This is a discussion with Bonnie Crater, CEO of OpenSales, the Open Source e-commerce company. "Having made peace with my male ego, I recently asked Crater what it was like to be the CEO of an open source . . .
This is a discussion with Bonnie Crater, CEO of OpenSales, the Open Source e-commerce company. "Having made peace with my male ego, I recently asked Crater what it was like to be the CEO of an open source firm, a role that seats her at the captain's table in the very heart of the "boys' club." Her response was revealing. Where others see adversity, long odds, and bias, Crater sees nothing but opportunity. She told me, "I think we are very fortunate in our industry where it really doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman in these various roles ... I firmly believe that our industry has provided opportunity for lots of women to be successful and I am fortunate to be one of them."

With that sort of leadership at the helm, a lot traditional firms offering proprietary e-commerce products have even more reason to start worrying about an open source contender moving into their space."

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