Qualcomm

Fast pace of work and broad technology innovation, honest and upright executive management.

Opportunity to do business with a rich set of customers worldwide.

Great set of talented employees worldwide who are willing to learn and contribute.

Among non-management employees, an open atmosphere; constructive criticism is encouraged.

Virtually a 24-hour work cycle due to a dense product roadmap and worldwide customer base.

Difficulty of commercializing new technologies is often underestimated.

Product lifecycle is not managed as effectively as it can be: for example, new products are added without considering the sustained/continued growth of existing products (and resources required for sustaining versus designing new products).

Hardware and software leverage from existing products can be improved considerably.

Manage difficulties with scaling resources with continued/upcoming growth.

Trim projects that don't make business sense.

Allocate resources effectively.

Make use of VP/Sr. VP management bandwidth and trust them enough to allow them to make mistakes while holding them accountable.