Friday's Last Word: Open-Xchange CEO Rafael Laguna
Open-Xchange CEO Rafael Laguna took over as the company's CEO in 2008 and has been leading the company ever since. How does Laguna sit in on free concerts? We'll tell you.
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To find out who Laguna is outside of the office, click through this slideshow.
LAGUNA: I am lucky enough to enjoy wonderful concerts from my wife (piano) and my son (KG LAGUNA) in the comfort of our own home.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Free of charge?
LAGUNA: Oh yes, movies! I must have been on a plane, and most certainly fell asleep. So, it couldn’t have been “Airplane!”
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: We all see what you did there.
LAGUNA: I recently bought a GoPiGo, a Raspberry Pi Robot on Kickstarter. On a slightly, bigger scale was the Renault Twizy that my brother bought — good fun!
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: The Renault Twizy looks fun, but I wonder how safe it is.
LAGUNA: “The Muppets Show”, of course, and don’t ask why!
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Well, there goes my follow-up question.
LAGUNA: I tend to read many books in parallel: “Influx” by Daniel Suarez; lots of Vernor Vinge; “Still Life with Woodpecker” by Rom Robbins (sentimental reasons); “The Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Gawande; and “Physics of the Future” by Michio Kaku.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Yes, all those hyperlinks were done manually.
LAGUNA: You mean in the last hour? I buy way too many! I recently purchased a for my kitchen and Pinocc.io from my latest Kickstarter funding.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: You must host a lot of parties. Am I right?
LAGUNA: Talkin’ Cloud, of course. Mostly to check out who else has been featured on this series — don’t call me vain!
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: This is what came up in Google after I searched for “laughing,” so there’s my reasoning.
LAGUNA: That’s the one I usually forget, because it’s the last one in a long series of orders. I actually prefer unmixed stuff like beer and red wine: keep it simple and stupid.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Cheers.
LAGUNA: That’s the one I usually forget, because it’s the last one in a long series of orders. I actually prefer unmixed stuff like beer and red wine: keep it simple and stupid.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Cheers.
Friday's Last Word: Open-Xchange CEO Rafael Laguna — Who is he?
Open-Xchange CEO Rafael Laguna took over as the web-based communication software company's CEO in 2008, after co-founding the company and sitting in as chairman of the board. As CEO, Languna has welcomed software as a service (SaaS) into the company's product portfolio.
Prior to Open-Xchange, Laguna worked at Bäurer, a business management software company that was acquired by Sage Group back in 2006, where he helped manage the company in his role as chairman.
Languna has also worked as a business angel and consultant of software technology for several venture capital funds.
What's Laguna's plan for 2014?
He plans to expand the company's application portfolio, launch new partners and grow Open-Xchange's base of end users from 80 million to at least 120 million.
What is Friday's Last Word?
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