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JDL

CEO

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Personal Narrative
Fire Starter
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Moving on

We were trying to break through HR with a performance management tool. 
It is a tough market out there.
Now we are moving a different direction. 
👇🏼
Internal communication and analytics 

Who is encountering this kind of issue within their organization and do you believe it can be resolved with better communication and alignment?

How long on average do you wait EXTRA for a promised feature (Product & R&D)

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braintank
Politicker
7
Enterprise Account Executive
Huh.
Pivoting to messaging? Why are you better than slack, teams, etc.?
braintank
Politicker
-2
Enterprise Account Executive
Have you ever sold or launched anything @JDL ?
You've been posting this vague crap for months.
RandyLahey
Politicker
3
Account Executive
Boring ass drivel.
JDL
Catalyst
-5
CEO
Yes very high IQ. Great comment 👌
JDL
Catalyst
-4
CEO
Yes I did. Thanks for asking 👏
JDL
Catalyst
-3
CEO
We are not. We are going to disrupt the market with very specific solutions that cover interdepartmental workflow. You as a sales person must have experience with Product Team delays and incompatibility with market needs. Often related to communication issues, stemming from misinformation and interpretation.
RandyLahey
Politicker
2
Account Executive
High IQ response! How can I learn more from you?
JDL
Catalyst
-6
CEO
By being an adult
oldcloser
Arsonist
6
💀
You've been dropping ambiguous bombs since your arrival. This community, in good faith, has tried to add value along the way because your queries seemed to be honest.
The value of your posts has diminished. It's worthless. Your status has dropped to "can't be helped." On top of that, you're hostile.

Was that adult enough for you?
ThatNewAE
Big Shot
7
Account Executive - Mid enterprise
Nobody will buy a vision. In the market we are in, nobody is going to trust the roadmap / just a picture you would paint. Have a product first, test the PMF then and then release it out to the market with full speed.

I understand CEOs being extremely enthusiastic. I understand CEOs think they can bring about a change - there's nothing wrong about that though. The problem is, they miss the point. The market needs to have the problem that you think is existing. The market needs to accept your product, before you put your lifetime worth of savings into it!

Slack - Teams - Skype and there are leading internal communications tools that I have widely used and seen others use. I am not saying you cannot break through, I am saying you have tough competitions. You'd have to reallyyy know your market (if its companies that can't afford the said above tools). Do you?
JDL
Catalyst
1
CEO
Great comment. You got it. We are working on something disruptive in this space! We are not replacing these tools btw.
HVACexpert
Politicker
0
sales engineer
thing about Teams is any company who has a Microsoft bundle has Teams included, even small businesses, so why buy/integrate something separate?
jefe
Arsonist
5
🍁
I'm so confused.
JDL
Catalyst
-1
CEO
What do you sell?
jefe
Arsonist
11
🍁
Software with defined features
RandyLahey
Politicker
8
Account Executive
LOL
CuriousFox
WR Officer
8
🦊
JEFE 😆
jefe
Arsonist
8
🍁
Hahaha I had to!
You know me, Foxy. Simply couldn't resist
JDL
Catalyst
-5
CEO
Did you sell anything? Or just bragging your sweet jokes on an anonymous sales platform?
jefe
Arsonist
7
🍁
I've sold a thing or two in my day.
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
8
Bravado's Resident Asshole
oh damn
oldcloser
Arsonist
7
💀
that left a mark
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
5
☕️
What a broad topic to tackle. What SPECIFIC problem are you trying to solve?
JDL
Catalyst
0
CEO
Specifically product development delay.
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
5
☕️
That’s what Jira and other tools are for. IMO It’s not a large enough issue to tackle with a point solution
Beans
Big Shot
4
Enterprise Account Executive
Do not sell a roadmap, you sell a product not a promise.
JDL
Catalyst
-3
CEO
Working on validation first before developing our product.
JDL
Catalyst
-3
CEO
Very high value feedback those anonymous thumbs down 😛
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
9
☕️
Your inflammatory comments are highly childish. Ignore the detractors now or you’re going to curdle with VCs.
JDL
Catalyst
1
CEO
This is good feedback, thanks.
RandyLahey
Politicker
4
Account Executive
This is utter nonsense. What? Wait 'extra' from what? So you're just going to pivot to 'comms & analytics'. 2 or 4 weeks???? Get out of here. Your posts are hot garbage and you are making this up as you go.
JDL
Catalyst
-3
CEO
You didn’t get it. Thanks for confirming your IQ.
RandyLahey
Politicker
2
Account Executive
trying to crack 80!! I've been click ads all day. You? What are you at?
JDL
Catalyst
-2
CEO
Crack is what you are clearly on.
HVACexpert
Politicker
4
sales engineer
wouldn't your development delays completely depend on your product and market requirements? hard to give an answer without knowing more.
Also, its hard enough for a start-up to sell a brand new product even one that has been well defined. Selling something incomplete or selling "promises" is not advisable.
JDL
Catalyst
2
CEO
Yes it is very dependent on product and market requirements. How many times did you come across misconceptions and misinterpretation between different people within the organization that lead to delays and irrelevant product development? Especially new hires.
HVACexpert
Politicker
1
sales engineer
In equipment product development these delays can for sure happen but for the most part the product is pretty well vetted before it is released to the market. In my industry as well many products have to go through independent testing and verification to meet codes and standards. So by the time it releases it is mostly ready.
FinanceEngineer
Politicker
3
Sr Director, sales and partnerships
I’m saying 4 weeks, but it is more like multiple quarters. Everyone is trying to keep things going with the current systems in place.
JDL
Catalyst
1
CEO
New features and products are not being marketed?
FinanceEngineer
Politicker
2
Sr Director, sales and partnerships
Not at all. Need to roll out for a specific customer that asked for it, and then we include it in the quarterly update emails. Nothing gets pushed out. It is crazy town.
JDL
Catalyst
2
CEO
Are you able to sign renewals? Is the competition able to? Market is tough…
FinanceEngineer
Politicker
0
Sr Director, sales and partnerships
Oh yeah. Considering it is an infrastructure play for lending, it takes a lot to rip and replace. Really hard to go upmarket to entrenched solutions.
Phillip_J_Fry
Opinionated
1
Director of Revenue
What product team is rebuilding the entire product's core functionality in 2-4 weeks? I'm no developer, but that sounds like months and years.
JDL
Catalyst
1
CEO
Talking about development delay times
pirate
Big Shot
1
🦜☠️ Account Executive
Pretty much next quarter, in two quarters but it keeps changes
sketchysales
Politicker
1
Sales Manager
Your mom.
JDL
Catalyst
0
CEO
You are a toxic dude 🤮
GDO
Politicker
0
BDM
neva
JDL
Catalyst
0
CEO
What industry?
JDL
Catalyst
-1
CEO
This is a toxic platform clearly
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
9
☕️
To be fair, your post and your poll lack an intersection. It’s not clear that you are building a tool so solve for communication in the SDLC.
HVACexpert
Politicker
4
sales engineer
ask better questions, and you will get better answers.

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