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Published: Jan. 24, 2022, 9:04 p.m.

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we invited Mehdi Daoudi, CEO and Co-Founder - Catchpoint Systems, Inc.

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• Mehdi Daoudi
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\nNotes\n

0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

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0:03:00 - Who is Mehdi Daoudi?

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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?

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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?

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0:19:00 - What are the products/services DoubleCLicks offer?

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0:21:00 - When does it make sense for someone to say I will sell my company and when isn't?

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0:27:00 - What is Catchpoint? How was the experience, and how did you get the idea?

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0:34:00 - How was the experience moving to the cloud and not creating a SAAS product?

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0:42:00 - How bad was the Covid 19 for Catchpoint?

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0:51:00 - Catchpoint is hiring everywhere, so what profiles does Catchpoint need?

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0:56:00 - Would you share with us some of your failure stories?

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1:00:00 - In your opinion, what are the main qualities and skills of a good leader?

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1:05:00 - Why did working in a big company like Google push you to leave it?

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1:09:00 - Any advice about how to close deals with clients?

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1:13:00 - Do you follow news about the startups' ecosystem in Morocco, what do you think about it, and what does miss it?

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1:13:00 - Do you follow news about the startups' ecosystem in Morocco, what do you think about it, and what does miss it?

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1:19:00 - What do you think about companies that do the offshoring?

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1:22:00 - After ten years of pushing startups, why can't we see some of them succeed now?

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1:26:00 - What is the advice you can give to someone who is trying to build a startup?

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1:28:00 - What would you advise your 20-year-old self?

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1:29:00 - Wrap up and goodbye

\nLinks\n

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• weathering the storm leading your organisation through a pandemic
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• The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business
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\nPrepared and Presented by\n

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• Mohammed Aboullaite
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