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techUforward helps technology companies define, build and reach the next steps of their development by providing them with critical resources and competences.
techUforward consulting and interim management services focus on business & operations,
and are fully tailored to the technology companies’ needs and size*.
techUforward also works with innovation organizations such as accelerators, incubators, clusters and with innovation & startups competition organizers and helps them build, operate and expand their programs and services.
Our Approach
techUforward helps you define, build and reach the next steps of your company’s future,
through a modular, methodological approach, designed to integrate six essentiel development steps.
Our competences and sectors of intervention
In order to deliver actionable strategies and measurable results for your development ambitions, and to execute the six-steps approach, techUForward leverages advanced expertise in general management, strategy, transformation, marketing, business development and innovation.
techUforward addresses all markets where technology plays a transformational role, for both technology providers and users, and more particularly the following sectors:
Our Difference
- we focus on operations and execution, not only analysis and planning
- we are hands-on, and can implement and operate for you
- we translate technologies into business benefits, aka revenues and operational efficiency
- we have an equal experience working in startups, in mid-caps and in global enterprises
- we have direct experience of a wide spectrum of business operations roles and of a variety of technology markets and business models
techUforward was founded in 2011 by François Girodolle (LinkedIn – Twitter).
Since its inception, techUforward has focused on delivering strategic and operational consulting services to technology companies, helping them structure and grow their business and improve their competitiveness, operations and profitability.
In parallel to his activities at techUforward, François is an active member of technology ecosystems in Europe and North America, an advisor to technology startups, and a judge and mentor in various startups accelerators and competitions (incl. Cleantech Open, Hello Tomorrow Challenge, The Cleanweb Initiative and Hack4Good).
François’ complete bio.
Prior to these roles, François has held various positions designing and driving local and international growth strategies in start-ups and large global high-tech companies. He started his career at France Telecom R&D, where he participated to the design of advanced intelligent network systems. François later joined Nokia, where he held strategic marketing roles in the Network division focusing on long term value creation for Nokia customers, and business development responsibilities over the Western Europe, Middle East and North Africa area in the Internet Security Division. His interest for smaller ventures further led him to join Netsize –a mobile services company- as Business Development & Marketing Director in the Entreprise Division, focusing of new products and strategic growth in the Machine-to-Machine sector, and later on an Internet reservation platform in the hospitality business as Marketing Director.
François holds a Master's degree in Engineering from Supelec, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management (Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership).
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