Oct 11, 2012 shai agassi, the pioneer of electric vehicles, has severed his connections with better place, the company he founded, casting a pall over the prospects for the green technology. Shai agassi, founder and chief executive officer of better place, describes his companys batterycharging service, which enables greater. Times of israel readers are invited to attend the launch of totaled on thursday, october 19 at 7. Andre agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. He is the founder and former ceo of better place, which had developed a model and infrastructure for employing electric cars as an alternative to fossil fuel technology.
Son of reuven agassi retired israeli defense force colonel and telecom executive. The schooling devoured my time like a hungry voskan tundra wolf, but were up and rolling now, thankfully. Agassi is a surname most prevalent among iranians, and may refer to. Nov 12, 2008 one of my favorite sessions at the recent web 2. All books are extremely interesting and every one of them is highly recommended reading on their own.
Joe pugliese shai agassi looks up and down the massive rectangular table in the ritzcarlton ballroom and begins to worry. New book tells the fascinating story of shai agassi and. Shai agassi, the pioneer of electric vehicles, has severed his connections with better place, the company he founded, casting a pall over the prospects for the green technology. When shai agassi was challenged for an answer, he responded with swift action. Mike agassi born 1930, assyrianarmenian boxer from iran. So heres a longer, edited excerpt of my chat with better place chief executive shai agassi, former sap executive. Shai agassi, founder of better place, is replaced as ceo. Mar 07, 2012 shai agassi at ted this video of shai agassi, founder and ceo of better place, is about 18 minutes long but is well worth watching. Shai agassi at ted this video of shai agassi, founder and ceo of better place, is about 18 minutes long but is well worth watching. Shai agassi is one of many brilliant businessmen to come from the country that many know as silicon wadi or the startup nation, but according to brian blum, the author of the new book totaled, agassi was, and remains one of the smoothesttalking, charismatic entrepreneurs the hightech world has ever seen. Ceo shai agassi hired noted designer and fellow israeli gadi amit to style them.
Shai agassi, the israeliamerican founder of better place, which is bringing electric car charging stations to israel, was ousted as the companys ceo. To recap, shai agassi was a successful software entrepreneur who wanted to better the planet and came to the conclusion that electric vehicles were the answer to a lot of problems and that battery. Shai agassis audacious plan to put electric cars on. Shai agassi quits board of better place environment the. It looks like we dont have any biography for shai agassi yet be the first to contribute. Shai agassi is an israeli entrepreneur who founded the company better pace, which provided battery charging services for electric cars until it filed for bankruptcy in 20. The video explains how better place came to be, the plan for the cars, and the economics behind the better place plan versus oil over the next ten years. Blum, who will be speaking about his book at temple sinai in oakland on tuesday, dec. I got asked to speak at fox, right after a panel of oil price experts finished a. Oct 24, 2010 shai agassi at the plaza club duration.
In a relaxed conversation with tim, shai described. Shai agassi quits board of better place environment. Because these customers could afford multiple cars, range wasnt as much of a concern, but in any case the high price tag made a larger battery more feasible. Shai agassi is an endlessly fascinating, largerthanlife figure, and brian blums totaled ferrets out every colorful detail.
Here is a list of 32 suggested book titles from the great books foundation, provided by the editorial director of k12 programs rachel claff and senior development editor nancy carr. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game. At 34, he became saps chief technology developer, and two years later was named one of the top 20 global influentials for 2003 by cnntime magazine. Apr 15, 2009 shai agassi at ted this video of shai agassi, founder and ceo of better place, is about 18 minutes long but is well worth watching. Andre kirk agassi is now a retired professional tennis player and former world no. Mar 18, 2011 shai agassi s plan to make buying an electric car easy. Shai agassis plan to make buying an electric car easy. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Mar 19, 2009 as always, there wasnt enough time on tv for the whole interview. He is the founder and former ceo of better place, welke had developed a model and infrastructure for employng electric cars as an alternative to fossil fuel technology. Agassis departure fed speculation that the companys widening losses were the cause.
