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Bill Gates' Management Style
replicant108 wrote in to give us Tom Evslin's fascinating account of working for Microsoft in the early 90s. "So you're in there presenting your product plan to billg, steveb, and mikemap. Billg typically has his eyes closed and he's rocking back and forth. He could be asleep; he could be thinking about something else; he could be listening intently to everything you're saying. The trouble is all are possible and you don't know which. Obviously, you have to present as if he were listening intently even though you know he isn't looking at the PowerPoint slides you spent so much time on.
At some point in your presentation billg will say "that's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard since I've been at Microsoft." He looks like he means it. However, since you knew he was going to say this, you can't really let it faze you. Moreover, you can't afford to look fazed; remember: he's a bully."
Vista was the F$@#(*^& dumbest idea in Billy G's tenure at MS!
What if your product sucks?
If the product's concept sucks, you're the manager of a bad product and are doomed to fail no matter what you do. If the concept is good but the final product sucks, you're the manager so FIX IT!
The dumbest thing ... since you've been at Misrosoft?? Okay, and I guess the guys that pushed for MS Bob and Clippy also went through this process. Wow my stuff must really stink. Okay Billg, let me know how this product would could be at least that good. hahahahahahaha
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I agree completely.
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So... do you get good deals on shoes?