Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box: a Tale of Acquisition, Adjustment and Acceptance

Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box: a Tale of Acquisition, Adjustment and AcceptanceBy Paula Kennedy@PaulaLKennedy

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- SMILE..HELLO, BEFORE I START- EXPLAIN CONTEXT OF TALK TITLE, NO IDEA OF REFERENCE- TALKING TO FRIEND

(Bridget Kromhout)

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Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box: a Tale of Acquisition, Adjustment and AcceptanceBy Paula Kennedy@PaulaLKennedy

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- SPEAKING AT CONFERENCES- SHARE MY STORY, LESSONS LEARNED, OTHERS BENEFIT- RECENT EXPERIENCE, JOINED PIVOTAL -> IDEA OF TALK WAS BORN- CATCHY TALK TITLE?, DRAW PEOPLE IN- BIG-ISH COMPANY, SMALL COMPANY, CONSEQUENCES ->SONG VIDEO

BigFish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box: a Tale of Acquisition, Adjustment and AcceptanceBy Paula Kennedy@PaulaLKennedy

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- PRESS PLAY ON VIDEO, CLICK AT END

Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box: a Tale of Acquisition, Adjustment and AcceptanceBy Paula Kennedy@PaulaLKennedy

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- START - WELCOME, NAME, DIRECTOR OF BIZ OPS, EMEA SERVICES- JOINED PIVOTAL 2015, ACQUISITION, PREVIOUSLY COO & CO-FOUNDER- TALK TODAY ABOUT BIG FISH

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- ACQUIRED A LITTLE FISH

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- CONSEQUENCES

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- (SEE, IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW)!- EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED- LESSONS LEARNED- APPLY IN OTHER SITUATIONS

Acquisition

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- START BY TALKING ABOUT THE ACQUISITION - (5 MINS)

Background 10

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- BACKGROUND, FOUNDED IN 2012- INCORPORATED ON HOLIDAY IN VEGAS- BRAINCHILD OF OUR CEO

CEO: Colin Humphreys

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- COLIN HUMPHREYS- USED CLOUD FOUNDRY IN 2012, APPS IN PROD, PRIOR TO PIVOTAL- HARD WORK, BECAME A HUGE FAN

The CloudCredo Journey

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- COULD SEE THE VISION AND BENEFITS- LED TO CLOSE RELATIONSHIP W PIVOTAL- 3 MONTHS IN SF, DOJO

The CloudCredo Journey

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- COMMITTED TO PIVOTAL WAY- VISION FOR CLOUDCREDO- HELP CUSTOMERS USE CF, INSTALL, TRAINING- XP - SIMPLICITY, COMMUNICATION, FEEDBACK- PRACTICES - TDD, PAIR PROGRAMMING- LOT OF HARD WORK, LUCK

Cloud Foundry Summit Europe 2015

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- BECAME SUCCESSFUL- 25 PEOPLE- WORKED WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF FOUNDATION- BERLIN, 2015, HUGE PRESENCE, KEY PART OF COMMUNITY IN EUROPE

- RELATIONSHIP WITH PIVOTAL WAS CLOSE- BASED IN OLD LONDON OFFICE- RELATIONSHIP -> DONT KNOW TILL YOU LIVE WITH SOMEONE

Match made in heaven?

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- HOW WOULD THINGS CHANGE, PARTNER -> PART OF PIVOTAL?

Adjustment

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- THERE WAS A PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT- PEOPLE ASKED AT THE TIME HOW DID IT FEEL?- THINK THE RESPONSE WOULD BE

How did it feel?

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- BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY.

How did it feel?** Spoiler Alert **

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How did it feel?

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- MORE LIKE THIS IN THE END! (10 MINS)- DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS WAS TOUGH- THANKS TO MIKE MAXEY AND LOUISE WILLOUGHBY PETIT- FINISHED THE PROCESS, DUCKS IN A ROW, READY TO GO

Announcement

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- ANNOUNCED FIRST TO THE TEAM, THEN TO WORLD- ON 21ST DECEMBER 2015- GREAT BUZZ, EXCITEMENT, THEN CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS- NICE BREAK, AFTER NEW YEARS PARTY OVER, FACED WITH NEW REALITY

New Year, New Start

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- MANY, NO CONCERNS AT ALL- COLIN WAS SUPREMELY CONFIDENT ALL WOULD BE FINE- WANTED TO BE ACQUIRED BY PIVOTAL, DEEP FAITH AND TRUST- SOME TEAM MEMBERS WERE FINE, KNEW THE TEAM- SOME DIDNT - I WAS MOST NERVOUS, MOST UNFAMILIAR, MOST CHANGES TO ROLE- WHAT HAPPENED?

Changes

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- SOME THINGS CHANGED- OFFICE SPACE VERY DIFFERENT- BIGGER TEAMS, MORE PEOPLE, BETTER SNACKS, BREAKFAST- HOW DID WE MANAGE CHANGE? SLOWLY, CAREFULLY- EVERYTHING STAYED SAME AT FIRST- STEPS TAKEN AT ALL LEVELS OF PIVOTAL TO WELCOME, SOME EXAMPLES

Welcome

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- 1ST WEEK, WELCOME LUNCH FOR ALL OF CC AND PIVOTAL

Welcome

WELCOME!

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- INCLUDED A SPEECH FROM TAMMER SALEH, WELCOMING US TO THE FAMILY

Welcome

WELCOME!

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- EXTRA SPECIAL TOUCH, CLOUDCREDO T-SHIRT- MATT CURRY, ALL STATE, T-SHIRTS CAN SAY A LOT

Welcome

WELCOME!WELCOME!

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- WELCOME SESSION WITH ONSI FAKHOURI- NICEST PERSON, DOESNT TRAVEL TOO MUCH (15 MINS)

Welcome

WELCOME!WELCOME!

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- WELCOME DRINKS- CHANGE TO SOCIALISE OUTSIDE OF OFFICE

WelcomeWELCOME!

WELCOME!

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