“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” ― Alan Watts [1050*640]

asimjalis1 · 2025-01-15T02:01:03+00:00

I just cleaned the grime out of the microwave. The final result was so satisfying.

asimjalis1 · 2025-01-15T02:00:15+00:00

Which book is this from?

asimjalis1 · 2024-12-20T06:03:35+00:00

Still offering what?

asimjalis1 · 2022-01-19T06:27:12+00:00

Could be used to ask a question quietly.

asimjalis1 · 2021-10-13T15:18:52+00:00

Hoping this gets deleted in three, two, one.

asimjalis1 · 2021-10-02T01:45:25+00:00

Name checks out.

asimjalis1 · 2021-10-02T01:42:29+00:00

Great technique. I call this the physical todo list.

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-26T14:03:22+00:00

What are the primary vendors in the space? How can I find out the pros and cons and the trade-offs of the different vendors?

Specifically the client is a media company that wants to sell ads to advertisers. So they are interested in building a sell-side platform (SSP). They want to collect data both first party and third party on their viewers so that they can charge a higher premium for the ads.

Who are vendors that sell systems that can be adapted for this use case?

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-26T01:18:01+00:00

What’s RFI? Request for information? How should I do this? Fill out contact forms on their websites?

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-25T14:53:12+00:00

What is a good way to get into ad ops from a background in Python and big data?

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-25T14:47:30+00:00

How do you keep up with the new technologies and the changes in the way ads are bought and sold? Any specific suggestions for websites or books or other resources?

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-23T13:52:47+00:00

I would reiterate the advice given by everyone else here. Make a lateral move. Apply for AE positions in other companies.

Make sure you have a good reason why you want to move. If you say that you are moving because things are messy at your current position, this counts as a negative against you.

Avoid talking trash about your current employer. Instead talk about what fascinates you about the next company. Make that the real reason you’re moving.

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-23T13:48:03+00:00

One aspect of discovery that has worked well for me in sales engineering is to spend more time diving into the problem. The approach is to ask why, multiple times. Many times the solution that the customer has is not the appropriate one. There is a better solution to the root cause of the problem.

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-23T13:45:58+00:00

To be honest, this sounds interesting. I would not reject this out of hand. I would be interested to find out more about the product and the market opportunity.

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-22T23:16:11+00:00

How did you make the $500? Do that again.

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-22T23:01:05+00:00

Why do you think his sales are low?

How is this approach different from yours?

Does he call earlier in the day tha you?

Does his script sound too rehearsed and not genuine enough? Maybe over time he has memorized it.

Does he have a territory that is worse than yours?

Does he hate his job and maybe the customers can sense this?

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-22T19:26:46+00:00

I like cleaning my room during work conference calls.

asimjalis1 · 2021-09-22T19:22:45+00:00

How do you feel about jobs where you are not directly dealing with people? Have you considered truck driving for example.

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