RIP Mike! Thanks to you, I was able to see the clusterfuck that was the CPQ/HP merger and realise that I was for the chopping block, much before others could. I could then leave on my own terms and then had the margin to go set up my own consultancy.
Thank you for all the news you broke, but even more for being such a joyful, wonderful wordsmith.
One good example of the clout Mike had was summed up in a conversation I had with him and an Intel VP who shall remain nameless during an IDF in China. He casually mentioned that The Inq was the first thing he read when he woke up. With a good degree of snark I asked, “Before or after you take a leak?”. “Before”. He was serious.
Those days are unlikely to return but they were pretty amazing to live through and it is all because of what Mike Magee created. Much to the relief of many execs in the industry, there will never be another like him.
— Charlie Demerjian
https://semiaccurate.com/2024/08/12/industry-pioneer-mike-magee-has-passed-away/
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