Ahmet Alpdemir: Client Endorsements
“I have used Ahmet's talent and insights for several projects in the
context of business development and strategy planning. He has an
excellent work ethic. He has deep insights in the business. He is
passionate about his work and delivers high quality results. His
communications skills are excellent and he integrates into the
team very easily.”
-- Ivo Bolsens, SVP and CTO, Xilinx Inc.
“Ahmet has a wealth of business experience, and has a distinctive
talent in focusing this experience for maximum impact on the
particular issues of his client. He quickly engages with the whole
context of a project, and then is particularly effective in asking the
right questions to prompt his client to think in appropriate
directions. The result is fast progress and on-time delivery of
impressive results.”
-- Gordon Brebner, Distinguished Engineer, Xilinx Inc. and
Honorary Professor at University of Edinburgh
"Ahmet has a tremendous depth of knowledge and experience in
the business of technology. His advice regarding corporate
planning, finance, and "go-to-market" strategies has proven
invaluable."
-- David Pellerin, Founder and CTO, Impulse Accelerated
Technologies
"Ahmet is a clear and strategic thinker with a strong background in
business and technology. I have been very impressed with his
ability to quickly understand our present situation and help us
structure and implement the plan necessary for the growth of our
company into the future. He has proven an invaluable complement
to our technical team in turning our strengths into growth and
profits. He is very dynamic, reliable and overall a great person to
work with."
-- Ates Gurcan, CTO, Decicon Inc.
"Ahmet combines solid industry experience with unquestionable
work ethic and sheer talent. Dependable and reliable, he is a great
professional to work with."
-- Christophe Chene, VP and General Manager, Xilinx Inc.
"Ahmet and I worked on a business plan for a potential new
product. He was excellent at shaping my technical inputs into a
convincing business case, in particular focusing on identifying pain
suffered by potential customers and the opportunities for relieving
that pain with the product."
-- Gordon Brebner, Distinguished Engineer, Xilinx Inc.and
Honorary Professor at University of Edinburgh
"Ahmet has been a great addition to the venture team as a
consultant for Xilinx. Ahmet has a strong technology foundation
combined with excellent business and marketing skills. He is
capable of blending broad strategic thinking with accurate attention
to implementation detail. Ahmet understands the dynamics, needs
and challenges that typical start-up's face."
-- Dan Gibbons, Director, Business Development, Xilinx Inc.
"Ahmet is very reliable, demonstrates good judgement and is
willing to dive deep into a subject or task. Does an excellent job of
research. He can be very detailed yet maintains a good broad
context. Senior labs folks enjoy working with Ahmet as they develop
business acumen and plans. He takes the initiative, good learner,
requires very little guidance."
-- Hans Schwarz, VP Strategy and Business Development, Xilinx
Inc.
“I have worked with Ahmet in number of capacities over the past 7
years. He has broad experience and a diverse skill set that enable
him to rapidly move projects out of the lab and into the customer’s
hands.”
-- Kurt Taylor, Partner at Wilson, Marshall & Taylor, a Silicon
Valley law firm
“Ahmet is an entrepreneur's entrepreneur! He is a very focused,
dedicated leader - very smart, very imaginative, technically
competent, willing to do what it takes to achieve success. He is
friendly, compassionate, great sense of humor, and not given to
negative thought. I have thoroughly enjoyed the 3+ years we have
worked together.”
-- Charles Erickson, Managing Director of San Jose Software
Business Cluster, and a member of Dialsurf’s Board of Directors
“I have known Ahmet for over ten years. I found him to be very
hardworking, trustworthy, dedicated and extremely creative. Starting
from scratch, Ahmet developed our business in Japan and Taiwan.
Our revenue went over $25M within a period of less than two years.
We also worked on forming a strong alliance with Microsoft who
eventually made substantial investment in the company.”
-- Henry Fung, Chairman and CEO of Amphus, Inc., and Founder
and CTO of Vadem.
