Copying and distributing are prohibited without permission of the publisher
40 under 40: most already set up companies
31 March 2010
Most of our 40 selected executives under 40 have set up companies but don’t plan to study for an MBA. This is what they say the industry will look like in the next decade
Read more:
GTB
40 under 40
Global Telecoms Business
leadership
Two-thirds have already set up companies and they’re going to expect fast speeds
We surveyed our 40 selected executives under 40 and their answers were surprising. Most have already set up companies, but most don’t plan to study for an MBA. And they expect four gigabits on their fixed connections by 2020 but a more modest 100 megs on mobile. This is what they say the industry will look like in the next decade
Who are they? For the main article listing the Global Telecoms Business 40 under 40 for 2010 follow this link.
C-level aspirations: When do you you expect to be a C-level
executive (CEO, CFO, CTO, COO or similar) in your current
company or another company?
Setting up companies: Have you already helped start up a
company? If not, when would you expect to help start up a
company?
Educational qualifications: first degree. If you have a university
first degree (normally a bachelor’s), in what broad category
did it fall?
Educational qualifications: MBA. Do you have an MBA now? If
not, when do you plan to graduate with an MBA? Or don’t you?
Fixed speeds now, in 2015 and 2020: What fixed broadband
speed in bits per second do you have at home now, and what
speeds do you expect to have in 2015 and 2020?
Mobile speeds now, in 2015 and 2020: What is the highest speed
in bits per second now on your best-performing mobile device
and what do you expect the speeds to be in 2015 and 2020?
Source for all charts: Global Telecoms Business online survey March 12-18 2010 of all members of 40 under 40 members for 2010. All 40 responded