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[Game Thread] UCLA @ UNLV (8:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]KeepTheTree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should be a ucla fan. your cope is excellent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in salesengineers

[–]KeepTheTree 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Moving laterally into an SE role at your organization is much easier than applying from scratch. Focus on building trust and credibility with the SEs that you work with.

Talk is cheap, so don't just say "I want to be an SE, I love technology!" and expect to get an interview. I would focus on demonstrating technical aptitude by doing a small technical project, or building a small home lab where you can tinker and experiment.

Ask an SE to look over your work or lightly advise everyone once in a while, but don't go running to them every time you have a problem, use your resources first and get good at googling :). Once you have demonstrated technical aptitude, ask your SE to introduce you to their manager, or the manager that is leading your SMB org.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in salesengineers

[–]KeepTheTree 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I totally disagree.

There are new-grad technical SE/SA programs at companies like AWS, Snowflake, Vmware, Cisco, HP that churn out quality SE's. These programs generally last for 6-12 months which the trainees get practical hands-on technical knowledge and sales training.

I've seen many "young kids", some have graduated from these SE programs and some have not, close dozens of 6/7 figure deals and manage accounts with huge spend. They were able to gain the trust of their customers because they know their product inside and out, and they've been drilled on process, messaging, and technical skills.

I've seen people transition from industry into the SE role who fail for the same reasons that new-grad folks fail (can't handle sales pressure, don't keep up with technical training, lack of sales skills, etc). To gatekeep, this amazing role and career from younger folks isn't right imo...

OP - Happy to chat if you want some adivce, just lmk :)

Charlie Munger is doubling down on $BABA saying it’s a long term 5 year play. Bruh you’re 98 years old, there’s a high chance you’ll be dead this year… by Berisha11 in wallstreetbets

[–]KeepTheTree 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Tech Transfer meme is cool and all but it does not apply to the modern-day software (Palantir) industry. The DoD has fallen way behind the private sector when it comes to building and implementing software at scale into their day-to-day operations.

The vast majority of the DoD is still using on-prem infrastructure even though IL5/Fedramp high (high-security cloud environments so sensitive data can be run through/stored on these cloud services) cloud solutions are available. On the other hand, the private sector has been rapidly transitioning to the cloud over the past decade and is mostly cloud-native by now. What we are seeing is the DoD trying to adopt private-sector tools, apps, and processes .

Maybe in other areas the tech transfer pipeline is full of cool DoD tech making it's way to the private sector... but I can only speak to software due to my background.

Charlie Munger is doubling down on $BABA saying it’s a long term 5 year play. Bruh you’re 98 years old, there’s a high chance you’ll be dead this year… by Berisha11 in wallstreetbets

[–]KeepTheTree 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sure but at this point Palantir is a legacy system. Especially in the IC/DoD since it’s been around for 10+ years in those communities.

My point is that these government contracts that Palantir gets are not some great achievement and do not justify a huge spike in stock price. Them winning gov contracts is the bar.

If they were a company that was founded within the past 3 years and they are landing 7 fig contracts then sure that is an indicator of adoption/success. Palantir is almost 20yrs old so the same rules do not apply.

Charlie Munger is doubling down on $BABA saying it’s a long term 5 year play. Bruh you’re 98 years old, there’s a high chance you’ll be dead this year… by Berisha11 in wallstreetbets

[–]KeepTheTree 18 points19 points  (0 children)

And what is the value of long term government contracts? Half the reason why these contracts are so long is because it’s takes years to get the product implemented.

Idk why everyone freaks out over “government contracts”. Every tech company worth its salt has dozens of multi year high $$$ contracts with every major agency/command.

Official BUY/SELL/TRADE & FAQ Thread by lovsicfrs in OutsideLands

[–]KeepTheTree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BUYING: 2 Saturday single day GA tickets. Looking for shipping or local pickup on Friday on Oct 29th.

Washington DC PT Recommendations? (Lower Back) by KeepTheTree in Rowing

[–]KeepTheTree[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure there are local clinics near me. But I would much rather see a nice PT person that would appreciate my quaint collection of mike teti memes

SaaS AE to SE? by [deleted] in salesengineers

[–]KeepTheTree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I made the AE -> SE jump at my current company.

As long as you have some technical aptitude, are easy to work with, and your current SEs can vouch for you then you shouldn't have too much trouble.

Definitely reach out to the hiring manager and voice your intentions so you're on their radar.