After butting minds when all too often, the VCs eliminated Kremen through the CEO post in mid-1995, although he stayed in the ECI board.

A opportunity that is”missed of massive proportions

The board’s alternative would be to find a brand new CEO, however their search ended up being ill-fated right away. Richard Neustadt, the first prospect, was “a great, salt-of-the-earth guy,” according to Kremen. Kremen liked Neustadt although the newcomer ended up being using their previous work.

No body may have predicted just what happened next.