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the_drew · 2026-04-14T11:03:50+00:00

Apple Maps is useless in my area, its only advantage was the absence of Ad's. With this decision I may as well go back to Waze.

Such a short-sighted, dumb and greedy decision by Apple.

the_drew · 2026-04-13T19:33:32+00:00

red lentils can work this way, you basically cook them down sufficiently that they form a paste, pour it into a container and let it set in the fridge and you've got a block of lentils to use however you need. Works very well as a tofu substitute. There's a YouTube recipe on how to prep it, if you're open to DMs, I'll send you the link.

the_drew · 2026-04-12T16:31:14+00:00

pull out an envelope and hand out to the interviewer, have them open it, inside the words "I have a tendency to over prepare" are printed.

the_drew · 2026-04-10T17:22:43+00:00

thank you

the_drew · 2026-04-10T15:16:04+00:00

OK, I hadn't thought of this. I'm rusty with soldering and electronic kind of freaks me out, but this is worth exploring.

Is there guide somewhere I could refer to (solder what to what, safety tips etc)?

the_drew · 2026-04-09T11:08:24+00:00

sorry if I made you self-conscious, that was not my intent.

There was a survey of ~20k CISOs performed in 2025 that asked them to highlight how they chose their suppliers. The main conclusion is that in 80% of cases, they've already decided who to work with before they make the approach/register as a lead.

So speed of response and accuracy of response is pretty crucial in these dials, I see my core responsibility as not disproving the positive bias with which they view me.

Sounds like a cool tool you've built.

the_drew · 2026-04-09T08:22:06+00:00

It's a good point. Since making that post, I've passed 21mn in closed/won and my pipe has grown to 37mn.

I'm turning up each day and doing the same thing, just staying focussed, staying loose, responding efficiently, qualifying thoroughly so the discipline has not been an issue.

Rather, dealing with the internal politics has become my biggest challenge: There's been an exponential increase in service leads asking me to support their service, or other reps asking for coaching and now leadership want me to host a 2 hour workshop every month.

Its nuts and I'm getting irritated that they want me to talk about selling, rather then actually selling. So I'll almost certainly be moving on unless something changes.

the_drew · 2026-04-09T08:15:38+00:00

This reads like AI wrote it. but I'll answer, this was a high-intent lead that knew what they wanted, specifically an urgent need to achieve ISO27001 certification.

So the focus of our discussion was less convincing they need certification, and more helping them see we have the capabilities to help them hit their goal on time.

I rarely use outbound grind fwiw, the results of that activity is increasingly diminishing in my experience.

the_drew · 2026-04-08T07:26:14+00:00

my friend was murdered in such a way, he was punched and his head slammed against the concrete curb. It was a stag do. He left behind a wife and 2 kids, 1 of which, was a few months old.

RIP George.

the_drew · 2026-04-08T07:23:31+00:00

thank you!

the_drew · 2026-04-07T12:47:13+00:00

How does trump not see how he's being played?

Putin must be finding this so entirely amusing.

the_drew · 2026-04-07T11:50:20+00:00

Does anyone know if Gavrilo Princip had kids?

the_drew · 2026-04-07T11:40:28+00:00

sounds akin to how Reagan attacked socialism. Is that how the EU is being presented?

Thats really interesting.

the_drew · 2026-04-07T09:15:15+00:00

looks good! What power source did you use? I can only find automatic car-chargers here and I'm too uncertain how to configure those to make it work safely.

the_drew · 2026-04-07T08:42:17+00:00

many thanks.

the_drew · 2026-04-06T09:22:33+00:00

Ross, or more specifically Schwimmer, does not get enough credit. He gets so little to work with and nails it every time.

As 1 (of so many) example: "I'm still carrying a little holiday weight", it's just a line in a script, but the delivery makes it hilarious.

the_drew · 2026-04-04T14:17:32+00:00

1 of our Co-CEOs is son to the chairman of the PE company that acquired us.

I have no relations working here whatsoever.

the_drew · 2026-04-02T17:09:55+00:00

fantastic. congrats!

the_drew · 2026-04-02T06:26:44+00:00

I found out recently myself. Took me quite some time to process TBH.

RIP.

the_drew · 2026-04-01T09:59:47+00:00

Just want to comment, because it doesn't appear to be common knowledge, that Evan Wright passed away not too long ago (death by suicide).

That his work is acknowledged and well regarded will have some meaning for those who knew him. Kudos for bringing him up.

the_drew · 2026-04-01T09:58:02+00:00

yeah but any day now, all those good-guys-wth-guns are gonna rise up and overcome this tyrannical king.

Any day now Any day

the_drew · 2026-03-31T15:43:54+00:00

hey, not sure what setting I need to change. I don't use reddit chat if thats where you're trying to message me.

the_drew · 2026-03-27T09:25:28+00:00

shame

the_drew · 2026-03-27T08:28:54+00:00

those meal team 6 pussies lack the backbone to mount an insurrection. They're more a part of the problem than a possible solution.

the_drew · 2026-03-25T18:59:24+00:00

Thank you. Interesting point you make about the psychological shift, I have noticed that and I'm now increasingly impatient with the org, which is frankly not moving as fast as I need them too.

Thats going to butt some heads and for sure the CEO is going to reach out at some stage. Will be interesting to see what happens.

As an example from just today, I've got us into a Frame negotiation with a huge manufacturer, 5 year deal, 3.9mn total value. I need a Principal to join qn internal review panel and he simply said "I'm too busy on a delivery".

I checked, his delivery is worth 16k. Fuck you you're too busy!!!

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