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019. BillG the Manager
“Intelli…what?”–Bill Gates
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Apr 15
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018. Microsoft’s Two Bountiful Gardens
At review meetings, people are hoping to be and do their best, but in reality they are often at their worst. –Mike Maples
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Apr 11
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017. Eyes On Competition, Architecture, and Left Field
Apple Macintosh had one extremely good text capability, why couldn’t Windows? –Bill Gates
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Apr 5
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016. Filling the Void Left by IBM
Who just met Sting?
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Mar 29
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015. Every Group Is Screwed Up
“Nice of you to show up.” –Bill Gates (BillG)
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Mar 23
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014. Executing on the Expansive Vision of Bill Gates (Chapter III)
A job that I knew nothing about, working for a person I had never really met, doing . . . I had no idea what. by @stevesi
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Mar 20
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013. End of the Beginning
“I need to get off my feet.” –Julie Larson (JulieLar)
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Mar 14
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