“A great guy to work for! A dynamic, high energy leader, he is
extremely customer focused and constantly thinking of innovative
solutions for them. Has excellent presentation, negotiation,
persuasion and selling skills. He has a very high level of
commitment and ensures that the job gets done.”
-- Arthur James, CTO of Dialsurf, Inc.
“Working with Ahmet over the last year has been a privilege.
Ahmet's passion for his work, his skills in opportunity analysis and
negotiation, and his creative approach to working through deal
issues have made him an essential asset to our team and a
model for me as I mature in my own corporate development career.”
-- Marc Cavagnolo, Senior Corporate Development Analyst, Xilinx
Inc.
“Ahmet brings together a unique combination of entrepreneurial
skills ("how to pitch a startup, run it like a business") and
semiconductor industry insights. He articulates key trends and
issues in simple and elegant terms appropriate for executives,
business partners, and investors alike. His strengths include being
able to understand the needs of his target audience and to bring in
independent perspectives through leveraging his broad experience
and extensive network. He is reliable and trustworthy.”
-- Ralph Wittig, Director Computing Platforms, Xilinx Inc.
“In the short time, less than a year, that I have met Ahmet, I was
impressed with his determination and ability to see the large
picture in all projects. Ahmet, a pure Silicon Valley entrepreneur,
has a clear vision of business opportunities! I recommend him
strongly as a business partner.”
-- Max Bouchard, Sales Executive
"Ahmet and I worked on two projects. The first was a corporate
investment where Ahmet built the investment thesis and I
performed the technical due diligence. Ahmet handled the
transaction from beginning to end including financial and corporate
due diligence and negotiations working with the existing investors,
us and our corporate attorneys. The second project was a road
map presentation for the executive staff. Ahmet was hired to
coordinate and lead the effort towards a clear and cohesive plan
and presentation. He always provided good insight and feedback
on the key messages. He gave clear guidance what criteria an
executive would use in the decision making process. Our
contribution improved significantly based on his insight. Though he
was brought in late into the project, delivery was on time was
received well. In this process the total team cooperation also
improved."
-- Kees Vissers, Distinguished Engineer, Xilinx Inc.
Accomplishments
Skills
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context of business development and strategy planning. He has an
excellent work ethic. He has deep insights in the business. He is
passionate about his work and delivers high quality results. His
communications skills are excellent and he integrates into the
team very easily.”
-- Ivo Bolsens, SVP and CTO, Xilinx Inc.
“Ahmet has a wealth of business experience, and has a distinctive
talent in focusing this experience for maximum impact on the
particular issues of his client. He quickly engages with the whole
context of a project, and then is particularly effective in asking the
right questions to prompt his client to think in appropriate
directions. The result is fast progress and on-time delivery of
impressive results.”
-- Gordon Brebner, Distinguished Engineer, Xilinx Inc. and
Honorary Professor at University of Edinburgh
"Ahmet has a tremendous depth of knowledge and experience in
the business of technology. His advice regarding corporate
planning, finance, and "go-to-market" strategies has proven
invaluable."
-- David Pellerin, Founder and CTO, Impulse Accelerated
Technologies
"Ahmet is a clear and strategic thinker with a strong background in
business and technology. I have been very impressed with his
ability to quickly understand our present situation and help us
structure and implement the plan necessary for the growth of our
company into the future. He has proven an invaluable complement
to our technical team in turning our strengths into growth and
profits. He is very dynamic, reliable and overall a great person to
work with."
-- Ates Gurcan, CTO, Decicon Inc.
"Ahmet combines solid industry experience with unquestionable
work ethic and sheer talent. Dependable and reliable, he is a great
professional to work with."
-- Christophe Chene, VP and General Manager, Xilinx Inc.
"Ahmet and I worked on a business plan for a potential new
product. He was excellent at shaping my technical inputs into a
convincing business case, in particular focusing on identifying pain
suffered by potential customers and the opportunities for relieving
that pain with the product."
