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| Amit Larom |
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| Occupation |
| Vice President Worldwide Professional Services, AeroScout |
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| First Car |
| Austin - Metro (you don't want to know ...) |
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| Favorite Restaurant |
Strait's Cafe - Santana Row, San Jose, CA
Il Postale - Sunnyvale, CA
Amber - Mountain View, CA |
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| What are three things most people don't know about you? |
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1. I love to play squash.
2. I hate a humid climate.
3. I love to do work with wood, just don’t seem to ever find the time.
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| What's been your greatest adventure in life? |
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3 month backpacking with my wife (our honeymoon) trip to South America - Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
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| What's your best childhood memory? |
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Going with my parents on a long weekend trip down to Eilat (Israel).
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| If you could have a conversation with a person of your choice, past, present or future, who would that person be and why? |
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Myself - 20 years ago. I would have explained to me what I learned so far and the mistakes I made - so I could avoid making those mistakes and make others instead.
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| What's the hardest thing you've ever done in your life? |
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Fire people I like.
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| Tell us about your favorite hobby. |
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I love to play squash - it is the best way to get a workout without thinking about how hard you work, have fun, scream at your partner, hit him sometimes, by “mistake” with the bat, and still go home relaxed like being in a spa.
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| What are you currently reading? What is your favorite book? |
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I love Stephen King, and most of the time read his books. Right now I am actually re-reading “Crossing the Chasm” It’s amazing how every time you read his book, you pick up on details you missed the time before.
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| Is there a particular place or thing you want to see? |
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Japan
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| If you could give $10,000 to a charity, what would that charity be and why? |
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To the place my wife works - C.A.R. in Palo Alto, who work with kids 0-3 with a whole range of development issues.
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| If you weren't on the professional services career track, what would you be doing? |
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Still in R&D ....
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| What is the path that led you to Professional Services/Consulting? |
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I started as a software developer, and gradually climbed up the R&D management levels until I managed and ran almost every possible groups in R&D (over 3-4 companies). As time went - I found myself attracted more to the customer/partner facing side of the R&D, integration, customizations, product management. Eventually, the opportunity presented to switch to a senior service role ... and from then the rest is history.
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| What advice would you give to a recent graduate who just took a job in professional services?
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Start by first being a strong professional - technical, project manager. Build you experience in the field, working with customers, and only then look to climb up ...
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