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I guess we have differing opinions. For me, that phone call gives me more information than what I give them. I can grill the technical sales on specific questio
by ksk 10y ago
I guess we have differing opinions. For me, that phone call gives me more information than what I give them. I can grill the technical sales on specific questions based on what they say about their product. If they let me chat with the devs, I'll be even more impressed. The way I see it.. If you're at the level of trust where you'd consider running a "random" executable on your machine and give it access to your source code, then what difference does it make if they have your email?
- Kalium 10y agoI am not in the habit of assuming technical sales personnel will have useful things to say. Having been in some companies in the past with technical sales people, I wouldn't want to inflict a sales prospect on a dev who has other things to do. I have greater faith in my ability to deal with a random executable somewhat safely than I do my patience for a salesweasel who might know what source code is. So, yes, we have differing opinions. I don't see why I should have to hand over any non-essential data and deal with a human to try a purely software product.