“In our industry you are not acquiring geographic territory, you are acquiring people.”
Cisco CEO John Chambers, explaining how the networking giant’s urge to merge is really a recruitment strategy, The New York Times, 23 June 1998
Archive for June, 1998
BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A MIND?
June 23, 1998THE WEB HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES
June 22, 1998“Our customers now have more power of information than our customer service reps.”
John Samuel, managing director of interactive marketing for American Airlines, explaining how the new aa.com Web site helps empower users to let his company scrimp on salaries, News.com, 19 June 1998
BOOK ‘EM, CHARLIE
June 19, 1998“For commerce sites, it’s all about turning lookers into bookers.”
Psychotherapist-turned-CEO Steven Snyder, explaining how his startup, NetPerceptions, helps people become well-adjusted consumers, Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, 18 June 1998
LATER ON, WE GOT A CLUE
June 18, 1998“In those days, the prime guideline for hiring someone at the site was that the prospective co-worker ‘get the Web.’”
Columnist (and card-carrying Technorealist) Steve Silberman, writing about early human resources heuristics at HotWired, Wired News, 17 June 1998
AND AT EVERY SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE, NOVELL WILL BE THERE
June 17, 1998“Networks are becoming the single connecting piece of human activity.”
Novell CEO Eric Schmidt, misstating the obvious at PC Expo in New York, News.com, 17 June 1998
