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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://technetsrilanka.net/utility/FeedStylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title type="html">amila</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/atom.aspx</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/default.aspx" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/atom.aspx" /><generator uri="http://communityserver.org" version="4.1.31106.3070">Community Server</generator><updated>2009-07-27T16:48:00Z</updated><entry><title>Avast Professional v4.8.1368 Incl Keymaker - CORE</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/28/avast-professional-v4-8-1368-incl-keymaker-core.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/28/avast-professional-v4-8-1368-incl-keymaker-core.aspx</id><published>2010-01-28T05:14:00Z</published><updated>2010-01-28T05:14:00Z</updated><content type="html">...(&lt;a href="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/28/avast-professional-v4-8-1368-incl-keymaker-core.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=579" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Anonymous/default.aspx</uri></author></entry><entry><title>PortableApps.com Suite Standard 1.1</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/25/portableapps-com-suite-standard-1-1.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/25/portableapps-com-suite-standard-1-1.aspx</id><published>2010-01-25T08:50:00Z</published><updated>2010-01-25T08:50:00Z</updated><content type="html">PortableApps.com Suite is a complete collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, audio player, sudoku game, password manager, PDF reader, minesweeper clone, backup utility and integrated menu, all preconfigured to work portably. Just drop it on your portable device and you&amp;#39;re ready to go. the packages include: Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition (web browser) Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition (email...(&lt;a href="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/25/portableapps-com-suite-standard-1-1.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=577" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Anonymous/default.aspx</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Microsoft drops free migration tool for Exchange 2010</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/19/microsoft-drops-free-migration-tool-for-exchange-2010.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/19/microsoft-drops-free-migration-tool-for-exchange-2010.aspx</id><published>2010-01-19T04:18:00Z</published><updated>2010-01-19T04:18:00Z</updated><content type="html">IT shops moving off of IBM Domino servers or generic POP/IMAP sources and onto Exchange Server 2010 won&amp;#39;t be able to do it with free tools from Microsoft. The company isn&amp;#39;t offering the Transporter Suite for the new Exchange, leaving little choice but to buy expensive third party software... Read more @...(&lt;a href="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/19/microsoft-drops-free-migration-tool-for-exchange-2010.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=575" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Anonymous/default.aspx</uri></author></entry><entry><title>SoftMaker Office 2008 Free Full Version Download With Genuine License Key</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/15/softmaker-office-2008-free-full-version-download-with-genuine-license-key.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/15/softmaker-office-2008-free-full-version-download-with-genuine-license-key.aspx</id><published>2010-01-15T03:00:00Z</published><updated>2010-01-15T03:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">SoftMaker Office 2008 is reliable office productivity software that is designed for beginners and professional users. SoftMaker Office Suite consists of a word processor TextMaker 2008 with DTP features, a spreadsheet PlanMaker 2008, and presentation graphics program that can reads and writes all PowerPoint files called SoftMaker Presentations 2008. In addition, SoftMaker Office 2008 also comes with user-friendly interface and compatibility with Microsoft Office formats. The new SoftMaker Office...(&lt;a href="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/2010/01/15/softmaker-office-2008-free-full-version-download-with-genuine-license-key.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=569" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Anonymous/default.aspx</uri></author></entry><entry><title>11 Myths about Microsoft Exchange Disaster Recovery..</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/14/11-myths-about-microsoft-exchange-disaster-recovery.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/14/11-myths-about-microsoft-exchange-disaster-recovery.aspx</id><published>2009-08-14T04:32:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-14T04:32:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hi Guys,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I found this useful article through web. It&amp;#39;s useful for me. And would like to share it with you too.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13px;font-weight:normal;font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;
Avoiding an Exchange outage requires a well thought out disaster
recovery (DR) plan that is positioned to subvert disasters in the first
place - but can also reduce their severity (length and data loss). Here
then, are 11 Myths about Microsoft Exchange Disaster Recovery and how
we can overcome them with careful planning and the right tool sets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Please visit the site to view this media)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=261" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Amila</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Amila/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="exchange" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/exchange/default.aspx" /><category term="myths" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/myths/default.aspx" /><category term="Disaster Recovery" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/Disaster+Recovery/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Removing the complexity from information protection</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/14/removing-the-complexity-from-information-protection.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/14/removing-the-complexity-from-information-protection.aspx</id><published>2009-08-14T03:41:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-14T03:41:00Z</updated><content type="html">How encryption can add value to your business The use of encryption is no longer optional for many organizations. Certain new regulations demand its use while others provide a safe harbor so that organizations do not have to notify individuals in the event of a security breach—provided data was encrypted. Even those organizations that are not subject to such regulation should consider the use of encryption as best practice for protecting data on portable devices.  