Greenstein was snapped up by Microsoft a few weeks before Netcast finally closed shop. A setback can sometimes put your career in fast-forward. Though Netcast did not survive, Greenstein doesn't think of his experience there as a failure. In a job that coupled immense freedom with overwhelming responsibility, he learned how to fend for himself. I've proven to any future employer that I can take risks, manage uncertainty, and come back for more.
Experience is a leader's most valuable asset.
Then he rides off to find another company that needs a guy in a white hat. Walsh does more than swap jobs - he swaps entire industries. He's held top jobs at companies that specialize in hardware, software, Internet technologies, catalog sales, and electronics. Walsh says that he's the victim of a short but ferocious attention span. When he joined the company in April 1997, it had lost a round with venture capitalists, it had burned through all but 60 days' worth of cash, and it was woefully behind schedule for shipping its premier product.