Alteon has left an interesting mark on the industry, there’s no denying that. And lately, I’m thinking a lot of that had to do with the various personalities behind he company.
I was perusing the latest issue of Inc. magazine, and low and behold, there was an article featuring Selina Lo, the VP of marketing for Alteon when they were purchased by Nortel in 2000 for $8 billion.
Currently she’s the CEO of Ruckus Wireless, a Silicon Valley startup. The article delves into self-acknowledged personality traits that were causing friction in her new endeavor, and her work to correct them.
It’s a very self-honest piece, a lot like the one done about a year ago on Dominic Orr, Alteon’s CEO (and Ruckus Chairman). They’re both articles that are pretty brutally honest, and it’s courageous of them to share like that in such a public way.
Both articles mention David Callisch, himself an interesting personality (and a great guy). He has a brutally self honest quote in a WSJ article a couple of years ago: “All those 0’s“. David and his team put on the widely successful Alteon Webheads conferences.
Check out the articles, they’re fascinating reads.
