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Foreword
When I first thought about writing this book I thought I would only write about how seven of us bolted from the company to form our own business hoping to be able to control our own destinies. In a way that’s how it turned out but the control we exercised was minimal, we lacked the knowledge and leadership ability that might have made the eventual outcome different.
But then after thinking about it, that is only a part of the story. So I decided it would be more complete and understandable if I started at the time I became involved with the project, several years prior to the breakaway.
This is a story told by someone in a position to know how it really was in the trenches, not by someone in a high place that would bore you with all of the business jargon. If you want to read about how to succeed in business you won’t find it here. If you want to learn about the difficulties and heartburn experienced in bringing a new technology to market and making it a success, I think you will enjoy this story.
There is something for everyone here. If you are in the healthcare industry you should enjoy the insight into the way the first complete mass spectrometer based anesthesia monitoring system came about. If you have manufacturing or engineering experience at any level you can probably identify with the many different problems we had to deal with on a day to day basis. If you have a business or marketing background you may find that the way the business was run goes against your every fiber. If you are the least bit technically inclined it might be interesting to see how we dealt with the technical challenges of the project. If you have entrepreneurial tendencies you may want to check this out before you take the leap. Even the scientist might find the application of a highly scientific instrument to be unusual and interesting.
Throughout the book when ever I introduce things technical I include [an explanation] to keep the non-technical from getting lost. To those that might not require such an explanation skip it if you like.
You will also find that at times I am critical of they way things are done in the organization. During my early involvement it was not easy to recognize our faults. Later, after learning from some of the best, I became a project leader. With my new found knowledge and skills it was easy to look back and see the many things we did wrong. I pull no punches with my criticisms and make no apologies for them. I believe them to all be valid.
In the end we were all better for having had the opportunity to serve the anesthesia community with some of the most exciting breakthrough technology they have ever experienced.
As for controlling our own destinies – well, that is for the reader to decide.
Foreword
When I first thought about writing this book I thought I would only write about how seven of us bolted from the company to form our own business hoping to be able to control our own destinies. In a way that’s how it turned out but the control we exercised was minimal, we lacked the knowledge and leadership ability that might have made the eventual outcome different.
But then after thinking about it, that is only a part of the story. So I decided it would be more complete and understandable if I started at the time I became involved with the project, several years prior to the breakaway.
This is a story told by someone in a position to know how it really was in the trenches, not by someone in a high place that would bore you with all of the business jargon. If you want to read about how to succeed in business you won’t find it here. If you want to learn about the difficulties and heartburn experienced in bringing a new technology to market and making it a success, I think you will enjoy this story.
There is something for everyone here. If you are in the healthcare industry you should enjoy the insight into the way the first complete mass spectrometer based anesthesia monitoring system came about. If you have manufacturing or engineering experience at any level you can probably identify with the many different problems we had to deal with on a day to day basis. If you have a business or marketing background you may find that the way the business was run goes against your every fiber. If you are the least bit technically inclined it might be interesting to see how we dealt with the technical challenges of the project. If you have entrepreneurial tendencies you may want to check this out before you take the leap. Even the scientist might find the application of a highly scientific instrument to be unusual and interesting.
Throughout the book when ever I introduce things technical I include [an explanation] to keep the non-technical from getting lost. To those that might not require such an explanation skip it if you like.
You will also find that at times I am critical of they way things are done in the organization. During my early involvement it was not easy to recognize our faults. Later, after learning from some of the best, I became a project leader. With my new found knowledge and skills it was easy to look back and see the many things we did wrong. I pull no punches with my criticisms and make no apologies for them. I believe them to all be valid.
In the end we were all better for having had the opportunity to serve the anesthesia community with some of the most exciting breakthrough technology they have ever experienced.
As for controlling our own destinies – well, that is for the reader to decide.
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