Care and Feeding of a Sales Engineer

Sales Reps and Sales Engineers often come from very different personality types. The rep is responsible for finding the leads, frequently getting told “no” multiple times before finally getting a meeting setup. They handle the relationship building, negotiations and keeping things on track. (Yes, SEs build relationships, but it isn’t…
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The Foundational Learnings from a Serial Cable

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Will Durant   I find it interesting that people will put more energy into questioning the reason for foundational learning then they put into immersing themselves in the lesson itself.  That lack of prioritizing energies lessen the odds that the knowledge…
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Happy to Be Back at Fastly!

I am excited to announce that I’ve rejoined Fastly!  Looking forward to being part of a great team.  Am especially thrilled to be in a place where the cultural values are more than just words on the wall.  This is a meritocracy where squeaky-wheels won’t last long.  A place where…
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Do You Know About These Female Trail Blazers?

As March comes to an end we’ve gotten to see a lot of great discussions related to Women’s History Month.  It is important to honor the past and better understand women’s contributions to our country and the world.  It also is relevant to acknowledge the young ladies that haven’t yet…
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So What is Purposeful Learning?

In a few of my posts I’ve mentioned purposeful learning. I now realize that not everyone knows what I am referring to. If you’ve ever tried to learn something in theory just for the sake of knowing it you might have better insight.  Especially if you later had a reason…
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