Very very enticing picture. However, what are the
skills set/ background required for this position? Am
not a DBA, but want to pursue that path. Any room for
mentoring/ training?
It would be great if you could respond at
memsaab_1_at_hotmail.com. I get tons of emails thru the
list. Thanks.
- "Weaver, Walt" <wweaver_at_rightnow.com> wrote:
> >Jeffery Stevenson wrote:
> >
> >I only wear jeans here during the
> winter...summertime its shorts, tshirts,
> >and sandals!
> > Seems like there are a lot of bad startup stories
> out there...any good
> >ones people care to share?
>
> Here's one.
>
> Working for a startup here in Bozeman. CRM product
> is going great guns,
> we've signed some big players on as customers --
> Motorola, Remington,
> Black&Decker, Proctor&Gamble to name just a few. We
> were planning on an IPO
> last month, but delayed it when the stock market
> went in the tank. We have
> good enough cash flow to stay private and when
> things look better we'll try
> for the IPO again. I'm not counting chickens before
> they hatch, but maybe
> all those stock options they gave me will be worth
> something some day. ;>)
>
> The fellow who started the company has a good track
> record. He's previously
> started two successful companies, sold'em, decided
> to move to Bozeman and
> retire, got bored and started another one. Like you,
> summertime attire is
> shorts, sandals, and t-shirts. However, that kind of
> attire is strongly
> discouraged in Montana in winter ;>), so it's blue
> jeans and sweatshirts.
> When the blue light is flashing on the Baxter Hotel
> (which it does when
> Bridger Bowl has at least four inches of new snow)
> every effort is made to
> ensure at least some people can head up and enjoy
> the powder (it's a
> 20-minute drive from work).
>
> We're building a "campus" just outside of Bozeman,
> complete with trout
> ponds, stream, and park. I'm in charge of the DBA
> area, just hired a junior
> DBA, and will be looking for two more next year.
> Shameless plug: if anyone's
> looking for a DBA job some time next year and would
> like to live in Big Sky
> country, let me know. ;>)
>
> There's a ton of work to do here and it frequently
> entails long hours and
> late-night/early morning migrations, but it's worth
> the effort and fun to be
> starting at the ground floor with a new company.
> And, it's nice to have a
> five-minute commute from my one-acre "ranch" south
> of Bozeman.
>
> Like Rachel says, it's the little, intangible things
> that makes a job fun. I
> make a decent salary, lousy by Silicon Valley
> standards but great by Montana
> standards, but it's the intangibles that really make
> the job rewarding.
>
> Okay, I'm outa here. Time to start vacation.
>
> --Walt Weaver
> Bozeman, Montana, USA
>
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