Eric Burns Online — Page 8 of 16 — My Virtual Take on Tech

I’ve Made Mistakes: On the Value of Trust

August 31, 2021 Attitude Startups No Comments

I was on a Sales Team meeting about a year ago. We worked down the list of AEs (Account Executives) for a certain topic. One of the new (to the team) reps started their update off with “I’ve made mistakes. There are things I could have done better.” They explained…

Resilience after Four Years of Self Reflection

August 16, 2021 Attitude No Comments

Today marks four years since a bad decision (no seatbelt while on a dry lake bed) and bad luck (wrong place, wrong time) changed my life’s trajectory in so many ways. Some points I’ve learned: I am more aware of, and have a great appreciation of, true integrity and backbone.…

Firewalls and Modern Business

July 31, 2021 High Level Tech Intro No Comments

I’ve got a good friend that runs a small business. He has one application that is critical to the business, and if it were compromised he fears it could end the company. Having spoken with several computer consulting firms in the area they’ve assured him that modern A/V software is…

Elated to be at Aisera

July 25, 2021 Attitude Conversational AI Getting Hired Message/Chat/Collaboration Sales Engineers Startups No Comments

Hard to believe a month has passed already! I’m excited to announce I’ve joined Aisera as a Senior Sales Engineer. Aisera builds Conversational AI and Conversational RPA (Robotic Process Automation). This enable firms to quickly provide a powerful self-service experience. With customers like Autodesk, Zoom, McAfee and Dartmouth I can…

Last Day at Fastly

June 25, 2021 Attitude Startups No Comments

After a second 2 year tour as a Sales Engineer at Fastly, I am sad to announce that today is my last day. When Fastly invited me back, I was injured and looking for a safe place to confirm my recovery. Looking back, the amount of gratitude I feel to…

One Technology Missing from the Next Place To Be List

June 7, 2021 High Level Tech Intro SE Skills No Comments

Just before the New Year I published a short post about the next technology skills that will be big when it comes to employment. Recently I’m realizing there is one missing that I’d also suggest watching. That technology is Block Chain, or easier to understand by the name of Distributed…

Branding and Your Bot

May 28, 2021 Attitude Conversational AI High Level Tech Intro Message/Chat/Collaboration No Comments

Hungry, hours into a long drive, you scan each off ramp looking for a good place to eat. Think of two fast food logos. One that “will do” and one that “always hits the spot.” How do you feel seeing on the horizon the one that is just okay? How…

Raspberry Pi – Teaching Electronics + Programming in Large Virtual Events Part 2

May 13, 2021 High Level Tech Intro Raspberry Pi Startups Technical Tutorials & Developer Education No Comments

In Part 1 I covered a key overview of the additional items that can be used to do an interactive event where the participants get to work with both electronics and code on a Raspberry Pi. It needed to be firtst since there are so many options and many pitfalls. …

Feedback? You Need To ____(Verb) _(Adverb) _____(Adjective).

April 29, 2021 Attitude No Comments

Giving feedback can be challenging. If you think it is easy, odds are there is much room for improvement in how you go about it. Especially if you don’t see improvements or change after doling out your thoughts. The ultimate goal is to have impact on someone’s actions. The ultimate…

Raspberry Pi – Teaching Electronics + Programming in Large Virtual Events Part 1

April 23, 2021 High Level Tech Intro Raspberry Pi Startups Technical Tutorials & Developer Education No Comments

The Raspberry Pi Foundation was founded in 2009 to teach basic computer science. Inexpensive, standardized and versatile. If you are going to leverage them to teach electronics in a larger setting, especially virtual events, there are some best practices that will reduce friction, allow you to teach larger groups and…