Philippe Bouissou, Ph.D.
Best-selling author of Aligning the Dots, acclaimed TEDx speaker, growth expert, venture capitalist, CEO, entrepreneur, Dr. Philippe Bouissou has worked in Silicon Valley for over three decades. He is currently the CEO of Blue Dots Partners, LLC, a Palo Alto-based management consulting firm dedicated to helping businesses grow faster, using a universal, data-driven and prescriptive methodology.
Philippe was the founder and CEO of G2i, Inc. a Unix software company that was acquired. He then became Senior Vice President at Matra Hachette Multimedia, Inc., leading business development for electronic publishing for the $12 billion high-tech and diversified media company.
He later founded and ran Apple’s eCommerce business and grew its revenue from zero to $350 million under Steve Jobs (generated over $75 billion in 2023). Inspired from his time with Steve Jobs, Philippe's accomplishments continued to skyrocket, including investing $43 million as a Venture Capitalist with double-digit cash-on-cash returns. Philippe served on 25 Boards of Directors, including three now, and led over 210 management-consulting projects.
Philippe graduated from the prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris and holds a BS in Mathematics, a MS in Physics and a Ph.D. in non-linear physics in chaos theory.
Posts by Philippe Bouissou, Ph.D.
An extraordinary “Claim” for a very challenging “Pain”
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The magic of expectation
Many years ago, Peter Wolken, one of the fathers of venture capital…
Why knowing the “Market Truth” is so critical?
A few years ago, my great partner, John Orcutt, told me something that stuck with me. The story goes that John heard a priceless …
Growing revenue is like drinking: it must be done responsibly!
I believe that over the past few years, some in the venture capital industry, particularly here in Silicon Valley, have been doing a disservice …
Want to know why most B2B companies are not making their numbers?
The tension in the Boardroom is high. It is yet another quarter where the CEO has the uncomfortable discussion with the Board about missing the quarter again…
There is ONE clear way to grow your revenue and value…
Reducing churn is the most effective way to generate revenue growth and increased profitability. It’s a much better path than selling…
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