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Two people from the company golf tournament committee left today so I’m running it.
Everyone’s gonna be mad when it’s no longer a scramble and we do gross alt shot.
@RoddSlaterPGA@chunk_n_run Got paired with a group last weekend… One guy wouldn’t even stand up from the cart until every person was off the tee box… Every time.
I had a $400 Wagyu ribeye for lunch today.
I didn't pay for it.
An enterprise account executive from a tier 1 cybersecurity firm paid for it.
He's been trying to sell me a cloud-native endpoint detection platform for 8 months.
We don't need a cloud-native endpoint detection platform.
We don't even have endpoints.
Half of our workforce is using refurbished laptops from 2014 that are physically incapable of running his software.
But I told him we're "evaluating"
That phrase means absolutely nothing.
But in B2B sales, it's the equivalent of ringing a dinner bell.
He's bought me 8 lunches this year.
He asks about our migration timeline.
I stare out the window, sigh deeply, and whisper about decentralized integration bottlenecks.
He furiously takes notes and orders another bottle of sparkling water.
My total compensation package is $200K.
But my caloric ROI is incalculable.
Next week I have a pitch meeting with an AI analytics startup.
I checked their Series B funding round before agreeing to the meeting.
They have $40M in venture capital burning a hole in their pocket.
I'm going to let them buy me omakase.
Then I'm going to tell them our legacy infrastructure is experiencing packet loss and we can't deploy until 2029.
Corporate America is just a vast ecosystem of free meals if you know how to string along desperate account managers.
Anyone filming themselves during a competitive round with a dedicated camera crew for YouTube will be banned from all future purchases.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
-Management
Golf in the business world- what matters:
1. How good you are
2. Where you belong
Let’s start with number 1. You’re a true stick. Guess what? You’re an asset to the firm, especially if you’re in the finance world. People like playing with great players, and it also gives you a place (and 4 hours) where you can be higher Status, even if you are a junior guy playing with senior execs.
Congrats, if you play the politics game the right way, you’ll get sent across the country with your clubs as the Stick in Residence.
Shoot a few under par when you’re playing with clients? Most guys will assume you are competent in all aspects of life (you probably are). It can be a huge tool to win deals and drive revenue (which is what you should be doing, or aspiring to do if in corporate world).
Ok, on to number 2. Which clubs do you belong to currently? Business is done on the golf course, and where you belong matters. Cope and cry all you want. It’s true.
1 and 2 are independent of one another. Becoming an elite player will always open doors, no matter where you go.
Combine both? And it’s a lethal weapon.