Some fond memories from a fast four years at Vignette: 1998: - Getting the global sales team onto a bus and driving out to The Salt Lick for beers and great BBQ! Global SE count: 8 - The global VPS and SE teams both fitting into the little kitchen at Far West, watching the StoryServer 4.0 ToI (the debut of the spinning V-Splat!) - Wondering amongst ourselves how we'd fill the floors of BOP3 - Listening to Neil warn SE's about talking to prospects about ICE during the quiet period before the IPO. - Getting email from Ross, via Lear Jet, during the road trip 1999: - Sales Club at http://www.halfmoonjamaica.com/index.html with Ross, Neil, Con, Roger and other early bad-asses. - Seeing the madman himself, Tim "The Rock" Ozor, enlighten the SE team with the latest goodies from the mothership, all while quoting Black Sabbath, in print, during ToI's. - Throttling what became one of the two fastest growing software companies in history (like its predecessor, NSCP) 2000: - Working alongside some of the most incredible people around: http://victory.vignette.com/Company/Employee/PastWinners.html - Watching Nate and Barry burn rubber in the Diablo before the annual 2000 Kickoff! Watch that embankment! - Watching Vollman groovin' in a gorilla suit at the Q2-2000. ("Was that really a suit?" ;^) 2001: - Building out http://multimedia.vignette.com/ - Watching the incredible SE demo team respond to fast-changing priorities and product lines, with nigh-magical dexterity. - House of Blues, July 2001, in Orlando -- A blast! - Watching seasoned professionals guide a maturing company into future phases of success in the industry.