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Enterprise software is a pig dressed up with lipstick from an army of sales and marketing drones. Never underestimate the power of sales quotas, rolex watches,
by blantonl 2y ago
Enterprise software is a pig dressed up with lipstick from an army of sales and marketing drones.
Never underestimate the power of sales quotas, rolex watches, conferences, booth babes, president's club trips, expense accounts, and people yacking on their phones in airports talking about getting to the "decision makers."
You only need to review the org charts and financials of any enterprise software organization to see where the priorities are: 80% goes to sales and marketing, 10% to developers, and 10% to legal.
- AnimalMuppet 2y ago> You only need to review the org charts and financials of any enterprise software organization to see where the priorities are: 80% goes to sales and marketing, 10% to developers, and 10% to legal. Got any examples? I have never seen an organization where that was actually true, nor anywhere close.
- RunSet 2y ago> Enterprise software is a pig dressed up with lipstick from an army of sales and marketing drones. To the point that I now consider "enterprise" a euphemism for "substandard". Takes a little of the shine off Star Trek.
- DanielHB 2y agoAnd an army of consultants to adapt the enterprise solution to your needs
- blantonl 2y agoThat's called "the channel" in enterprise software speak
- drumdance 2y agoI'm job hunting right now and one of my must-not-haves for any employer is that they're sales driven instead of product driven. I'd rather work for university IT department than at Oracle.