Hi folks,About 8 years ago I got into tech sales. I was always a bit “nerdy” and interested in leveraging data/automation so a career in sales quickly transitioned into sales operations, but outside of some python and tad bit of SQL all my work has been on no code platforms (mostly Salesforce). The stuff that “real” engineers did seemed totally inaccessible to me, although that...
In previous tech boom/bust cycles how long has it taken between the two? Seems we must be getting close to the job market catching up.Next thing that needs to happen I imagine is a major IPO of a tech startup, which will start the process of VC investing that leads to froth, which will generate demand for employees. Just not sure how long all that takes to trickle.
On a wide array of subs, spanning many topics. Moderators seem to be very quick suddenly to quash decenting opinions.
Saying these sites are great resources for information, but not great places to express emotion.
Sales reps so often have incentives that are terribly aligned with the company’s long term success.
You are more likely tasked with things that require spinning your wheels. Boring, pointless, and directionless work that doesn't challenge you. It just melts your brain.
There seem to be two recurring themes in business news headlines in America: 1. Markets are going up because investors anticipate growth ahead in 2024. 2. Tech companies are laying people off. I understand why they diverge, markets are forward-looking and there was a lot of excess that needed to be trimmed after 2020/21.That said, broadly speaking, what do people think it's going...
Clearly, "tech" roles on the front lines of medicine such as a CT Scan operator are going to suffer from the same stressors that others on the front lines experience. No reason to think that would be any different.
Everyone I know who works in American medicine says how much they hate it. Be them a doctor, nurse, receptionist, etc., etc. Everyone seems to complain they are overworked to the max and are considering leaving the field. Issues that existed before COVID have gone into overdrive over the last 4 years.Curious if folks working at the intersection of tech and medicine also feel this way?I've been...
What a blast from the past! Thanks for sharing.
Peetube would be something very different which, to my surprise, doesn’t exist.
One big place I’ve found Reddit helpful in recent years is a niche community about a chronic illness I have. Initially for collecting more information and insights than I can get in a 15 minute doctor appointment, then a sense of community and realizing I’m not alone, and then over time by giving me a chance to pay it forward by sharing information with others. Last few weeks I’ve realized ChatGPT can be helpful for the first one. The second I’ve started to shy away from because I’ve realized I don’t want the condition to be a core part of my identity, and the third there might be better ways to achieve (likely offline).
Think you’ve inspired me to get off of it for a while. Thanks!
Serious question, because I’m not sure I understand. Hope it doesn’t come off as antagonistic. I too wonder if the negative things Reddit does to me outweigh the positive, but never considered it was unique to Reddit rather than being true about all anonymous online communities.
Not saying that it’s wrong or right, but it would be like asking someone in a cult to tell you if the cult is a scam. You might find a few dissenting voices, but most are going to support or it would lack the critical mass required to stay afloat.
So while I like the concept of this advice, its hard to execute in practice. I'd adjust it to "never choose the one who is unwilling to discuss and come to a compromise"
I'm starting to conclude the founder and CEO of the startup I work at doesn't feel very passionate about the problem the company is setting out to solve or end user who experiences it. It's just something he thinks might be profitable if built.Have I taken for granted that you need to feel these things to succeed or even bother to embark on creating a startup?
Me and my coworkers are trying to launch a new SaaS platform that targets enterprise and MM. Our sales-cycle isn't short and the investment people need to make to use us isn't small.Has anyone here successfully bootstrapped a company like this without having a personal network of folks that can be early [paying] adopters? If so how'd you do it?Creating a repeatable GTM motion requires so much...
Are there any tricks for getting around the paywalls placed on medical journals?I know a variety of ways to get around ones for regular journalism, but they don't seem to work on journals.
What was Doug Burgum like during his time in tech?Some of the things he says about how to run a tech startup baffle me. Like, I just heard him say a CEO should never spend time dealing with customers, only sales should (just like a president has more important things to focus on than the “culture wars”).
If you don't want to lie on the Whois, use a shell company or something.
But why would StubHub avoid admitting they are doing that? SeatGeek just has you transfer the tickets to an email at their own domain (at least when you use the free returns feature).
Only thing I can think is they want to make it hard for the ticket seller to block them, but again SeatGeek doesn't seem concerned.
I just sold three tickets on Stubhub for a concert I won't be able to make this weekend.When I went to transfer them on Ticketmaster I noticed that the domain the email address was at for all of them appeared to be the names of businesses, but none of them had websites or any presence in google when I searched for them.Being the curious person I am, I then went and looked up the WHOIS for the...
Successful remote work is a function of company culture. Assuming you are allowed to work remote more than your peer how are you going to create a successful culture?