Jim Barksdale Quotes

• Where we can compete on merit, we do very well.

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• Well, the sales of our products clearly demonstrate their value to businesses and to individuals.

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• Well, another market is being created now out of Internet technology.

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• We’ve tapped into a huge demand, and it’s up to us to fulfill that demand and to be creative doing it.

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• We’re no longer a small business; we’re a large organization spread around the world. I can’t imagine Netscape growing as fast as it has if it weren’t for the way we use our products.

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• We’re building a great company, and we’re very excited about the future of the company.

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• We provide many options in many product areas that they seem to want to adopt, and that’s working well for us.

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• We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers.

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• We can collaborate with a Netscape employee or partner who’s halfway around the world. We can distribute information and software to customers and shareholders, and get their feedback.

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• We also provide a lot of services with our consulting group that allow people to take maximum advantage of the Net economy. Those all seem to resonate with customers and are providing a good strong base going forward.

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• The ability of our people to think quickly and create great There are no pat answers – we’re pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don’t always apply.

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• products in this whole new world of Internet open standards is not only essential to our success but is also one of the things that impresses me most about Netscape.

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• That’s the ultimate gratification in any business situation – do customers buy the product? And do they use it and do they come back and buy more of it?

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• Take our own company as an example: We’re living proof, we jump with our own parachutes.

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• Our people are excited about building solutions, and it’s rewarding to see how much fun Netscape employees have doing something they think is relevant and important.

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• One problem was that my direct testimony was in writing, so a lot of people didn’t get to see it. I hope they see it, because I think it built a very strong case.

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• One of Netscape’s main attractions to customers from Day One is that we provide alternatives. And that’s cherished by many customers – certainly not all.

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• Of course, nothing happens until somebody sells something.

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• It’s the first time I’ve ever done anything like that. It took longer than I expected. I’ve gotten a lot of E-mail since I got back, saying they thought I did a good job and presented the case well.

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• In my column series “The Main Thing,” I often talk about how Internet technology can improve the way people communicate – both within a business and between a business and its customers and partners.

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Jim Barksdale (29)

Birth:	24th January, 1943
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Businessman

About

James Love Barksdale was born in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He is an American businessman. He served as the president and CEO of Netscape Communications Corporation from January 1995 until the company merged with AOL in March 1999. He earned a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Mississippi in 1965. Before Netscape, he had worked as CEO of McCaw Cellular/AT&T Wireless and, before that, as Vice President and COO of FedEx. He also sits on the Board of Directors of several companies including Time Warner, FedEx, and Sun Microsystems. President George W. Bush appointed him to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. He is the co-author of book, entitled Protecting America's Freedom in the Information Age (with Zoë Baird and Philip D. Zelikow).

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