'How do dey do dat'-(ICGE's modus operandi)
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In case you didn't know this is how they do it.
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(Source:SEC-S1)
..After we make an acquisition or form a Partner Company, we take an active role in its affairs by providing both strategic guidance and operational support:
. Strategic Guidance. We provide strategic guidance to our Partner Companies regarding market positioning, business model development and market trends. In addition, we advise Partner Company management and directors on day-to-day management and operational issues. Our exclusive focus on the B2B e-commerce market and the knowledge base of our Partner Companies, strategic investors, management and Advisory Board give us valuable experience that we share with our Partner Company network. Advisory Board members who provide strategic guidance to our Partner Companies include Jeff Ballowe, a former President of Ziff-Davis Inc.and the current Chairman of Deja.com, Inc., Alex W. Hart, a former Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard International, Ron Hovsepian, Vice President of Business Development at IBM Corporation and Yossi Sheffi,Ph.D., a co-founder of Syncra Software, Inc. and e-Chemicals, Inc. and currently a Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
. Operational Support. B2B e-commerce companies often have difficulty obtaining senior executive level guidance in the many areas of expertise successful companies need. We assist our Partner Companies by providing access to skilled managers who guide our Partner Companies in the following functional areas:
. Sales and Marketing. Several members of our Advisory Board and management team provide guidance to our Partner Companies' sales, marketing, product positioning and advertising efforts. These individuals include Michael H. Forster, a former Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations at Sybase, Inc. and currently one of our Senior Partners, Christopher H. Greendale, a former Executive Vice President at Cambridge Technology Partners and currently one of our Senior Partners, Rowland Hanson, a former Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft Corporation and currently founder of C. Rowland Hanson & Associates, Charles W. Stryker, Ph.D., President, Marketing Information Solutions, at IntelliQuest, Inc., and Sergio Zyman, a former Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Coca-Cola Company.
. Executive Recruiting and Human Resources. Members of our management team assist our Partner Companies in recruiting key executive talent. In providing this assistance, we leverage the contacts developed by our network of Partner Companies, management and Advisory Board. In addition, we plan to hire several executives to provide dedicated recruiting and other human resource support to our Partner Companies. We believe that this is one of the most important functions that we perform on behalf of our Partner Companies. B2B e-commerce companies must locate executives with both industry and Internet expertise. The market for these professionals is highly competitive since few persons possess the necessary mix of skills and experience.
. Information Technology. Our Chief Technology Officer, Richard G.Bunker, is dedicated to helping our Partner Companies with their information systems strategies and solving problems relating to their current information technology. Members of our Advisory Board who provide guidance in this area include K.B. Chandrasekhar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Exodus Communications, and Peter Solvik, the Chief Information Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc.
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. Finance. One of our Managing Directors, John N. Nickolas, an experienced finance executive, is dedicated to providing financial guidance to our Partner Companies in areas such as corporate finance, financial reporting, accounting and treasury operations. In providing these services, Mr. Nickolas leverages the skills and experience of our internal finance and accounting group, our Partner Company network and outside consultants.
. Business Development. B2B e-commerce companies may be involved in evaluating, structuring and negotiating joint ventures, strategic alliances, joint marketing agreements, acquisitions or other transactions. We provide assistance to our Partner Companies in all these areas. Our management team, Advisory Board, strategic investors and Partner Companies all assist in this function....
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