Comments on: ACM: The new marketing organization http://www.morlok.net/ryan/2006/02/28/acm-the-new-marketing-organization/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:35:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: rmorlok http://www.morlok.net/ryan/2006/02/28/acm-the-new-marketing-organization/#comment-76 rmorlok Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:00:38 +0000 http://www.morlok.net/ryan/?p=26#comment-76 Yeah, I agree. It has a lot to do with the mindset of those who are really active in ACM. Anthony is one of the biggest driving forces right now, and especially earlier in the year, he was very much about recruiting companies. Sameer has taking up that mantel a bit as well. It's good that they do, or else nothing would get done, we just need more leadership on the engineering side as well. I think we still have some of that raw talent, it's just that people aren't as hard core anymore. Everyone is too busy with school work to do fun things in which they would learn at least as much as in the classroom. Keenan was a great example. He did a lot of cool projects just because he could, but he's not around much any more. I'm sure as we graduate a new group will step in that will change the entire face of ACM. They'll spend all the money, but do cool projects, and the cycle will continue... Yeah, I agree. It has a lot to do with the mindset of those who are really active in ACM. Anthony is one of the biggest driving forces right now, and especially earlier in the year, he was very much about recruiting companies. Sameer has taking up that mantel a bit as well. It’s good that they do, or else nothing would get done, we just need more leadership on the engineering side as well.

I think we still have some of that raw talent, it’s just that people aren’t as hard core anymore. Everyone is too busy with school work to do fun things in which they would learn at least as much as in the classroom. Keenan was a great example. He did a lot of cool projects just because he could, but he’s not around much any more. I’m sure as we graduate a new group will step in that will change the entire face of ACM. They’ll spend all the money, but do cool projects, and the cycle will continue…

]]> By: Parisa http://www.morlok.net/ryan/2006/02/28/acm-the-new-marketing-organization/#comment-75 Parisa Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:39:26 +0000 http://www.morlok.net/ryan/?p=26#comment-75 Sigh. It's so true. The sad part is, this is largely a result of everything we've done to streamline ACM. Using a word like streamline to describe improving a group of CS geeks drives home the point. We have so much money now, but no hardcore engineering talent that needs or even wants it. Maybe it's a micro-example of how ingenuity often dies as companies expand and enter the spotlight of public opinion. Boo. Sigh. It’s so true. The sad part is, this is largely a result of everything we’ve done to streamline ACM. Using a word like streamline to describe improving a group of CS geeks drives home the point. We have so much money now, but no hardcore engineering talent that needs or even wants it. Maybe it’s a micro-example of how ingenuity often dies as companies expand and enter the spotlight of public opinion. Boo.

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