Is there, in fact, a Linux training market out there?

E K ekg_ab-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org
Tue Jun 1 15:34:37 UTC 2010



--- On Tue, 6/1/10, Robert Brockway <robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> From: Robert Brockway <robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy at public.gmane.org>
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Is there, in fact, a Linux training market out there?
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Received: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 12:20 AM
> On Mon, 31 May 2010, William Park
> wrote:
> 
> > This thread illustrates the importance of "sales and
> marketing",
> > something that we tech guys scoff at, probably because
> we're not good
> > at it.  We need Bill Gates.
> 
> Actually I don't think it is about whether or not we're
> good at it[1], it's that it's less likely to effect us, in
> general[2].  In extrapolating this to the rest of
> society we underestimate the value of "sales and
> marketing"[3].
> 
> [1] It seems that I _am_ actually good at it.  I've
> done a lot of consulting work and opening up new
> opportunities is an important part of that.
> 

Can we have a presentation about sales and marketing for techies at the TLUG? I definately will benefit from it.

EK



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