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prospective partners, we might also be talking to European companies

including Siemens and Olivetti and others, and to United States companies

related to Apple Computer. In Latin America we would be looking at the key

local high-technology vendors, beginning with Printaform.

6. 0 Management Summary

The initial management team depends on the founders themselves, with little

back-up. As we grow we will take on additional consulting help, plus graphic/

editorial, sales, and marketing.

6. 1 Organizational Structure

Progressive should be managed by working partners, in a structure taken

mainly from Smith Partners. In the beginning we assume 3-5 partners:

?Ralph Sampson

?At least one, probably two partners from Smith and Jones

?One strong European partner, based in Paris.

The organization has to be very flat in the beginning, with each of the

founders responsible for his or her own work and management.

?One other strong partner

6. 2 Management Team

The Progressive business requires a very high level of international

experience and expertise, which means that it will not be easily leveraged

in the common consulting company mode in which partners run the business and

make sales, while associates fulfill. Partners will necessarily be involved

in the fulfillment of the core business proposition, providing the expertise

to the clients.

The initial personnel plan is still tentative. It should involve 3-5

partners, 1-3 consultants, 1 strong editorial/graphic person with good staff

support, 1 strong marketing person, an office manager, and a secretary.

Later we add more partners, consultants and sales staff.

Founders’ resumes are included as an additional attachment to this plan.