Subject: joel feedback Date: Fri, 23 May 197 08:08:58 -0700 From: Geoff Tate To: roberts @rambus.com, mooring@rambus.com, toprani@rambus.com, harmon@rambus.com, edi@rambus.com CC: gtate@rambus.com subodh: joel asking about organization structure and sizes of groups reporting t2 5ch vp> subodh suggests i probe joel for what he's expecting bo level/ e/number of people in his group, Fick: Joel NOT 4 fhe ORAS" s Pins by nis own admission. in side the and knows, less than rick about ORAM architecture, history, directions. as for joe's role and day-to-day activity, rick found joel is assuming tony would work for chnolegist and anything outside of sAM cick found joel very rusty him and that he'd get a group of several senior people that he knows to moni: azams/ete ‘and do strip backs, etc to determine who infringes and now (but rick thinks joel could not do this himself and would be hands-off and would have to have technical people figure out all this for joel) and then negotiate with then Fick thiaks Joel's real skill he'd Being to the party would be wheeling and dealing, not technology/etc my thoughts at this point: my gut feeling is that what joel will want in terns of title, organization, rol n do for us compensation will exceed what he feeling more and more like his real strength for us is negotiating deals with infringers; 1 don't think he can help us in ters of determining what IP to patent land how, to negotiate rambus-conpatible contracts, to help us with strategy or technical directions, or to determine what products are infringing our IP. inclined to make him an offer, but i'm now doubtful he'll take it. let's talk more about his monday at management staff RH 386360 R 233866 ‘OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY "ex0928-001