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Non-Tech : The Critical Investing Workshop

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To: altair19 who wrote (15833)4/22/2000 2:48:00 PM
From: Uncle Frank  Read Replies (2) of 35685
 
>> I am not familiar with NTAP's management team. I do know EMC's and Cisco's. These folks are aggressive and have a sustained track record for growth.

Quality of management team is an often overlooked metric in predicting the future prospects of a company. In ntap's case,

Chairman of the Board
Don Valentine has been a venture capitalist for more than 30 years and prior to that had 12 years of industry operating experience. He founded Sequoia Capital to invest in startup and early-stage technology companies and has financed more than 400 companies including Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, Oracle, and LSI Logic.M/b> Today Valentine serves on the boards of Cisco, C-Cube Microsystems, EventSource, diCarta.

Note: ntap director Carol Bartz also sits on Cisco's BOD, and ntap director Larry Carter is Cisco's CFO.

Complete bios on ntap's management team can be found at

ntap.com

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