy
• Created team cohesion, built leadership capacity and doubled team headcount by hiring key talent
• Established best working practices for a predominantly remote team

Key Biscayne, Florida, US

Fastrack Institute is a non-profit organization that accelerates technology into society. Together with our member cities, we find cutting edge, scalable solutions to Urban problems. Our focus is entirely on solving urban problems for cities of one million or more citizens.Our framework, based on the methodology from the book, Exponential Organizations.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Managed a $10M+ grant portfolio. Developed and built cross-functional teams consisting both of internal and external experts to provide investment due diligence and ongoing support for grantees. Reported to the VP.
• Developed Google’s first $5M+ grant portfolio in the “Internet of Things” sector
• Built scalable software infrastructure for Google’s Global Impact Challenges
• Drove highly-successful global Open Innovation initiative to further Google’s philantrophic efforts

San Francisco, CA, US

• Expanded the scope of Mozilla into new constituencies and supported the Chairperson Mitchell Baker with ongoing work of modernizing Mozilla’s project governance structures, raising Mozilla's visibility globally, and.
• Developed and established Mozilla’s 2020 vision and strategic plan
• Provided strong organizational leadership through a difficult CEO transition
• Organized and executed first global cross-company “Internet of Things” conference

San Francisco, CA, US

• Founded, launched and managed Mozilla’s first global incubator and accelerator program. Provided world-class infrastructure and support for open source startups and entrepreneurs. Reported directly to the CIO.
• Recruited and built team, designed curriculum, established partnerships with tier-1 brands, investors and other incubators
• Ran four cohorts and invested into 25+ startups from three continents
• Launched mobile-focused program in Latin America

San Francisco, CA, US

• Overall responsibility for Mozilla Labs (Mozilla’s innovation lab), including strategic leadership, management of 15+ employees on three continents, budget responsibility for contractors and strategic investments.
• Successfully launched and integrated multiple products into the main Mozilla product lines: Personas (used by more than 75M people worldwide), Sync (integral part of the Firefox 4 product launch), Jetpack (Firefox’s.
• Launched and managed numerous high-profile experiments and projects including: Ubiquity, Prospector, People, Raindrop, Prism and Bespin
• Built and ran highly successful Open Innovation programs touching thousands of contributors around the globe, including Design Challenges, Design Jams and Labs Night

• Co-founded and worked as general partner at FoundersLink – a venture capital fund which pioneered venture creation. The fund is specialized in creating new companies by bringing together business concepts, talent and.
• Co-Founded deal united GmbH; Responsibilities included: Technology (Infrastructure, Co-Location), Internationalization, Strategy, Fund Raising (Series A)
• Established and nurtured Venture Capital network with all tier 1 VC firms in London, UK
• Raised $10M+ in funds both for portfolio companies as well as FoundersLink itself

• Founded and managed elektronauten – a Berlin & London based boutique consultancy specialized in assisting IT and Internet companies expand swiftly and solidly throughout the European market. Offering a range of mix and.
• Seatwave – Interim Country Manager; Established German operations, hired team, setup of biz dev and marketing partnerships, established sales operations
• iBOOD – Interim Country Manager; Established German operations, hired team, setup of biz dev and marketing partnerships, consulted leadership team on strategy and country roll-out plan
• Zlio – Strategy Consultant; Developed strategy for Zlio’s next generation product (launched in Q3 2008)

Morrisville, NC, US

• Overall responsibility for German operations, including strategic leadership, management of 40+ employees in two locations with an annual budget of €3.5M and revenue responsibility for €500M in gross merchandise.
• Grew German business unit from less than 60% budget fulfillment to more than 100% while establishing and executing against new, aggressive stretch goals
• Successfully rolled out completely redesigned AuktionMaster product including comprehensive migration plan and process for existing customers
• Rebuilt existing partner program into strategically focused value-add program; partners include eBay, PayPal, Amazon and DHL

San Jose, CA, US

• Built and managed new department with a mandate to double seller productivity and foster deep platform integrations with 3rd parties.
• Built eBay Seller Tool and Developer Program from ground up; increased percentage of listings generated via tools from less than 10% to 35% of total listings
• Led eBay Germany's strategic initiative to improve eBay search engine, usability and relevancy of search result pages
• Designed, built and run numerous projects to make sellers and buyers more efficient and effective, including: Seller Outreach Program, eBay Keywords, eBay Market Data Program, eBay Webinars, DHL Fulfillment Solution.

San Jose, CA, US

• Managed largest set of categories on eBay Germany, accounting for more than 30% of total Gross Merchandise Sale.
• Doubled gross merchandise volume in the computer category from EUR 500M to EUR 1BN+ within 9 months
• Developed and rolled out programs to bring Fortune 500 companies such as Dell and IBM onto the eBay marketplace
• Developed and executed event strategy for eBay, including large-scale engagements at CeBIT

• Built and managed venture capital-backed SaaS company.
• Secured $2.5M venture capital, established and grew company to 10+ full time employees
• Licensed software and content to Internet portals, major clients included Yahoo, Tiscali and eBay
• Sold company to group of institutional investors

• Built and managed product marketing and e-commerce department.
• Built and managed GRAVIS' first e-commerce store
• Set up product marketing function inside GRAVIS AG
• Sourced new products from Asia and managed GRAVIS-branded product lines of accessories

• Conducted during university studies.
• Sourced computer accessories from Taiwan
• Established new mobile phone-focussed product line

• Conducted during university studies.
• Established German operations
• Localized 10+ products for German market

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