Comments on: On Hiring: RedMonk, the A’s of the Analyst Industry? http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/ because technology is just another ecosystem Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: tecosystems » 2007: The Year in Review, from Macro to Micro http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-268213 tecosystems » 2007: The Year in Review, from Macro to Micro Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:50:49 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-268213 [...] Spurred on by incoming inquiries, I outlined my personal hiring philosophy. Spurred on by nothing more than an appreciation for the novel, I reviewed Cormac McCarthy’s [...] [...] Spurred on by incoming inquiries, I outlined my personal hiring philosophy. Spurred on by nothing more than an appreciation for the novel, I reviewed Cormac McCarthy’s [...]

]]> By: James Governor’s Monkchips » How to Get Hired By RedMonk http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73894 James Governor’s Monkchips » How to Get Hired By RedMonk Thu, 03 May 2007 13:37:19 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73894 [...] 1. Be amazing 2. Be economical 3. Be a team player 4. Impress this guy, not this guy. This entry was written by jgovernor and posted on May 3, 2007 at 1:37 pm and filed under RedMonk. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « If Markets Are Conversations Then Twitter Is Money [...] [...] 1. Be amazing 2. Be economical 3. Be a team player 4. Impress this guy, not this guy. This entry was written by jgovernor and posted on May 3, 2007 at 1:37 pm and filed under RedMonk. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « If Markets Are Conversations Then Twitter Is Money [...]

]]> By: James Governor’s Monkchips » If Markets Are Conversations Then Twitter Is Money http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73883 James Governor’s Monkchips » If Markets Are Conversations Then Twitter Is Money Thu, 03 May 2007 13:08:16 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73883 [...] Finally a word to a naysayer. Dennis Howlett was over from Spain and we had a really nice drink. Denn thinks Twitter is a complete waste of time. He certainly seemed to enjoy the company though, all of whom responded to a tweet. If anything is a situational application its Twitter. There is value there, so there will be money there. But I am more interested in people than money. Its a pathology of mine. Stephen’s too [...] [...] Finally a word to a naysayer. Dennis Howlett was over from Spain and we had a really nice drink. Denn thinks Twitter is a complete waste of time. He certainly seemed to enjoy the company though, all of whom responded to a tweet. If anything is a situational application its Twitter. There is value there, so there will be money there. But I am more interested in people than money. Its a pathology of mine. Stephen’s too [...]

]]> By: James Governor http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73855 James Governor Thu, 03 May 2007 10:27:56 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73855 ric the debates between me and stephen are ongoing, continuous, and robust. I think its called creative tension. But one common thread runs through any questions on these subjects - the huge respect I have for Stephen. He may be a pain at times, and he may make calls that i disagree with, some of which are wrong and some are right, but I can't think of anyone in the industry I would trade him for. Another reason we can disagree on things is that we're very well aligned on the core issues. i do have a cunning plan though, for hypergrowth without body count. now if i can just sneak it past Stephen... i know the moneyball story and more pertinently i watched liverpool knock chelsea out of the champions league on tuesday. awesome performance from a team that spent less than a seventh of the amount of its cash richer competitor in the last three seasons. my grandfather was a rather good baseball player. He was set to join the NY Yankees, had he not smashed his shoulder while celebrating with the the other two guys that got picked for them from the minor leagues. them's the breaks, I guess. Its why I am a natural Yankees fan, if anything, which is another reason me and Stephen will always have something to discuss from other sides of the spectrum. ric the debates between me and stephen are ongoing, continuous, and robust. I think its called creative tension. But one common thread runs through any questions on these subjects - the huge respect I have for Stephen. He may be a pain at times, and he may make calls that i disagree with, some of which are wrong and some are right, but I can’t think of anyone in the industry I would trade him for. Another reason we can disagree on things is that we’re very well aligned on the core issues.

i do have a cunning plan though, for hypergrowth without body count. now if i can just sneak it past Stephen…

i know the moneyball story and more pertinently i watched liverpool knock chelsea out of the champions league on tuesday. awesome performance from a team that spent less than a seventh of the amount of its cash richer competitor in the last three seasons.

my grandfather was a rather good baseball player. He was set to join the NY Yankees, had he not smashed his shoulder while celebrating with the the other two guys that got picked for them from the minor leagues. them’s the breaks, I guess. Its why I am a natural Yankees fan, if anything, which is another reason me and Stephen will always have something to discuss from other sides of the spectrum.

]]> By: Ric http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73822 Ric Thu, 03 May 2007 07:33:04 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73822 And how heated/robust was the internal debate? And does James understand baseball well enough, or should you have used a cricket analogy? And how heated/robust was the internal debate? And does James understand baseball well enough, or should you have used a cricket analogy?

]]> By: Donnie Berkholz http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73813 Donnie Berkholz Thu, 03 May 2007 06:54:37 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73813 In fact, that mysterious Swedish scientist showed that bumblebees cannot glide. They can fly just fine. =) BTW: Go Twins! In fact, that mysterious Swedish scientist showed that bumblebees cannot glide. They can fly just fine. =)

BTW: Go Twins!

]]> By: Mike Dolan http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73677 Mike Dolan Thu, 03 May 2007 00:58:34 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/05/02/on_hiring/#comment-73677 We hire 350,000+ people, then just shed a few thousand after any bad quarter, then hire about twice as many the next quarter... which probably adds to us missing in another quarter whereupon we then "resource action" another few thousand but then we acquire a company with a few thousand more... I don't think our model fits :-) An interesting approach if you're bringing on someone new would be to have your clients vote on their favorite candidate... you could call it Redmonk Idol (I need a break...) We hire 350,000+ people, then just shed a few thousand after any bad quarter, then hire about twice as many the next quarter… which probably adds to us missing in another quarter whereupon we then “resource action” another few thousand but then we acquire a company with a few thousand more… I don’t think our model fits :-)

An interesting approach if you’re bringing on someone new would be to have your clients vote on their favorite candidate… you could call it Redmonk Idol (I need a break…)

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