SaaStr

MAY 17, 2019

As for Godard, he founded his first business, BigMachines, in 2000, a business he scaled to $50m in revenue and over 300 people up until it’s acquisition to Oracle 11 years later for $400m. Having been a Founder through the bust of 2000, how did seeing that macro environment impact his operating mentality today?

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SaaStr

APRIL 24, 2020

How does John think about the role of leadership in a crisis such as this? Where does John believe many leadership teams go wrong in times such as this? How can leadership teams ensure that a crisis is not self-fulfilling and how can one prevent that mindset? You’ve got executive people who want thought leadership.

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MAY 30, 2019

So, early in my career, I started in technology a long time ago, and had the privilege of being President and running Rational Software in the early 2000’s and, as you may recall, we sold that. I think this notion of the commitment, the belief that founders have is a really, really important part of what you do as a leadership team.

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