Comments on: Making Awesomeness*

By: Tom Person

Tom Person — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:42:26 +0000

Congrats my brother! You are honestly the one face that transcended both Macromedia and Adobe (MickeyLive is rolling over right now); after all you were the guy they asked to demo the products to the Adobe board when they acquired us at MM.
I know you simply did not have the room to include “Don’t tell Mama – NYC donttellmamanyc.com/ but I have many great memories there with you. They should dedicate a booth to you for the dollars and customers you have brought to them over the years.
The first patent always seems to take the longest but if I got mine I know you and Stremor will get yours and I look forward to seeing and trying your wares one day soon.

By: Thomas Benner

Thomas Benner — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:49:55 +0000

Greg,

You will always be a legend…. GoLive, FireWorks, DreamWeaver, Flash… Macromedia and Adobe… you’ve been at the center of it all for so many years. Meeting you and Stephanie at SxSW was a major thrill for me. My best wishes to you as you embark on “the next big thing.”

Looking forward to hearing more from you in the years to come,
Thomas

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The Adobe Creative Cloud is Everywhere and So Are We! – Paul Trani — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:34:27 +0000

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By: Stephanie (Sullivan) Rewis

Stephanie (Sullivan) Rewis — Sat, 05 May 2012 01:34:01 +0000

Through the past several years, you’ve been an amazing rock star, co-author, boyfriend, best friend, fiancé, husband, father and partner.

Through all that, Adobe has been a huge part of some of the best things and fondest memories — as well as causing some of the greatest stress. The continued wear and tear of going all over the world — but now as less than a handful of experts — has been harmful and extremely stressful to your psyche and physical self. As of this moment, all that is over.

It is bittersweet. It should have stayed great and there are surely many amazing memories. But what lies before you now is greater. While I expect it to cause you some great stress (what doesn’t), it will come from fighting with technology that’s “not quite where you want it”, all while having a team that believes you’re right where you need to be—with them. A team who values the information and amazing creativity stored in that crazy, gray head of yours. (Made gray, of course, by shining with brilliance. ;))

You have the opportunity to create something that hasn’t existed before. That’s where you belong. That’s where you always belonged—sorting out the options… evaluating the possibilities… brainstorming ideas… making decisions. You’re one of the greats. You have the chance to do great things again.

As you and I both know, we’re gambling on things that also might not work out through no fault of our own. Our teams could break down for any reason… someone could beat us to the punch… we could produce something that doesn’t get the attention it should… etc, etc. But the excitement and possibility of being successful and creating something new is even greater then the fear of failure. And so we take the chance. And whatever happens? That’s okay. Our eyes are open and we’re in this together.

I know we’re both going to be a bit nuts in the beginning, but I fully intend that this is the beginning of the rest of our lives… with the ability to actually live it like real people do—together.

And so, with this, I wish for the most amazing success to flood in to you from the universe… all the good things. And I want you to know that I will always be at your side, as your partner… and that I love you more than life… no matter what happens to either of us.

I’m the luckiest,
Stef.

And so he sails…

By: AlanS

AlanS — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:26:26 +0000

Congrats and best of luck in your new gig.
I know you’ll nail it big time.

Thank you Greg for all your awesome videos…you’ve helped me out enormously. You’ll be missed.

Happy sailing!

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:23:37 +0000

Greg congrats on the new gig! I remember first seeing you speak on Macromedia Dreamweaver with Mike Downey at a hotel in Bethesda, MD! How much has the web has changed! Look forward in watching you push the web forward!

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:27:04 +0000

Congrats on taking a big step out! Excited to hear what comes from this on your blog…

By: Mark Anders

Mark Anders — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:50:57 +0000

Congratulations Greg! That sounds really exciting and it seems like you and Stef are both embarking on a great adventure.

Hope to see you one of these times I’m down in Phoenix!

Good luck!

Mark

By: Sheri German

Sheri German — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:37:28 +0000

Congratulations, Greg! I sure look forward to hearing more about your hush-hush work in the future. I will miss seeing you on all those wonderful Adobe TV videos. I’d say good luck, but I have a feeling you won’t need it.

By: Bob Donlon

Bob Donlon — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:18:52 +0000

Congrats, Greg! The water is fine here on the non-Adobe side of the fence ;-)