Annaliza E. Nebres

OOC 

Case Study 22

Ann Winblad

(Co Founder, Open Systems, Hummer Winblad)

Ann Winbald started the Open Systems, an accounting software company. The advent of the microprocessor and the first affordable PCs created a new opportunity for programmers.

It is not easy to build your own company. You need to have enough experience, money and time for you to be able to start at least one company. Ann Winblad gone through many situations where in she wants to quit but it’s never a reason for her to give up. She studied in different colleges to take up her course in accounting. Her first job was in the Federal Reserve Bank wherein she was second among the girls who have taken their course. 

Winblad initially started out as a consulting company because they don’t have money to start of. They were chosen under a request for proposal bid to build a student accounting system for a vocational school. They first applied to a minicomputer. They moved into PC as 8080A which was the first Intel Commodity processor account on computer called CADO, a propriety operating system, Winblad and a deal with CADO guys. They have a difficulty in finding place where they will start their company. They don’t worry too much on competitors. They built a booth through the help of Betty. Winblad was a typical founder. She figuring things out so that she doesn’t just view problems as if it needs to be brand new and you learn from the job so you do a lot of things.

There are so many things that I’ve learn from Ann Winblad, first I’ve notice that only few women are involve in doing startups but despite of that they never underestimate themselves. They’re not afraid of what might happen. We all know that a startup is a high risking job but they’ve enjoyed what they’ve done and found some excitement. Most of the people doing startups sometimes find a problem in looking a place wherein they can build their company. For you to be able to have good startups you should have to have tactics to set strategies to get you inspirational goal. And also entrepreneurs have the courage to do the job, the ability to lead people and to really build confidence into strategy.