{"id":197595,"date":"2021-09-25T12:44:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T12:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/?p=197595"},"modified":"2021-09-25T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T12:44:27","slug":"si-a-deschis-prima-afacere-in-adolescenta-a-lucrat-la-apple-si-apoi-a-fondat-o-companie-de-miliarde-cunoscuta-in-toata-lumea-povestea-lui-william-hawkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/?p=197595","title":{"rendered":"\u015ei-a deschis prima afacere \u00een adolescen\u0163\u0103, a lucrat la Apple \u015fi apoi a fondat o companie de miliarde, cunoscut\u0103 \u00een toat\u0103 lumea. Povestea lui William Hawkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<strong>Cu o \u00eenclina\u0163ie spre antreprenoriat \u00eenc\u0103 din adolescen\u0163\u0103, William Hawkins a reu\u015fit s\u0103 fondeze nu una, ci patru companii, cea mai cunoscut\u0103 \u015fi de succes dintre ele, ELECTRONIC ARTS, av\u00e2nd \u00een prezent venituri de miliarde de dolari \u015fi aproape jum\u0103tate de milion de juc\u0103tori \u00een toat\u0103 lumea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nWilliam Murray Hawkins s-a n\u0103scut pe 28 decembrie 1953 \u00een Pasadena, California \u015fi este absolvent al prestigioaselor universit\u0103\u0163i Harvard (licen\u0163\u0103) \u015fi Stanford (MBA). \u00cen adolescen\u0163\u0103 a \u00eencercat s\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi lanseze propria afacere \u2013 o versiune a jocului pe h\u00e2rtie Strat-O-Matic Football, cu 5.000 de dolari \u00eemprumuta\u0163i de la tat\u0103l s\u0103u, \u00eens\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 succes. Ulterior, c\u00e2nd a primit primul computer, a devenit interesat de crearea unui joc de fotbal digital, construindu-\u015fi inclusiv teza de licen\u0163\u0103 pe marginea temei \u201estrategie \u015fi teorie aplicat\u0103 a jocurilor\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\nDup\u0103 absolvire s-a angajat la Apple ca director de strategie \u015fi marketing, \u00eens\u0103 \u00een 1982 a demisionat pentru a fonda Electronic Arts. Sub conducerea sa, EA a ajuns un business de succes, \u00eens\u0103 la nou\u0103 ani de la lansare antreprenorul a decis s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een companie doar ca pre\u015fedinte al Consiliului de Administra\u0163ie, canaliz\u00e2ndu-\u015fi eforturile c\u0103tre lansarea unei noi afaceri, 3DO \u2013 un produc\u0103tor de console de jocuri video.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00cen vara anului 1994 a p\u0103r\u0103sit EA pentru a se focusa pe noul s\u0103u business, care devenise cel mai puternic juc\u0103tor de profil la acea vreme.&nbsp; Pia\u0163a a devenit \u00eens\u0103 cur\u00e2nd dominat\u0103 de consolele celor de la Sony (PlayStation) \u015fi Sega (Sega Saturn), 3DO pierz\u00e2nd teren \u00een fa\u0163a acestora.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\n<strong><span style=\"color:#000080;\">\u201eCe le spun angaja\u0163ilor mei este: Vreau s\u0103 face\u0163i gre\u015feli. Dac\u0103 nu face\u0163i gre\u015feli, \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 nu v\u0103 str\u0103dui\u0163i \u00eendeajuns. Dar, c\u00e2nd facem gre\u015feli, haide\u0163i s\u0103 le studiem. Haide\u0163i s\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103m din ele. Vrem s\u0103 facem gre\u015feli diferite, nu s\u0103 le repet\u0103m pe acelea\u015fi.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\n\u00cen 1996 3DO a f\u0103cut tranzi\u0163ia spre dezvoltarea de jocuri video, lans\u00e2nd jocuri pentru PlayStation, computere \u015fi nu numai. \u00cen paralel cu rolul de pre\u015fedinte \u015fi CEO, antreprenorul \u015fi l-a asumat \u015fi pe cel de director creativ, abord\u00e2nd o strategie nou\u0103 care a dus \u00eens\u0103 la sc\u0103derea calit\u0103\u0163ii \u015fi a v\u00e2nz\u0103rilor, fapt care s-a soldat cu falimentul companiei \u00een 2003.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00cen acela\u015fi ani el a lansat un nou business, un dezvoltator de jocuri video numit Digital Chocolate, p\u0103str\u00e2nd func\u0163ia de CEO al acestuia p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 2012, c\u00e2nd s-a al\u0103turat Consiliului de Administra\u0163ie al companiei israeliene de tehnologie Extreme Reality. Un an mai t\u00e2rziu a devenit \u015fi senior advisor al platformei de tehnologie pentru jocuri NativeX, al\u0103tur\u00e2ndu-se, de asemenea, \u00eentr-un rol similar \u015fi companiei Skillz, o platform\u0103 de jocuri electronice pentru mobil.<\/p>\n<p>\nUltima sa companie, If You Can Company, se axeaz\u0103 pe educarea social\u0103 \u015fi emo\u0163ional\u0103 a copiilor, av\u00e2nd rolul de a \u00eei \u00eenv\u0103\u0163a compasiunea \u015fi de a le preda lec\u0163ii de anti-bullying prin jocuri. \u00cen 2005, Hawkins a devenit a opta persoan\u0103 inclus\u0103 \u00een Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame. Antreprenorul locuie\u015fte \u00een Santa Barbara, unde a fost, \u00eentre anii 2016 \u015fi 2019, profesor de antreprenoriat \u015fi leadership la Universitatea din California. \u00cen ultimul an fiscal, Electronic Arts a \u00eenregistrat venituri de 5,6 miliarde de dolari. Compania are peste 450 de milioane de juc\u0103tori \u00een \u00eentreaga lume. \u00cen pia\u0163a local\u0103, ea a \u00eencheiat anul 2020 cu o cifr\u0103 de afaceri de 238,9 milioane de lei \u015fi un num\u0103r mediu de 530 de angaja\u0163i, potrivit informa\u0163iilor disponibile pe site-ul Ministerului Finan\u0163elor Publice.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro\/media\/401\/341\/5539\/20264947\/2\/cifra.jpg?height=311&#038;width=538\" style=\"width: 538px; height: 311px;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cu o \u00eenclina\u0163ie spre antreprenoriat \u00eenc\u0103 din adolescen\u0163\u0103, William Hawkins a reu\u015fit s\u0103 fondeze nu una, ci patru companii, cea mai cunoscut\u0103 \u015fi de succes dintre ele, ELECTRONIC ARTS, av\u00e2nd \u00een prezent venituri de miliarde de dolari \u015fi aproape jum\u0103tate de milion de juc\u0103tori \u00een toat\u0103 lumea. 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