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On a handshake with. Looking at the world through such different prisms helped me separate facts from perception. This ability would serve me incredibly well later when I became an entrepreneur and CEO. Something about that joke, which was not really a joke, made me realize that I had run out of time.
Up until that point, I had not really made any serious choices. I felt like I had unlimited bandwidth and could do everything in life that I wanted to do simultaneously. But his joke made it suddenly clear that by continuing on the course I was on, I might lose my family. By doing everything, I would fail at the most important thing. It was the first time that I forced myself to look at the world through priorities that were not purely my own.
I thought that I could pursue my career, all my interests, and build my family. More important, I always thought about myself first. When you are part of a family or part of a group, that kind of thinking can get you into trouble, and I was in deep trouble. In my mind, I was confident that I was a good person and not selfish, but my actions said otherwise. And I find that lack of sleep enhances them both. No matter who you are, you need two kinds of friends in your life.
The first kind is one you can call when something good happens, and you need someone who will be excited for you. Not a fake excitement veiling envy, but a real excitement.
You need someone who will actually be more excited for you than he would be if it had happened to him. The second kind of friend is somebody you can call when things go horribly wrong—when your life is on the line and you only have one phone call. Who is it going to be? Ben had a lot of mentors, Bill Campbell was one of them. Being present and letting people know where they stand is incredibly important.
Here is an incredibly important lesson on leadership that most people miss. After seven weeks, we came to an agreement with EDS. We would retain the intellectual property, Opsware, and become a software company. I thought it was a great deal for both EDS and us. It was certainly far better than bankruptcy. I felt pounds lighter. I could take a deep breath for the first time in eighteen months.
Selling Loudcloud meant selling about employees to EDS and laying off another I called Bill Campbell to tell him the good news: The deal was signed and we would be announcing it in New York on Monday. They need to know whether they are working for you, EDS, or looking for a fucking job. He was right. I sent Marc to New York and prepared to let people know where they stood. That small piece of advice from Bill proved to be the foundation we needed to rebuild the company.
Only a CEO who had been through some awful, horrible, devastating circumstances would know to give that advice at that time. And innovation requires a combination of skills.
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