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HTML5 apps: Silk, Audiograph, Circuitlab(blog.filepicker.io)
49 points by ananddass 14y ago|6 comments
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by ananddass 14y ago
If there are other tips that we should add to the list, let us know and we will update the post suitably.
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Keep your tools sharp(blog.filepicker.io)
12 points by ananddass 14y ago|2 comments
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by ananddass 14y ago
vhf- sorry about not clarifying web=laptop/desktop browser based app mobile web=mobile browser based app You are technically right.web=browser based. But we decided to distinguish just a bit to encourage mobile focused web applications as w
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by ananddass 14y ago
Agree that it isnt currently fluid enough from a UX standpoint. But precisely why all of us should get behind HTML5 and push it harder. That's why we decided to contribute our resources towards it and wanted to encourage the community to su
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by ananddass 14y ago
So services in the education market (like Blackboard and others)seem to depend heavily on WebDAV for integration school systems. That's one fo the reasons why we chose WebDAV.
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by ananddass 14y ago
To clarify. Sharepoint is in the works. Not live yet.
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by ananddass 14y ago
This is our first shot at adding enterprise content platforms. Would love to get the community's feedback.
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Filepicker.io launches Alfresco, WebDAV, & FTP integrations(filepicker.io)
40 points by ananddass 14y ago|12 comments
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by ananddass 14y ago
And yes...Excel sucks for managing contacts and deal flow. CRM systems are better.
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by ananddass 14y ago
Apollo. CRM is great for organizing and tracking but if you find yourself going to a CRM to figure out deal flow...your sales guy isnt doing a good enough job. Just like code repositories are important but not the first place you would go
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by ananddass 14y ago
:-) to represent a Fork in the road!
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by ananddass 14y ago
Imho accountability through CRM works only for large companies. In early stage startups accountability has to be an intrinsic value in the hire. If the founders have to measure accountability through CRM then they have hired the wrong perso
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by ananddass 14y ago
why do best sales people make terrible VP sales? I heard this before but haven't seen a consistent correlation.
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by ananddass 14y ago
Ashely- you are spot on with all comments! re: winning deals vs generating deals: winning deals = generating leads + proposing a solution/pitch + dealing with contracting + get technical/architectural support from core team + following up
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by ananddass 14y ago
Also, does the startup have a semblance of a repeatable business model (which tends to be correlated with later rounds of funding)? If you know by putting in X sales reps with $Y sales productivity per rep you can achieve $Z (X*$Y) in sales
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by ananddass 14y ago
Sorry.. I should have clarified. A sales woman shares exactly the same traits. No difference at all. Updated the post to reflect this truth.
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by ananddass 14y ago
Great question powera. Two reasons 1. This is a self selection hack: The renaissance sales rep will be drawn to the problem and will want the intellectual challenge of thinking through a new problem. The coin operated ones will instinctive
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by ananddass 14y ago
Conrey-I agree with your point about things not being black and white between sales vs biz dev . It boils down to how many resources do you have to invest in go-to-market initiatives. For most startups, customers decide to trust and buy bas
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by ananddass 14y ago
Couldn't agree more. In my experience leading sales teams the difference between one territory rep versus another territory rep is how well that rep was trained/motivated/coached and mentored by his sales manager. Stellar VP of sales are no
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by ananddass 14y ago
I would imagine that to be a bit more. So, a senior VP of sales at a reasonable company (not necessarily at a HP/Oracle etc.) makes $200K/y easily. If they are high performers then sales bonus and kickers (e.g. if you sell a $x mn. deal you
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by ananddass 14y ago
For starters sales reps are individual contributors where are VP of sales tend to be organization builders. They hire sales folks and build a sales organization under them. So you should expect VP of sales to be much more senior and thus co
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How to hire a sales person(blog.filepicker.io)
55 points by ananddass 14y ago|29 comments
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Hacks from PennApps, largest student-run hackathon(blog.filepicker.io)
23 points by ananddass 14y ago|15 comments
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by ananddass 14y ago
Actually no imho. Who defines the goals from the relationship? So 2 APIs talk to each other seamlessly and then what? What's the go to market plan to get both companies noticed in the marketplace? What milestones are we going to set to mea
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by ananddass 14y ago
Given that we just switched from contact-for-quote to a new version of standard pricing (we had a old version which was confusing!)we don't have the numbers yet from the switch. Will post the results once we have them.
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by ananddass 14y ago
Thanks to RideJoy, Fitocracy, Boutine, WeVideo, Vidcaster, and Ridepost for guiding us through the pricing change and offering valuable feedback.
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by ananddass 14y ago
Yeh. Totally my bad. should have been more careful with the phrasing. We are not down. All is well :-)
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by ananddass 14y ago
We plan to be around. There are investors and customers who would hate to see us end up with the outcomes you listed. So we plan on pushing forward hard on product and market. As regards your comment on pricing...would love to learn about
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by ananddass 14y ago
Sure. Dropbox is doing an awesome job there. But from the developer perspective, he will still have to maintain multiple integrations into FB, Dropbox etc. If the developer treats dropbox as a local drive folder then he will still have to s

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