http://www.grid7.com/archives/135_faw-22-ann-winblad-of-open-systems.html Build something. BIGGER. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:43:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 http://www.grid7.com/archives/135_faw-22-ann-winblad-of-open-systems.html#comment-6068 Wed, 30 May 2007 17:12:26 +0000 http://www.grid7.com/archives/135_faw-22-ann-winblad-of-open-systems.html#comment-6068 [...] Fortunately they did have an experienced CEO Barak Berkowitz who helped coach them through some of the basics in setting the business strategy and doing the things that needed to be done like establishing the basic operational infrastructure and negotiating a lease. In Ann Winblad fashion, he allowed them make small mistakes and “find the edges” themselves. “If it wasn’t for Barak, I don’t know where we would be now. We knew what we knew, which was the product. But there were all these little things that you just have no clue about. It was incredibly overwhelming. But if you think about it too much, then you don’t do it. You almost have to not know what you’re getting into to actually do it.” [...] […] Fortunately they did have an experienced CEO Barak Berkowitz who helped coach them through some of the basics in setting the business strategy and doing the things that needed to be done like establishing the basic operational infrastructure and negotiating a lease. In Ann Winblad fashion, he allowed them make small mistakes and “find the edges” themselves. “If it wasn’t for Barak, I don’t know where we would be now. We knew what we knew, which was the product. But there were all these little things that you just have no clue about. It was incredibly overwhelming. But if you think about it too much, then you don’t do it. You almost have to not know what you’re getting into to actually do it.” […]

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