Steve Szirom

Steve Szirom

Semiconductor Management Consultant and Analyst at InsideChips.com

Bellingham, Washington Area

Current
  • President, Founder at InsideChips.com
  • President, Founder at HTE Research, Inc.
Past
Education
  • Purdue University
Connections
145 connections
Industry
Semiconductors
Websites

Steve Szirom’s Summary

New Venture Business Planning and Implementation; Startup Assessment for Venture Capital and Investment Organizations; Strategic Business Analysis/Planning and Market/Business Development; Integrated Marcom Program; Marketing Strategy/Tactics; Market and Business Planning; Organizational Development and Executive Recruitment; Company Audit/Analysis and Recommendations; Market Research, Economic, and Competitive Analysis; Expert Witness Relating to Semiconductor Business and Markets; High-level Matchmaker for Semiconductor Acquisition, Technology Licensing, and Funding

Steve Szirom’s Specialties:

Business planning, market strategy, international operations, integrated marketing communications plan, organizational development/recruitement, business development, partnership and acquisition/merger search.


Steve Szirom’s Experience

  • President, Founder

    InsideChips.com

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Semiconductors industry)

    January 1999Present (10 years 11 months)

    The coporate mission at InsideChips is threefold: (1) to promote entrepreneurship, new ventures and startups in the semiconductor/EDA/nanoelectronics industry, (2) to provide educational/consultative/productivity resources for founders and management to help them get their startups on a faster track and to avoid pitfalls, and (3) to become the premier Internet channel for semiconductor/EDA entrepreneurs (fabless, IP, design house, EDA, SE&M) and investors (angels, VCs, corporate venture, investment bankers) for networking, business development, and investment. InsideChips provides coverage of information, know-how and analysis of semiconductor start-ups ranging from the early "kitchen-table" stage through IPO launch. The business models covered are fabless, IP, design house and EDA.

  • President, Founder

    HTE Research, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Semiconductors industry)

    January 1980Present (29 years 11 months)

    Management consulting and market research for the semiconductor industry.

  • International Memory IC Marketing Manager

    Philips Semiconductors

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PHG; Semiconductors industry)

    January 1977December 1979 (3 years )

    Based in the Sunnyvale, California and half-time in Europe, responsibility was to bridge the marketing strategy and implementation developed by two diverse management cultures following the acquisition of Signetics by Philips.

  • Product Marketing Manager

    Motorola Semiconductor

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Semiconductors industry)

    January 1976July 1977 (1 year 7 months)

    Product marketing for North America region with product responsibility for power transistors and semiconductors.

  • Analog IC Marketing Manager, Europe Region

    Motorola Semiconductor

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Semiconductors industry)

    July 1973December 1976 (3 years 6 months)

    Based in Toulouse, France, was responsible for all aspects of stratetic and tactical marketing planning and implementation for the European region. Product responsibility encompassed consumer and professional analog/linear integrated circuits.

  • International Operations

    Motorola Semiconductor

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Semiconductors industry)

    June 1969June 1973 (4 years 1 month)

    International operations for Japan, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and ROW covering all aspects of strategic and tactical marketing to support sales and marketing with Motorola's line of professional and consumer linear integrated circuits.


Steve Szirom’s Education

  • Purdue University

    BSEE , Electrical Engineering


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Steve Szirom’s Interests:

Sailing, cycling, tennis, chess, traveling, investing, video production, new technology, gourmet cooking, Internet, startups, others.


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