Comments on: Time to get started http://chrissaad.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/time-to-get-started/ Personal Blog - Chris Saad Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:19:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chris Camp http://chrissaad.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/time-to-get-started/#comment-810 Chris Camp Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:37:56 +0000 http://chrissaad.wordpress.com/?p=192#comment-810 Well... good stuff. As someone who believes that foundational level change is necessary and that the current situation presents an opportunity for deep change I entirely agree. Tim O'Reilly had a great piece on a similar subject - http://radar.oreilly.com/2008/10/thoughts-on-financial-crisis.html I do take issue with one line from above: Rajesh Jain's take on sales "So, any sales person giving market slowdown as a reason for not meeting targets needs to be given a talking to!" "Any" is a bit strong. I'm married to a real-estate developer and the last three years (&3 weeks) have been proof that there are times where macro-level trends overwhelm the sales ability of any particular individual. Which is merely to say that sales goals must be reasonable - if they haven't been adjusted for macro conditions (like qualified applicants not being able to get a home or auto loan bcs the World fears a complete melt down) the sale person shouldn't be put in the guillotine... Other than that - I'm on board and ready for a new wave of innovation that reaches deep and remakes the fabric of our economy. Best, -cc Well… good stuff. As someone who believes that foundational level change is necessary and that the current situation presents an opportunity for deep change I entirely agree. Tim O’Reilly had a great piece on a similar subject – http://radar.oreilly.com/2008/10/thoughts-on-financial-crisis.html

I do take issue with one line from above: Rajesh Jain’s take on sales “So, any sales person giving market slowdown as a reason for not meeting targets needs to be given a talking to!”

“Any” is a bit strong.

I’m married to a real-estate developer and the last three years (&3 weeks) have been proof that there are times where macro-level trends overwhelm the sales ability of any particular individual. Which is merely to say that sales goals must be reasonable – if they haven’t been adjusted for macro conditions (like qualified applicants not being able to get a home or auto loan bcs the World fears a complete melt down) the sale person shouldn’t be put in the guillotine…

Other than that – I’m on board and ready for a new wave of innovation that reaches deep and remakes the fabric of our economy.

Best,
-cc

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