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TeleWebSales: A Methodology Discussion with Anneke Seley (Part 2)
After Oracle, Anneke started telesales at a company called Neuron Data. For people who do not recognize it, they were in the Expert Systems area, so when people say you cannot sell complex technology over the phone, she points to Neuron Data and says “if you can sell expert systems without a field sales visit,
Offshoring Secrets: A Personal Journey
By Utkarsh Rai, Guest Author, Author of “Offshoring Secrets”. Are you really committed and passionate about making your offshore center successful? This is the fundamental question which should be asked of the person responsible in the parent company. Most of the time the decision to open an offshore center or team is forced upon him
Have You Read Atlas Shrugged?
I read an article this morning in the NYTimes called Ayn Rand’s Literature of Capitalism. It discusses various business leaders who have been influenced by Ayn Rand’s philosophy of individualism, excellence, and her thesis that a small number of high-powered thinkers keep the engine of the world running. I read Ayn Rand’s Fountainhead first when
Mike Moritz Explains Philanthropy
A few days back, I took Mike to task for spreading trash on the internet, while his illustrious colleagues John Doerr and Bill Gates are trying to address important global issues. Here’s an interesting interview in The Guardian, where he explains his (and Sequoia’s) philosophy of doing good: He maintains that Sequoia is a force
“In Here” not “Out There”
About a year back, we launched a new program at the MIT Club of Northern California titled: Exploring the Mind of the Leader, anchored by Prof. Michael Ray of Stanford Graduate School of Business. In that series, Prof. Ray interviewed some well-known leaders like John Morgridge, Chairman of Cisco and Carol Bartz, CEO of Autodesk.
