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This exchange is a classic example of a failure to communicate. We have the uber-geek founder of one of the most successful companies of the time and a dumb re
by bayareaguy 18y ago
This exchange is a classic example of a failure to communicate. We have the uber-geek founder of one of the most successful companies of the time and a dumb reporter who just wants some standard fluff to cut-and-paste into his article and neither party really understands the other. While Walker clearly exposed the guy as being prejudiced and ill-informed, he should have realized even before the interview that it wasn't in the best interest of his company to allow that to happen.
Walker clearly "won" the argument but he lost an opportunity to communicate the reasons for Autodesk's successes.
- palish 18y agoBut he never had an opportunity to communicate Autodesk's success. The reporter's underlying goal was to establish why Autodesk wouldn't be successful. No amount of effective communication would have convinced the reporter that his conclusion wasn't valid.
- bayareaguy 18y agoPerhaps, perhaps not. We do know the guy was dumb, hostile, unsatisified by the exchange and in a position to publish bad things. Walker may have been better off to just refuse the interview. However agreeing to the interview and then using the opportunity to just piss him off did nobody any good.