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Email is the easy part. Meetings and phone calls are the worst. I mean - they are if you've never done that before so often.
by JarekS 16y ago
Email is the easy part. Meetings and phone calls are the worst. I mean - they are if you've never done that before so often.
- leftnode 16y agoYup, if you're a programmer (like most of us), transitioning into that role is very tough. You have to be very extroverted and it can be unsettling sometimes. I'd love to see some interviews with successful programmers turned CEO's/managers (but in smaller companies, not Bill Gates) to see how they managed it. Also, shouldn't you call people instead? Calls are generally more personal and harder to ignore than a random email from a stranger.
- percept 16y agoI think you can find some interviews like that on Mixergy.
- dpapathanasiou 16y agoAlso, shouldn't you call people instead? Calls are generally more personal and harder to ignore than a random email from a stranger. I find calling is more effective, too. But I won't call someone I don't know unless I can get an introduction.
- eande 16y agoWatch Paul Singh and you know how it is done http://mixergy.com/mailfinch-paul-singh-interview/ http://mixergy.com/mailfinch-paul-singh-interview/
- AndrewWarner 16y agoHere's a direct link to the mp3: http://mixergy.com/wp-content/audio/Mixergy-MailFinch-Paul-Singh.mp3 http://mixergy.com/wp-content/audio/Mixergy-MailFinch-Paul-S...
- dpcan 16y agoI've managed to turn my company into a mostly email based business. I have had maybe 5 meetings all year this year in person, and a couple phone calls a week tops. I've been in business almost 10 years and the act of going to meetings and having phone conversations is still a major challenge for me. Biggest problem: I don't have time to think before I blurt something out when on the phone or in person. With email, I can craft my words, then even WAIT before I say them, think some more if needed, and I control my conversation rather than vamp and hope for the best.