Ooma
ooma is the result of Andrew's desire to combine his technical expertise with his passion for innovative and fun consumer products. Andrew Co-founded his first technology company, an ISP in Las Vegas, at age 15. He then joined Cisco as a full-time employee, and at 17 he became the youngest person ever to earn Cisco's top technical honor - a CCIE certification. He also earned a second one that same year, making him one of just eight people at the time to do so. At age 19, he moved to Cisco's Global Center of Expertise to focus on critical networking issues for large service providers in the Pacific Rim and Latin America.
After several years at Cisco, Andrew joined start-up core router company Procket Networks as an engineer. He remained there until 2004, when he decided to return to his entrepreneurial roots as the founder of ooma.
Andrew was recently named by the editors of Businessweek as one of the top entrepreneurs under the age of 30 most likely to shape the world's digital future.
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Last Updated: Mon, May 21, 2007
| Category | Title | Author/Speaker | Organization | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podcast | Adventures of a Startup CEO: No Guts No Glory | Andrew Frame · Warren Packard | Ooma | 55:28 | 05/2007 |
| Video | Recruiting Lessons for an Entrepreneur | Andrew Frame | Ooma | 02:05 | 05/2007 |
| Video | Building the Board of a Startup | Andrew Frame | Ooma | 01:51 | 05/2007 |
| Video | Building a Vision | Andrew Frame | Ooma | 02:14 | 05/2007 |
| Video | Mis-hires in a Startup | Andrew Frame | Ooma | 01:52 | 05/2007 |
| Video | Mentorship for an Entrepreneur | Andrew Frame | Ooma | 02:15 | 05/2007 |
Warren Packard, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Andrew Frame, CEO of Ooma, present 10 lessons for building a successful start-up. They highlight the importance of dislocating large markets, active recruiting, organizational design, board construction, alignment of vision, managing mis-hires, building for scalability, product development, intellectual capital, and mentorship in establishing a lasting enterprise that adds value in the marketplace.
Andrew Frame, founder of Ooma, discusses the importance of building an efficient team in a startup. He talks about the differences in the process of recruiting executives and staff members. Frame also touches upon his unique method of emotionally charging up potential employees about his firm before hiring them. He also cautions entrepreneurs of offering employment too soon as it might trigger auctioning for an employee.
Frame talks about the vital role a board plays in a startup. He addresses entrepreneurs by asking them to make careful choices while looking for a board member. A board should clearly understand startups and know that as long as the company is in the right direction, a few roadblocks do not hinder its progress. 
Frame believes it is very rarely that startups build a vision. He insists that the vision is a combination of shared inputs among the leadership team. Frame describes how the company can achieve their vision by breaking it into strategic imperatives and objectives. A vision statement is essential to keep the goals of the company aligned as it scales up.
Andrew Frame, CEO of Ooma, explains one of the biggest mistakes of most successful CEOs: delayed firing of an employee. He talks about the incredible damage that a mis-hire can cause to a company. He insists that an entrepreneur should not rationalize about mis-hires, but instead seek to get an A-player to work for the company.
Frame talks about the importance of giving and receiving mentorship. Mentors helps guide entrepreneurs through mistakes they can avoid. He provides insights from his personal experience and insists that Silicon Valley is a great place to find mentors who can guide entrepreneurs along their career.