videon central, inc june, 2009. videon is a privately held company in state college, pa started in...
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Videon Central, Inc
June, 2009
Videon is a privately held company in State College, PA started in 1997 with a single round of “capitalization” totaling $3,500
Over 2 million BD players feature Videon’s middleware Our system level integration and support has enabled CE
solutions from high-end products by Bowers & Wilkins to mass market solutions from LG & Samsung
We have an employee focused attitude at Videon that stresses equal importance at every level of responsibility
Videon’s original founders continue to provide key guidance
Videon’s vision, execution, leadership and philosophy stems from Todd Erdley CEO, Paul Brown COO, Mike Daulerio VP Business Development, and Jim Condon CTO
The leadership team has enabled Videon to consistently be part of Inc5000’s fastest growing companies
Videon has won many awards for entrepreneurship and technology
Videon’s Board of Advisors are leaders in the CE arena
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& Mfg Solutions& Mfg Solutions
TechnologyPartners
In-Flight In-Flight EntertainmentEntertainment
High-endHigh-endHome TheatreHome Theatre
Business Overview
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Consumer Consumer ElectronicsElectronics
A History Of DVD Leadership 1st DVD player for PC market:
1st 480p DVD player:
1st 1080p DVD player:
1st Universal Blu-ray & HD DVD player:
1st Blu-ray & Widget Channel demonstration:
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Videon Middleware in >2,000,000 units
BDP-1000BD-UP5000BDP-1200
BDP-1500
BH200
BH100
CNET-2007 Best of CES Winner
BD300
BDP-2500/2550
Insignia NS-2BRDVD
BDP-1600
#2Blu-rayplayer
#3Blu-rayplayer
10,000,000 in ‘10!!!
CE Technology Trends
Near Term Growth and integration of Blu-ray Disc technology
Integration w/ tru2way (Open Cable platform for retail applications)
Launch of Widget Channel across platform Internet access from any box Device consolidation
Three Years 3D-TV Next Gen HDMI with Ethernet support
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A continual flow of features
Videon Confidential
Videon is developing the A/V Integration Architecture (aVia) and a PC Development Platform based on aVia to enable CE Convergence of
continually evolving IP, new features and content
How can educators help Videon?
Ensure students understand their global position We will never out-educate our students on the basics
The basics of education are very important but basics applied to creative thoughts are even more important
We will always out-educate our students on the basics if we link the basics to the US leadership position
Encourage if not stress experimentation Enable failure It is more important to be broadly educated than to be
deeply educated as Industry will provide the depth
COMPANY CONFIDENTIALBusiness Development Org
Core Purpose – Our GOAL
Core Values
Our values define what we stand for, what we expect, our personality and what we desire. Moreover, these values define how we view one
another and our customers:
Our Culture
Dogs at Work
Family Baseball
Outing
Kids at Work
Videon Band
Bring Your Sons and Daughters to Work
Day
Halloween Party
10-yr Anniversary Trip - Iceland
10-yr Anniversary Trip – Costa Rica
Christmas Open House
Lunch-time Fun
Bowling Lunch
Information Session - Brown Bag Lunch
Family Picnic
Shenanigans
The Opportunity
Employees at Videon are challenged to define what they want to achieve
Employees are encouraged to pursue that goal through their tactical actions, personal creativity, and shared vision that improves the company
Videon assumes every person that walks into our facility has the basic education necessary to do amazing things
Videon looks for employees that are risk takers, visionary, have a thirst for knowledge and know how to fit their role into the collective
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The Results….
Employee #1 Background
Two year degree beyond high school at typical Pennsylvania town
Professional experience as an electronics technician Opinion: He came to Videon saying all he will ever be is a
technician
Result General Manager of Videon’s Product Division Oversees 20 people Role model for employees
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The Results…..
Employee #2 Background
Two year degree after graduating from a very rural setting Had limited exposure to “the world” Possessed strong basic intellect
Result Technically brilliant and a visionary Has grown to a position of responsibility for servicing products
throughout the world Will ultimately transition to being the equivalent of a 4 yr engineer
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We Are Partners in Education
We see your role as: Provide the foundation Create a world awareness Enable creativity through experimentation and failure
We see our role as: Build on the base you create by providing a deep technical
education into our business area Create an atmosphere that allows people to truly enjoy work Continually motivate employees to reach their full potential
Together we can enable success
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