Yet, it's still very much a startup environment where you do whatever you need to do, which I enjoy a lot. I did just about everything, except for actual engineering. Also, when you're hiring people, you have the benefit of being able to tell them that they're going to get a regular paycheck. The company can take advantage of the skills and aptitudes of people, especially if it has acquired companies with people who are natural risk takers and innovators. This is a good model for how companies can take advantage of that kind of talent.
Every entrepreneur faces risks, and the same is true of intrepreneurs.
But, Schmidt found that this was when an intre- preneurial benefit paid off. The technology North Star developed was turned over to other Teradyne divisions for further development and used in other initiatives, and Schmidt moved on to a program manager position within Teradyne. If it doesn't work out, you're part of a large company. Teradyne worked very hard to see that everyone had a place to go. Testing your wings without crashing and burning While Jason Schulist, SM '97, an 11-year veteran of General Motors , doesn't officially label himself an entrepreneur, philosophically speaking, that is true of his current position in GM's Corporate Strategy and Knowledge Development Department.