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.
How companies lose alignment
Companies lose their alignment along two different scenarios: unforced and forced…
Trust at the core of our second axis of alignment
Without trust, there can’t be a transaction. In essence, trust is the key ingredient that triggers…
What role does innovation play on growth?
I often hear that “Innovation”, with a capital “I” is the secret to growth…
A quiet revolution is happening now. I call it the “Reverse Movement”
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The one and only one…
What is the difference among Boeing, McDonald’s, Farmers Insurance Group, Pixar Animation Studios and Ford Motor Company?
The two types of businesses
Like personalities, I believe there are two different types of businesses…
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