Security breaches are everyday...(&lt;a href="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/14/removing-the-complexity-from-information-protection.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=259" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Anonymous/default.aspx</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Remote Desktop Virtualization: Windows R2's most compelling feature</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/14/remote-desktop-virtualization-windows-r2-s-most-compelling-feature.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/14/remote-desktop-virtualization-windows-r2-s-most-compelling-feature.aspx</id><published>2009-08-14T03:32:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-14T03:32:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="a3"&gt;The release of Windows Server 2008 R2 brings many new features to the table, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="a3"&gt;It is the Remote Desktop Virtualization feature,
however, that stands out as the number one new capability in R2&amp;#39;s
Remote Desktop Services feature suite. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="a3"&gt;The Remote Desktop Virtualization (RDV) feature augments a Remote Desktop infrastructure with hosted virtual desktops alongside more traditional applications. This addition is important as it illustrates Microsoft&amp;#39;s recognition for the need to support legacy applications as well as full-fidelity desktops for remote users.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A hosted desktop infrastructure provides a mechanism for supporting applications that cannot or will not install in RDS&amp;#39;s traditional presentation virtualization infrastructure. What&amp;#39;s more, it provides a platform that supports full, albeit virtualized, desktops for environments that need remote access.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Microsoft&amp;#39;s implementation of hosted virtual desktops arrives as Remote Desktop Services and Hyper-V combine, with one enabling the network transport and the other providing the virtualization platform. Virtual desktops can be created in two different formats depending on your users&amp;#39; needs: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="a3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Personal virtual desktops are tagged to a specific user, creating a one-to-one mapping between a user and his identified desktop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * The user will always connect to a familiar and customized environment for a workload that contains any required applications and data.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Pooled virtual desktops are created for situations in which remote application access is needed, but high levels of personalization are not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * These desktops are configured as general access points for applications, with users accessing whichever desktop is readily available at the time of login.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * While this configuration doesn&amp;#39;t provide the same level of personalization experienced with a personal virtual desktop, it does enable application access when limited state data is required.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Microsoft enables this transfer of user state to either personal or pooled desktops through its existing Remote Desktop Roaming Profile infrastructure. The newly augmented RD Session Broker service orchestrates the acts of locating the right desktop, powering it on, injecting profile information and preparing the desktop for an incoming user. The job of this service is to ensure that the right user connects to the right desktop, and that the desktop is ready to access at the time the user double-clicks on its icon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Core Remote Desktop Services are critical for this connection, as the RDP protocol is leveraged for connecting users into their virtual desktops. Microsoft&amp;#39;s implementation of RDS in Windows Server 2008 R2 extends this access to users through integrations into its RD Web Access and RD Gateway role services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The net result for users is that they need only double-click an icon on a Web page to start the entire process. Users that connect from outside the LAN will enjoy transport-level security and reverse-proxy functions through RD Gateway&amp;#39;s services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&amp;#39;s also important to recognize that Microsoft&amp;#39;s single-source solution for hosted desktops is only one path to implementation. Microsoft recommends a combination of Hyper-V with Citrix&amp;#39;s XenDesktop solution as the alternative for environments that require additional management support. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=258" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Amila</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Amila/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="Remote Desktop Virtualization" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/Remote+Desktop+Virtualization/default.aspx" /><category term="protocol" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/protocol/default.aspx" /><category term="RDP" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/RDP/default.aspx" /><category term="access" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/access/default.aspx" /><category term="windows 2008" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/windows+2008/default.aspx" /><category term="Windows Server 2008 R2" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/Windows+Server+2008+R2/default.aspx" /><category term="Hyper-V" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/Hyper-V/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Online Scammers Prey on the Jobless</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/online-scammers-prey-on-the-jobless.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/online-scammers-prey-on-the-jobless.aspx</id><published>2009-08-07T03:41:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-07T03:41:00Z</updated><content type="html">When Claude Vera responded to the customer-service job opening he saw on the online-classified site Geebo.com back in February, it seemed like one of a hundred small acts that might get him back to work. Most of his e-mail messages to prospective employers were going unanswered, so he was relieved when Penguin Express Inc. replied the next day with a work-from-home job. To help him get a home office started, Penguin sent him money orders so he could buy, via money wire, the requisite laptop and other...