Of course I was nervous beforehand. The whole launch depended on me. The spotlight would be on me. The fanboys and the critics would be watching my presentation. It had to go right. And it wasn’t just the crowd in the venue, the analysts would be watching for any misstep, any sign we’d lost our edge. The company’s future depended on me. Alone on that stage. We’d prepared obviously. We’d got the best trainers in, working with me on my delivery, the jokes, the interactions with the audience, the timings, tone of voice. I had to be anything but Artificial.
