Nelson Haung: Sales Engineering to Marketing, Day Zero Mindset
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Here are some relevant links from the conversation:
- Nelson Haung on LinkedIn
- Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend on Apple Podcasts
- The Dave Chang Show on Apple Podcasts
Show notes:
- 1:28 Nelson's last name
- 2:55 Growing up in Mountain View
- 6:20 Was working in tech a foregone conclusion?
- 8:29 Visiting Cisco in the early days
- 10:36 Why Electrical Engineering at UC Davis?
- 14:49 Background of Sales Engineering peers
- 15:50 Deciding to do an MBA
- 17:13 Highlights of the MBA
- 19:46 Would Nelson still do an MBA now?
- 21:17 Highlights from Salesforce
- 25:52 Why return to the Bay Area?
- 26:23 Leading marketing at Zinier
- 27:42 Joining as the first marketer
- 30:00 Key factors when hiring
- 31:25 Large tech company or startup?
- 33:57 What to look for in a manager?
- 36:20 Why take a sabbatical?
- 39:39 The reaction of friends and family
- 41:16 What next professionally for Nelson?
- 43:21 Nelson's favorite product-led companies
- 45:25 Rapid-fire questions
- 51:43 A love of surfing
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