Monday's Musings: A New Format Starting Next Week

October 25, 2010


Take Note. A First Person Point Of View Coming Soon.

Telling the story from the first person point of view is part of the fun in the analyst job.  On a one-on-one basis, I've done this in our advisory calls and at events.  However, I've spent most of this blog's life writing in third person.  Starting next week - we'll change it up on Mondays and give you an unfettered point of view.  We'll share with you the conversations with customers, partners, and key executives.  In the meantime, you can still expect research report quality blog posts all the other times.
Your POV.
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