Jacob Hsu

Jacob Hsu

As Chief Executive Officer, Jacob Hsu is responsible for the overall strategic direction and development of Symbio, one of the world’s largest outsourced product development companies. Symbio Group was named a 2009 Global Outsourcing 100™ Company by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals and has been ranked one of the Top 10 China-Based Software Development Outsourcers by IDC. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Hsu served as President, COO and CMO, having led Symbio Group's North American and Japan operations. Before joining Symbio Group, he was CEO of Trilogica Technologies, a data aggregation software company, and CEO of Epitome Software, an IT services company focused on financial services. He began his career as an investment banker focused on mergers & acquisitions at Fox-Pitt, Kelton. Named by Chief Executive Magazine as one of the world's Top 12 Young Global Leaders of Tomorrow in 2008, Mr. Hsu is a graduate of Wharton School of Business.

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Eat It While It’s Hot: and other ideas for Fostering Intrapreneurship

Hot or cold is the difference between a fantastic meal or something utterly inedible. In the business world, these are the opportunities that are hot that will go cold if and when you don’t jump on them. At Symbio, we use the “eat it while it’s hot” analogy as one of the ways we help our team “get” Intrapreneurship. Long-term sustainability of any company is based on Intrapreneurship, and when you see an opportunity, you’ve got to strike[ READ MORE ]

Globalization & Converging Technologies – the time is ripe for Innovation Outsourcing without Borders

Having the right approach to globalization will define successful leadership in 2010. While financial institutions toppled in 2009, new industries were born. While industry incumbents struggled to survive, new entrants thrived. It’s in the sharp corners of when industries and economies turn that new leaders emerge. Today’s leaders understand the importance of globalization. [ READ MORE ]

A Marriage of Equals Creates a Triple-Win Solution: Companies Merge to Create Symbio, A Global Leader in Next-Generation Outsourced Product Development

It gives me great pleasure to announce today that Symbio Group, Flander, and Ardites have entered into a definitive agreement to merge the three companies to create Symbio[ READ MORE ]