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I don't like how an evangelist can completely jump ship from all the things he loved and pushed and used before he changed jobs in less than a month. In whole
by bugs 17y ago
I don't like how an evangelist can completely jump ship from all the things he loved and pushed and used before he changed jobs in less than a month.
In whole it makes one seem even less trustworthy than normal sales people.
- plaes 17y agoYup, he really seems quite clueless about similar things out there - "Wow! Gmail has threaded conversations!?!", "Wow - attachments in GMail can be viewed inside browser"... Can someone tell how can I get a job like this?
- SamAtt 17y agoBy being likable. If you recall there were a lot of stories written on his departure from Microsoft and all of those stories called Microsoft stupid for letting him go. But if you look at his job description his job at Microsoft was to sell MS technology to startups and I don't know many startups that use MS tech.
- plaes 17y agoNo wonder why Microsoft sacked him :P
- SamAtt 17y agoI see where you're coming from but you have to look at this logically. If things worked the way you wanted them to than an evangelist would just have to retire if his company fired him. I've always though of Evangelists as slightly more useful sales man. Because they're trying to sell you something just like a salesman but they can also provide useful info on occasion. But they're still salesman and that means they'll talk up whatever company is paying their check.
- bugs 17y agoIt really isn't my concern if they have to retire as I like evangelists less than normal sales representatives when they act in such a way.
- hga 17y agoNote that they're different types of things. At Google he's focused on selling cloud stuff, at Microsoft he couldn't particularly do that since Azure isn't open for business yet and Microsoft's current offerings are pretty weak. E.g. is MS even trying to sell Hotmail to enterprises?
- dschobel 17y agore: Hotmail to enterprises They already have outlook web access (OWA) as a feature of their enterprise outlook product and plenty of independent providers exist which will host your entire outlook stack for you.
- shpxnvz 17y agoIt was his job to like those things and talk about them. Would you feel the same mire towards a salesperson who, after switching jobs, did not continue to try to sell the products from their old employer? I don't understand why a professional evangelist, in a paid position, would be expected to behave any differently? He is a salesman.
- sgoraya 17y agoSlightly off the point, but the title 'evangelist' really irks me for some reason. From my observation this title has gained more prominence in the latest tech boom (web two point 'doh). I suppose as more API's become available you need specially designated people to evangelize them...