トレンドを利用するといえば、このスライドは、なぜ株式公開のタイミングが良かったのかを示しています。爆発的なデータの増加・データ規制の強化・クラウドへの移行・Microsoft Teams の急成長など、すべてのトレンドがパンデミック前の当社の成長を後押ししていましたし、COVID-19 の影響は、これらのトレンドを大きく加速させました。
Microsoft が存在しなければ、今の私たちはありませんでした。SharePoint と Microsoft 365 プラットフォームの成長だけでなく、このパートナーシップがあったからこそ、私たちは今日の地位を築くことができたのです。AvePoint は、企業が Microsoft の足跡を辿ることで潰されるのではなく、成功を収めることができることを証明しています。
“AvePoint”という社名は、私の同志である共同創業者の Kai が名付けたものです。彼が毎日ニューヨークへと通勤していた頃に、新しいレンズを通してタイムズスクエアを見たのがきっかけでした。彼は、タイムズスクエアではいくつもの通り(Avenue)が合流し、そこが様々な人々、アイデア、エネルギーの集まる地点(Point)なのだと気付きました。“AvePoint” は、彼の会社もまた、すべての通りが一つになる地点となり、お客様に信頼されるパートナーとなるように、という夢から生まれました。
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Dr. Tianyi Jiang (TJ) co-founded AvePoint in 2001 and has served as the organization's Chief Executive Officer since 2005. TJ is responsible for overall strategy and direction of AvePoint, which includes product innovation, investor relations, and business development. He is focused on delivering value to customers, partners, shareholders, and the AvePoint team, every day.
A recipient of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in New Jersey in 2010, TJ received both B.S. and master’s in electrical and computer engineering from Cornell University, and a Master of Philosophy and PhD in Data Mining from Department of Information Systems, Operations Management, and Statistics, Stern School of Business, New York University.