(&lt;a href="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/online-scammers-prey-on-the-jobless.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=243" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Amila</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Amila/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="online" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/online/default.aspx" /><category term="Scammers" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/Scammers/default.aspx" /><category term="hackers" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/hackers/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Getting Lucky on LinkedIn</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/getting-lucky-on-linkedin.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/getting-lucky-on-linkedin.aspx</id><published>2009-08-07T03:35:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-07T03:35:00Z</updated><content type="html">As unemployment rates rise over 9% and job search results are down, everyone and their mother’s managers are on LinkedIn trying to social network their way to a new career opportunity. Except the rest of us think the site is like Facebook’s online schmooze fest and that jobs are going to clutter our home page as do mundane status updates, revealing photos, and odd quiz results. “Not so,” says Lindsey Pollak, LinkedIn Campus Spokesperson and author of Getting from College to Career. Pollak says, ...(&lt;a href="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/getting-lucky-on-linkedin.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=244" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Anonymous/default.aspx</uri></author></entry><entry><title>How Follow Your Dream</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/how-follow-your-dream.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/how-follow-your-dream.aspx</id><published>2009-08-07T03:05:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-07T03:05:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;div id="body"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I found this article when trying to find some articles through(Please visit the site to view this media) web. But It&amp;#39;s interesting as well as most of you guys might useful I think.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Do you know what you want to be? To truly live is to
follow your heart, to realize that you can achieve your dream and be
who you were meant to be. Whether you are just starting this journey of
life as a youth fresh out of grade school, or a middle age person, it
is time to live your life.
&lt;br /&gt;During your life you have made a mistake or two, and you have to
live with them. However you can overcome your past and create your
dream future. To do that you need to know what your dream is. Did you
truly want to grow up to be the night clerk at the motel, or the
weekend cashier at the convenience store? If so congratulations, you do
not need to read this article. If not, then you need to remember what
it was that you wanted to be. Write it down and realize that it is not
too late to start.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You have your dream, and you want to live it.
Well, to get there you need to take a few steps along the way. Nobody
ever (and I do mean nobody) accomplishes their dream life by wishing.
You have to work at it a little bit at a time. You have to make
progress a step at a time. You simply cannot wish to be able to be the
next Mister or Miss Universe and expect them to mail you your prize
from the comfort of your couch; you have to get off your gluteus
maximus and go work out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So you know your dream, but how do you
get there? First you must resolve a path. Then decide what steps to
take to get there. To determine what those steps are you have to set
goals. Sometimes you even have to put deadlines on those goals. Goals
are simply stepping-stones. You set a goal to achieve something then
set tasks to achieve that goal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whenever you are setting a goal
or two, you sometime find that your path has been blocked. Always
research several alternative ways to reach your goal. You should do
this just in case the most obvious path comes out short of the end. Let
us say that the university you wanted to attend won&amp;#39;t accept you so you
are crushed and your dream of becoming a nuclear scientist begins to
fade. So who says you had to go there? Maybe you can go to an alternate
university, and the end will be the same. When you are a nuclear
scientist, do they quote you and say you&amp;#39;re a Harvard nuclear scientist
or a University of Florida nuclear scientist? No-they simply say you
are a nuclear scientist.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Be prepared to change and adapt. Have a
few plans ready to go. Even a loose idea of a plan is better than
nothing. If plan &amp;quot;A&amp;quot; does not work have a plan &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; ready to take its
place. This avoids that trapped feeling you get when you realize that
the goal that you were after has been taken out of your reach. This is
similar to the way people plan a road trip. You look at the map and see
the different possibilities to get from point A to point B. Say there
is a blizzard or construction, or it is simply blocked; you merely back
track a bit and resume your journey from another direction. Sometimes
plan B is more enjoyable and more appropriate for the journey than your
first choice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Systematically re-check and as needed redefine your
goals. It&amp;#39;s not worth the wasted time to struggle to meet a goal that
no longer fits with your life. During obvious stopping spots along the
way, take a day to sit back check yourself about how you are reacting
to reaching this milestone. Are you happy, or relieved? Are you
excited, and want more? Conversely are you scared, with slight
overtones of dread or entrapment?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As you grow into your new self
some nervousness is to be expected. As you reach out in a totally new
direction in your life, it is only fair to expect that not all feelings
you have will be super positive. There is some mourning to go through
for the loss of your old life, and growing pains in your new life. Take
time to
&lt;br /&gt;just have fun, to balance your priorities. To love, laugh, cry,
and otherwise allow yourself to be a normal person. However, take an
occasional planned time out to make sure that you aren&amp;#39;t ignoring
obvious Warnings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If your subconscious is screaming, &amp;quot;Run away!
