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I\u2019m almost a month into my new job as the programs directory for the Velocity Technology Ecosystem<\/A>. It\u2019s a fun ride but a bit like trying to compress an amusement park visit into 2 hours! With a couple hundred partners already, the upcoming ST4 launch<\/A>, and many good ideas to follow up on, I\u2019m pretty busy.First of all, I need to thank about 25 or so existing solutions partners and Solid Edge 3rd<\/SUP> party developers that have volunteered ideas and advice. Being driven to do a good job is fine but I still need your input to be sure I address the right things in the right order. I know many of you are very busy and chatting on the phone or sending a long email doesn’t sell more software. I really do appreciate it.
I\u2019ve also got to thank all the folks in my social media network for helping spread the word. People are always wondering what the business value of social media is. I could now write a case study on this (If I had time in my new job!). Many of my conversations started because of people I know on Twitter<\/A>. More started because many of my peeps (this is how you talk on twitter) made introductions or mentioned they should get in touch with @burhop<\/A> (and I didn’t even ask for this).
Now I\u2019m armed with a whole lot of feedback from the community.Customers have recommended partners we should add – and we have some good things happening from this.Some have even talked to these 3rd<\/SUP> party companies and recommended they talk with me (whoo hooo!).
Partners have talked to me about some things we can improve \u2013 and I\u2019ve got a good list. For you, I\u2019m planning a regular update so you are more in touch with what we are doing. Stay tuned. If you can\u2019t wait or just want to talk about what we are doing, call me (or tweet me \u2013 DM seems to be the new point of initial contact).
Software developers will also notice I\u2019m hanging out on Jason Newell\u2019s site<\/A>, If you are a developer doing simple apps to give you a productivity edge or you work on one of our super integrated partner applications, I\u2019m watching out for you too.We can\u2019t change the world overnight but I\u2019m glad many of you are reaching out to me.
On a final note, I will be headed to COFES in April<\/A> so those of you that also attend are welcome to hook up with me. Schedule a meeting if you want. You never know when the connection might come in handy.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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