TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 002
As part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our list…
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ERIC LIGMAN
Whereabouts: http://www.mssmallbiz.com/ and http://blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz/
Known Aliases: Reportedly answers to “Crazy Ligman.”
Summary:The undisputed KING of all things MS Licensing for SMB. Reportedly in talks with Michael Buffer to sub-license a version of Michael’s famous catchphrase, rumored to be LEEEEET’S GET READY TO LICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENSE! Eric has taken more personal abuse than anyone I know about stuff he has no control over, all from people who aren’t, by and large, worthy enough to drink the runoff from the roof of his family’s doghouse. Yet, he still demonstrates the utmost professionalism, regardless of the person. At breakfast in Redmond, way back in 2005, Eric single-handedly changed my attitude and approach to MS, and every other IT vendor, with a single sentence that I had never, ever heard before from a vendor: What can we do differently that would help you be more successful?
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“Eric has taken more personal abuse than anyone I know about stuff he has no control over, all from people who aren’t, by and large, worthy enough to drink the runoff from the roof of his family’s doghouse.”
This is something you’re simply not allowed to write and publish. It feels wrong. Everyone, take a look at this excerpt. Goes to show Chris’ (and MS employee in general) arrogance. Nothing to add. Excuse me, Chris, Microsoft, and MS employees in general.
comment by Andras — October 18, 2007 @ 6:05 am
(There’s my full name.)
comment by Andras Gregorik — October 18, 2007 @ 6:07 am
“Eric has taken more personal abuse than anyone I know about stuff he has no control over, all from people who aren’t, by and large, worthy enough to drink the runoff from the roof of his family’s doghouse.”
This is something you’re simply not allowed to write and publish. It feels wrong. Everyone, take a good look at this excerpt. Goes to show Chris’ (and many MS employees) arrogance. Nothing to add. Excuse me, Chris, Microsoft, and MS employees in general.
comment by András Gregorik — October 18, 2007 @ 6:09 am
Yeah, you arrogant Microsoft employees like Chris.
-Vlad
comment by Vlad Mazek — October 18, 2007 @ 7:27 am
@ Andras…
First, kudos for having the guts to put your full name to your comments. Most people prolly wouldn’t, so I appreciate you being man enough to do that.
Second, to make this perfectly clear: I AM NOT EMPLOYED BY MICROSOFT. Not in any way, shape, or form.
In the interest of full disclosure…
I have consistently been employed by someone who was a member of the Microsoft Partner Program for the last 8-10 years.
I was named as an MVP by Microsoft earlier this year, for my tech community efforts…all of which paid me a whopping $0.00.
I have, on occasion, received assorted swag from MS for attending certain smaller local and larger non-local events. Amazingly enough, I have also received swag from the likes of IBM, AMD, Intel, Symantec, and about 3 billion other companies in the course of my career.
Eric and I have butted heads numerous times over reactions about Microsoft and its assorted initiatives, activities, and programs since I started the Funcave in 2005. None of that changes the fact that Eric, as the go-to licensing guy in the SMB space, exhibits more professionalism than seems to me could be humanly possible in the way he deals with people who act like complete raving idiots, who lack even the semblance of professional manners when talking with vendors.
I counted myself squarely among the raving idiot contingent until sitting next to Eric, quite by accident, at breakfast in Redmond, which was the first day of SMB Nation 2005.
If it will make anybody feel better, substitute “dumbass” or “raving idiots” for “people who aren’t, by and large, worthy enough to drink the runoff from the roof of his family’s doghouse.”
comment by chris — October 18, 2007 @ 7:44 am