I got to work on the projects that in many respects were the company betting against itself. I ended up always finding myself in a leadership role on all those projects, the very important backup plans. In some cases, I had a difficult time convincing some engineers to join the projects because they were like, “Our company doesn’t think that’s the No. I do not think it was good for either company, really. Having a strong balance sheet is really about, what can you do.

Source: New York Times February 12, 2020 09:56 UTC