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"... Mr. McKelvey combined hard work, persistence and deft timing. He explained his philosophy in an interview with The New York Times four years ago. “What you
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"... Mr. McKelvey combined hard work, persistence and deft timing. He explained his philosophy in an interview with The New York Times four years ago. “What you do in business is, you follow your nose,” Mr. McKelvey said. “The secret of success is being in the right place at the right time.” ..."
Reads like a pretty interesting character and another example of a business development type (non-technology) that was smart enough to see a business opportunity & pursue it. The article this quote is sourced from "The Monster That's Feasting on Newspapers", written by "Saul Hansell" on March 24, 2002 ~ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01EFD61F38F937A15750C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01EFD61F38F...
"... “Once he perceived its importance, he was relentless,” Mr. Eisele recalled in an interview on Friday. “That’s why Andy McKelvey was so successful on the Internet, even though he wasn’t a technological visionary.” ..."
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