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Was that really the prime motivator in joining MS? How do you mean "be a voice for startups"? Cool. People usually cite this reasoning for joining the governme
by eob 17y ago
Was that really the prime motivator in joining MS? How do you mean "be a voice for startups"? Cool.
People usually cite this reasoning for joining the government -- an organization whose mandate is toward the greater good of its people, but I've never heard it applied toward a corporate entity, whose mandate is solely profit.
Would you mind posting a bit more about your motivations and thinking? I would really like to hear.
- clemesha 17y agoHere's some more info: http://jf.posterous.com/after-5-years-of-using-linux-and-mac-os-x-ive http://jf.posterous.com/after-5-years-of-using-linux-and-mac...
- abossy 17y agoJoel sounds like he's replacing Don Dodge.
- robryan 17y agoSounds like a better role though, not necessarily pushing Microsoft products.
- gcb 17y agotwo months from here he will realise that the VPs expect him to know from startups why they aren't using IIS.
- dhs 17y agoSo Microsoft VPs want to find out why people do not accept their products. Could be a good thing, if they would then insist on improvement of the products guided by the data that the "dev evangelist" provides. You, though, make it sound like it's a bad thing. Care to explain?
- jf 17y agoI've already started to have conversations inside Microsoft about why startups in the Silicon Valley don't want (or need) to use Microsoft products.
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- jf 17y agoI was not hired to replace Don Dodge. I was hired because the person who previously held my role moved internally. I actually don't know much about Don Dodge - I haven't met him yet. All that I know is that he is well liked and respected. I can only hope to earn a similar level of respect from the startup community.
- netcan 17y agoWhat an excellent place to start (this thread/problem). This certainly requires some diplomacy.
- tptacek 17y agoA reasonable person might conclude that they could have more influence over the industry in 4 years at Microsoft than in 2-3 more small startups.