Gil Penchina, CEO of Wikia, talks about the things that attracted him to eBay and the vision he had of where the company was going when he joined.
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Penchina describes the exact facts and skills he learned in engineering school and business school that he finds useful today while running his business.
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Penchina shares his thoughts on the differences in working in a start-up versus a big company and the skills he leveraged while moving from a big company like eBay to Wikia.
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Penchina attributes most of his success to luck, which he believes is a combination of good timing and some preparation. He says that he has been able to get to where he wanted as he has consistently stuck to his plan.
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So these are the steps to take when you’re entering a new global market. So I start by assuming I'm not nearly as smart as I think I am and talk to people who actually live there. And in particular, having done it for a while now, I'm now aware of some things to ask questions about and to worry ...
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