The bigger
organization within Tableau of which I am a part has a rather large team at our
office in Palo Alto. We had an All Hands
meeting on Monday this week and I was able to attend in person. I always like visiting Silicon Valley and
decided I would ramble a bit about why this week.
- The number of tech companies there is astounding. Everywhere I look I see Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, iAm, Sophos, Salesforce and so on. It just brings out the geek in me.
- The shuttle we used was a Tesla. Repeat: the shuttle was a Tesla.
- The weather there is typically nicer than Seattle. One exception: I was in San Francisco once and went from hail in the morning to 95 degrees in the afternoon. Cue the Mark Twain quote.
- It's always nice to step away from my desk now and then to get some new thoughts going.
- Meeting the entire team in Palo Alto lets me a face with a name.
I also talked with a
few folks that are facing some of the same challenges our team is facing. Maybe we can collaborate to face them and not
waste time duplicating work - nothing to do with Palo Alto, just good business.
All in all, an
enjoyable trip worth the time investment.
Questions, comments,
concerns and criticisms always welcome,
John
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