When everybody around you is telling you something will be the next big thing, a
multi-disciplinary second opinion can help avoid costly mistakes. Take the solar EV concept, for example.
People think it's a great idea but that's because they don't do the math. Numbers about annual hours
of sunshine don't apply to cars the way they do to buildings — cars are regularly parked under
trees, in the shade and in garages. Even in direct sunlight, a car just doesn't have enough surface area to
capture ample solar energy for a meaningful charge. Hey, your EV car battery is eight times the
energy sink that your whole house is! And your house has a much bigger roof! Fact: just one minute
attached to a Supercharger tops-up a solar EV more than a whole day in the sun ever will. So why
bother?
The Theranos effect sees
otherwise-smart people believing in a concept because all the others believe — so it must be
true ! Who's going to tell you otherwise?
Well, we will…
eurybia specialises in short-term assignments that
provide quick and tangible results to maximise ROI. Ideal for a second-opinion during the requirements
drafting stage of a project. Perfect when an investment or sale is at the outline stage and there's still
room for change. We'll challenge your thinking, ask some tough questions and help you get to the core of the
real issues.
Our services include:
Driving force behind eurybia is Phil McGee, an
entrepreneur with over 30 years of executive-level experience in sales and general management in the
technology sector. He held 3 different Vice President positions at NXP Semiconductors and has also held
senior roles at Cadence Design Systems, i2 Technologies and Royal Philips. With $2B in combined revenue to
his credit and having consistently driven 30% CAGR over the years, you can safely assume he earned his
stripes.
What makes Phil rather unique as an advisor is a highly-unusual blend of technical and business acumen
coupled with a lightning-quick analytical mind. Combine that with unrelenting curiosity and a healthy
irreverence for commonly-held beliefs/structures and you have an ideal sparring partner for co-validating new
technological and business ideas.
With both Bachelor and Master degrees in Electronic Engineering and several patents to his name, Phil's
other job is as CEO & Founder of smartskills.tech —
a full-service development bureau for Smart Home 'Skills' for Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. This hands-on
role keeps him engaged in direct engineering so he stays abreast of upcoming Next Big Things.
Drop him a line…
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