-- Gordon Brebner, Distinguished Engineer, Xilinx Inc.and
Honorary Professor at University of Edinburgh
"Ahmet has been a great addition to the venture team as a
consultant for Xilinx. Ahmet has a strong technology foundation
combined with excellent business and marketing skills. He is
capable of blending broad strategic thinking with accurate attention
to implementation detail. Ahmet understands the dynamics, needs
and challenges that typical start-up's face."
-- Dan Gibbons, Director, Business Development, Xilinx Inc.
"Ahmet is very reliable, demonstrates good judgement and is
willing to dive deep into a subject or task. Does an excellent job of
research. He can be very detailed yet maintains a good broad
context. Senior labs folks enjoy working with Ahmet as they develop
business acumen and plans. He takes the initiative, good learner,
requires very little guidance."
-- Hans Schwarz, VP Strategy and Business Development, Xilinx
Inc.
“I have worked with Ahmet in number of capacities over the past 7
years. He has broad experience and a diverse skill set that enable
him to rapidly move projects out of the lab and into the customer’s
hands.”
-- Kurt Taylor, Partner at Wilson, Marshall & Taylor, a Silicon
Valley law firm
“Ahmet is an entrepreneur's entrepreneur! He is a very focused,
dedicated leader - very smart, very imaginative, technically
competent, willing to do what it takes to achieve success. He is
friendly, compassionate, great sense of humor, and not given to
negative thought. I have thoroughly enjoyed the 3+ years we have
worked together.”
-- Charles Erickson, Managing Director of San Jose Software
Business Cluster, and a member of Dialsurf’s Board of Directors
“I have known Ahmet for over ten years. I found him to be very
hardworking, trustworthy, dedicated and extremely creative. Starting
from scratch, Ahmet developed our business in Japan and Taiwan.
Our revenue went over $25M within a period of less than two years.
We also worked on forming a strong alliance with Microsoft who
eventually made substantial investment in the company.”
-- Henry Fung, Chairman and CEO of Amphus, Inc., and Founder
and CTO of Vadem.
“A great guy to work for! A dynamic, high energy leader, he is
extremely customer focused and constantly thinking of innovative
solutions for them. Has excellent presentation, negotiation,
persuasion and selling skills. He has a very high level of
commitment and ensures that the job gets done.”
-- Arthur James, CTO of Dialsurf, Inc.
“Working with Ahmet over the last year has been a privilege.
Ahmet's passion for his work, his skills in opportunity analysis and
negotiation, and his creative approach to working through deal
issues have made him an essential asset to our team and a
model for me as I mature in my own corporate development career.”
-- Marc Cavagnolo, Senior Corporate Development Analyst, Xilinx
Inc.
“Ahmet brings together a unique combination of entrepreneurial
skills ("how to pitch a startup, run it like a business") and
semiconductor industry insights. He articulates key trends and
issues in simple and elegant terms appropriate for executives,
business partners, and investors alike. His strengths include being
able to understand the needs of his target audience and to bring in
independent perspectives through leveraging his broad experience
and extensive network. He is reliable and trustworthy.”
-- Ralph Wittig, Director Computing Platforms, Xilinx Inc.
“In the short time, less than a year, that I have met Ahmet, I was
impressed with his determination and ability to see the large
picture in all projects. Ahmet, a pure Silicon Valley entrepreneur,
has a clear vision of business opportunities! I recommend him
strongly as a business partner.”
-- Max Bouchard, Sales Executive
"Ahmet and I worked on two projects. The first was a corporate
investment where Ahmet built the investment thesis and I
performed the technical due diligence. Ahmet handled the
transaction from beginning to end including financial and corporate
due diligence and negotiations working with the existing investors,
us and our corporate attorneys. The second project was a road
map presentation for the executive staff. Ahmet was hired to
coordinate and lead the effort towards a clear and cohesive plan
and presentation. He always provided good insight and feedback
on the key messages. He gave clear guidance what criteria an
executive would use in the decision making process. Our
contribution improved significantly based on his insight. Though he
was brought in late into the project, delivery was on time was
received well. In this process the total team cooperation also
improved."
-- Kees Vissers, Distinguished Engineer, Xilinx Inc.
Accomplishments
Skills
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