Adam Leventhal

Got him to sign the book. I said, you know, my buddy can't make it, Dave Lightman. Would you sign it for him? And he said, what's the name of his blog again? And it was, I mean, it speaks volumes that this was sort of like the pinnacle of my pranking. I don't know. Like it was just, it was just, it was so funny to me.

That one of the practices at NetApp that I remember from a very careful reading of this book was that... There has never been a more careful reading of how to castrate a bull.

That one of the practices at NetApp that I remember from a very careful reading of this book was that... There has never been a more careful reading of how to castrate a bull.

I still have that copy. It's got notes from at least half a dozen people in the margins. Yeah. It's like, yes, it's ironic detachment.

I still have that copy. It's got notes from at least half a dozen people in the margins. Yeah. It's like, yes, it's ironic detachment.

There is one, one, one post-it I want to mention on this. So, uh, we were brought in for you and I, uh, or rather, um, NetApp Sue's son, son Sue's NetApp. Yes. Sort of a thing you may recall. Oh my God. Yeah. Huge lawsuit. And you were brought in, you, you, you, you had a delightful deposition. I was brought in for a deposition as well. And I confess that I was worried. I was worried.

There is one, one, one post-it I want to mention on this. So, uh, we were brought in for you and I, uh, or rather, um, NetApp Sue's son, son Sue's NetApp. Yes. Sort of a thing you may recall. Oh my God. Yeah. Huge lawsuit. And you were brought in, you, you, you, you had a delightful deposition. I was brought in for a deposition as well. And I confess that I was worried. I was worried.

I'd done a bunch of work in CFS, like in Red Sea and stuff like that. That's true. They actually should do a W versus me. There you go. They took my notebooks in Discovery and like, good luck with that. Joke's on you, pal. Literally, page one of the notebook was this whole description about how we were going to do RAIDZ expansion. So I'm like, oh, dang.

I'd done a bunch of work in CFS, like in Red Sea and stuff like that. That's true. They actually should do a W versus me. There you go. They took my notebooks in Discovery and like, good luck with that. Joke's on you, pal. Literally, page one of the notebook was this whole description about how we were going to do RAIDZ expansion. So I'm like, oh, dang.

If I just put it on page two, you would have never found it. Right, right. So I'm in this deposition thinking, if they're like, Mr. Leventhal, do you have a blog? I'd be like, yes. Also, I need a break right now. I need a break. I need to talk to my lawyers. Right.

If I just put it on page two, you would have never found it. Right, right. So I'm in this deposition thinking, if they're like, Mr. Leventhal, do you have a blog? I'd be like, yes. Also, I need a break right now. I need a break. I need to talk to my lawyers. Right.

Just do anything.

Just do anything.

when you go into a deposition, uh, you know, you're supposed to basically tell your lawyer everything, right? You should, they should like, because they're tell sons lawyers.

when you go into a deposition, uh, you know, you're supposed to basically tell your lawyer everything, right? You should, they should like, because they're tell sons lawyers.

Didn't tell the lawyers. I was waiting until the lawyers needed to know and then I was going to tell them in a fake heart attack.

Didn't tell the lawyers. I was waiting until the lawyers needed to know and then I was going to tell them in a fake heart attack.

What do you want the success to look like? Right. Like sitting here from the beginning, sitting here from the inception of the idea, what do you want it to look like at the end? What's the story you want to be able to tell? And writing all that down. Exactly.

What do you want the success to look like? Right. Like sitting here from the beginning, sitting here from the inception of the idea, what do you want it to look like at the end? What's the story you want to be able to tell? And writing all that down. Exactly.

Here's what I'm going to say. A little Oxford critique, if you'll forgive me. I think there are some things that we don't write down. Oh, 100%. That maybe not only should be written down, but should be open for revision. So I don't want to do performance reviews of folks. I don't think that's something I've had to do in my career and don't want to do in my career.