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Chapter 2

Intro

This chapter is a history of the author's many ventures.

A Childhood Grounded in Discipline

  • This mentality of living up to your potential has kept up with me ever since. I am not so much focused day‐to‐day on outcomes; I am focused on maximizing the input side of the equation.
  • It also causes us to be not good at celebrations. We are so focused on the next thing that victory laps and self‐congratulation are not in our DNA.

Compuware

  • Hire more for aptitude than experience and give people the career opportunity of a lifetime. They will be motivated and driven, with a cannot fail attitude. The good ones would grab the opportunity to accelerate their careers with us.
  • Look for hunger, attitude, innate abilities.

Data Domain (Dell EMC)

  • Architecture matters
  • After VMWare, Data Domain was the best deal he ever did

ServiceNow

  • Don't be a freelancing technician - could do real damage
  • There are times you need to check your own views at the door and bet on the conviction of others.
  • “structured messaging platform”

Becoming an amped up leader

  • If we knew that something or someone wasn't working, why wait?
  • Become great at quickly figuring out what to keep, what to jettison, and what to fix on the journey to a mission‐driven, high‐performance company.