Niall Kennedy Leaving Microsoft for Entreprenurial Freedom

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Interesting statement from Nicall Kennedy on his ~4 month stint at Microsoft:

Leaving Microsoft

"I could have stayed at Microsoft, waited for the other 85% of the company to ship their products, and then hope support for my group might be back on track again, but I didn't want to sit around doing little to nothing until Vista, Office, and Exchange ship. It's easier to get funding outside Microsoft than inside at the moment, so I am stepping out and doing my own thing."

So it's easier to be an entrepreneur than an intrapreneur within a company with billions of dollars in the bank?

I'm sure Niall will come up with an interesting concept for his next startup.

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1. Posted by: Lucy on August 9, 2006 3:21 PM:

Maybe he did the right thing. He trust himself and he will succeed.

2. Posted by: Ed Kohler on August 9, 2006 10:14 PM:

Lucy, I'm pretty sure he did the right thing. I'm not at all worried about Niall. Although I would like to find out about why he left Technorati back in April.

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