The Blues Brothers and (Relative) Velocity – Have You Not Heard?
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Is This Why the Startups Are Eating Your Lunch? Part II
My second introduction to the “start-up” advantage was with Cerent. We started as “Fiberlane”, imploded and became several companies. It was only the second tech company I had worked for, and the stories along the way highlighted why startups are able to take fewer people and less money to build…
First Week, Onboarding Complete!
It’s been an energizing week. So refreshing to be someplace where people use Email and Chat (Slack) with Discipline. Having experienced where people will go 3 and 4 days without responding to either for items with deadlines defeats the passion and growth potential. It also is enlivening to be someplace where…
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…
Is This Why the Startups Are Eating Your Lunch? Part I
Photo by Seth Kane on Unsplash In my history as a Sales Engineer I’ve helped promote nearly 2 dozen different on-prem or SaaS software “solutions”. When I started at Compuware, for example, we had 7 distinct offerings. They were integrated, but the Account Executives had a lot to offer to help solve problems. …
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…
Lessons Learned from a High School Robotics Competition
My son is on one of the 3,790 FIRST Robotics Competition teams around the world. This weekend his team competed in Monterey, which I watched remotely over Twitch. That, plus the past 2 months, has confirmed some key lessons. This all can be applied to the modern tech job…
An Example of Poor Domain Knowledge and Analytics
While at a recent conference I picked up a professional looking survey summary. It highlighted the importance of having domain knowledge when compiling research. Especially later for the Data Cleaning step. This one appeared high quality, having heavy glossy paper and close to 40 pages. Unfortunately a few errors made…
As a Job Seeker – Is There Too Much Data?
I recently visited one of the big job boards and was blown away that it claimed that there were 2,245 Sales Engineering jobs open within 25 miles of San Francisco. Based on past experiences this was so out of touch that I didn’t bother signing up for the site. What…
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…