This fall, my husband and i decided to tackle a new venture selling medicare advantage plans. Apr 19, 2011 shai agassi, better place founder and chief executive, walks in front of an electric car during the inauguration of a new vehicle demonstration center in the israeli city of tel aviv february 7, 2010. Shai agassi has a record of accomplishing huge tasks in record time from completing his college degree by 18 to founding several successful software companies before 30. So its easy to understand why shai agassi, an entrepreneur who was born in israel and made a fortune in silicon valley, chose to launch his better place electriccar company in israel, while. Often ranked number one, he captured eight grand slam singles championships. Shai agassi dreams of a gasfree future harvard gazette. Totaled tells an amazing true story that reads like fiction. The epic fail of an israeli electric car startup upcoming. We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping ft sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our sites are used.
Harold and the purple crayon by crockett johnson, a boy like you by frank murphy, keeper of the lost cities by shannon messenger. The subtitle of the book is the billiondollar crash of the startup that took on big auto, big oil and the world. Author of new book on better place crash to speak at launch. As always, there wasnt enough time on tv for the whole interview. A new ecosystem for electric cars forget about the hybrid auto shai agassi says its electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. The long tailpipe shai agassis blog shai agassis musing on alternative energy, electric cars and other topics april 2009. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He is the founder and former ceo of better place, which had developed a model and. Shai agassi, founder and chief executive officer of better place, describes his companys batterycharging service, which enables greater use of electric cars as an alternative to fossilfueled vehicles. Jul 22, 2014 here is a list of 32 suggested book titles from the great books foundation, provided by the editorial director of k12 programs rachel claff and senior development editor nancy carr. In addition, ive been teaching continue reading where are you.
Aug 31, 2018 shai agassi is an israeli entrepreneur who founded the company better pace, which provided battery charging services for electric cars until it filed for bankruptcy in 20. At better place, brother tal agassi runs the israeli operations, while sister dafna barazovsky does marketing in israel. Apr 30, 2009 when shai agassi was challenged for an answer, he responded with swift action. He started several software companies with his father, reuven. I always find that these books about what happened at the beginning of an industry to be extremely inspiring, as we all now take this. His company, better place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oilfree by 2020. We pulled in shai agassi, head of better place, dave vieau, ceo of battery maker a123 systems, battery researchers ilan gur and davidl danielson at the. Media in category shai agassi the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Oct 16, 2017 author of new book on better place crash to speak at launch in jerusalem totaled author brian blum will discuss the lessons of shai agassis disaster with times of israel readers on october 19.
Author of new book on better place crash to speak at launch in jerusalem totaled author brian blum will discuss the lessons of shai agassis disaster with times of israel readers on october 19. In the process, the book gives us vivid living history from the early days of todays electric vehicle revolution. The billiondollar crash of the startup that took on. Author of new book on better place crash to speak at.
Shai agassi is an israeli entrepreneur who founded the company better pace, which provided battery charging services for electric cars until it. Israeli electric car companys chief steps down the new. Orphaned better place charging stations along route 90, israels longest highway, photographed in march 2014. Shai agassi, better place founder and chief executive, walks in front of an electric car during the inauguration of a new vehicle demonstration center in. Shai agassi1968 chief technology developer, sap nationality. For the cost of a weeks worth of gas, we could build the electrical infrastructure to jumpstart a real alternative transportation system.
Shai agassis quest to build a dominant auto company. Aug 10, 2010 andre agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. In recent years, he has shifted his intense focus to the global problem of climate change. Shai agassi s plan to make buying an electric car easy. Electriccar evangelist sees batterypowered future u. Ross lynch fires pucks all over the place as he teaches jay how to be a hockey goalie in the special skills season finale. Agassi the stone age did not end because we ran out of stones the oil age will not end because we run out of oil 5493545963. Shai agassi is an israeli entrepreneur best known as the founder and ceo of better place, an israelibased company which developed a model and infrastructure for employing electric cars as an alternative to fossil fuel technology. Mar 18, 2011 we pulled in shai agassi, head of better place, dave vieau, ceo of battery maker a123 systems, battery researchers ilan gur and davidl danielson at the department of energys advanced research.
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