Mike:
- Saw a demo on concept of UI
- Elements of disruption can already be seen
- Not sure where we are starting in the market as of yet
- Get everyone thinking on where we will start whether in powersport, automotive, etc.
- BK & Bowen to connect at Dreamforce with Noel and get the base aesthetics (color)
Josi
- If we do start the search right now
- Very soonest would be in Feb or more realistically March
- Mike says sounding more like April or May (possibly June)
- Josi & Mike - Back and forth with Rob - Recruiter in AUS
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- Bring someone in earlier rather than sooner to when we have a more mature product/ready for release?
- BK
- Professional Services developed along side the products
- ie premium support, etc.
- Marketing idea built alongside product as well
- will this salesperson work with the above or just the product?
- Outline the tasks that need to happen outside of what we are already doing
- can help detail what we need in terms of hiring
- Symons
- envisions internal marketing - mid level - can organize a number of the above topics
- Under the impression we are operating under assumptions still
- Rush of market and data knowledge we need to have still and understand before release
- Person should have a significant role influencing the product
- steer the product in the right direction or validate what we have
- better to onboard 6 months before if they can do the above
- We have assumed we can attack automotive or motorcycles right off the bat but Duncans in AUS are saying otherwise
- we need our own data to determine this
- Need to focus on opportunities that are one offs
- until we can gain momentum
- Josi
- Cost implication of starting the search now
- Dont onboard until a month or two in advance of release of product
- Depends on when we think the product will be ready
- Mike
- Put the question to Lee Thompson and needs to followup
- What information does he typically require
- Dumler Bens out of AUS - Wilfred Demelo- talking to as well
- Talking to Nick Cola
- Find out/ get an analysis of the playground of AUS or NZ before we think about hiring
- Cautious as what shows up as an opportunity but more go for what excites us
- Marketing person - is it someone who sells as well? Lead generation? works within the brand to generate leads
- Professional Services that BK spoke on will be a completely separate person
BK & Bowen:
- First Sprint under way for BP
- Going well but Case Management project seems to be taking more time for now
- Cutting back on convos with Metacube to allow for Agile methodology
- Access to first build in about a week or so
- Highlight UI and framework
- Metacube starting to ask about colors and etc.
Noel:
- The sooner we can look down the overall look and feel
- Brand strategy before the above
- How we want to communicate the brand to other people
- Goal is to build a brand with an emotional connection with the end customer
- Making sure whatever we do transcends any Continent (AUS) and making it can resonate with all customers
- Start initial convo about brand before Dreamforce
How does DVU fit With BP?
- Does one own the other (DVU owns BP)
- Noel
- initial gut reaction without any conversations to determine would be to keep entities separate
- Greg
- Dealervu has already made impressions
- May taint the impression when we market to current customers
- BK
- Separate the brand name from the company name
Dreamforce group activities:
- Going to see Bruno Mars as a group
- Noel knows him as that guy who sings Happiness
- Scomas