Run away!&amp;quot; then pay attention. These warnings usually happen for good
reasons. For example, wedding jitters are perfectly normal. While
ignoring abusive behavior, which doesn&amp;#39;t seem to be declining (despite
promises to the contrary), is not normal. If there are warnings take
heed, and go to plan B, or if need be, change your goal. Make sure that
the goal is your goal, and not what someone else says is your goal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As
you accomplish a goal and see yourself a little bit closer to your
dream, re-asses. Is the next step logical or was it made without enough
information. Do you really need to accomplish that next goal or is
there a different goal to set and achieve? Change as needed. Do you
really need to take underwater basket weaving 101 to become a nuclear
scientist? Do you really need to watch TV for four hours every night?
Look at yourself and see what you are doing. Can you do better?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Every
time you set a goal write it down. Keep it in a journal, or a notebook.
Review your writing daily to keep your mind fresh. In addition, it is
very effective to write a start date when you set a goal, and a
completion date when you accomplish the goal. It is a very satisfying
feeling to look through your notebook and see that you are indeed
completing goals, and moving towards your dream. So let us quickly move
through the process so you can see how the process works. Let us say
your dream is to be the president&amp;#39;s limousine driver. You must now work
from there backwards to where you are now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To drive the president
you must be trained to drive the executive limousine, an excellent
driver, and a member of the secret service. To be in the secret service
requires an impeccable reputation and a willingness to serve. There are
three major goals in the dream. The first is to be an excellent driver.
The second is to be a member of the secret service, and the third is to
be trained to drive the executive limousine. (You know that tank that
looks like a car)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So let us start with the first major goal.
Become an excellent driver. We will have to break it down into a couple
of regular goals. To be an excellent driver you must first be a
licensed driver. To become a licensed driver now becomes a regular
goal. The steps from there to here are: to become a licensed driver you
must pass a drivers test. To be able to take the drivers test you must
pass a written test; to pass the written test you must study; to study
you must first have a book; to get the book you must know where to get
it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The next step is we now write down the tasks to accomplish
the goal. Write them down in the reverse order you thought of them, and
add a start date.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;middot; August 8th  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;middot; Find out where the drivers books are &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;middot; Get a copy of the book &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;middot; Study the book &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;middot; Go to Department of Motor Vehicles and take written test &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;middot; Pass written test &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;middot; Take practical driving test &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;middot; Pass test, get drivers license&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each task is a miniature
goal in itself. Once you have completed a task move on to the next. If
you find out there is another step, you must take add it in to the
list. For example, we found out after taking the written test that you
have to have a bit of experience to pass the practical test, so you add
the task &amp;quot;Practice driving.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As each step is taken you write down
the completion date. As you review your journal you see that you are
making progress towards your first goal. When you have accomplished
your first goal (to become a licensed driver), you re-asses and make
sure you are on the right path. Then, set your next goal, keeping it in
line with your dream.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There you go, you now have an idea of what
to do. I cannot make you do it; you have to do it yourself. Do you want
a good life where people will respect you, or is the couch just too
comfortable? It&amp;#39;s your life-go and live it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Be Blessed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://technetsrilanka.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=242" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Amila</name><uri>http://technetsrilanka.net/members/Amila/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="success" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/success/default.aspx" /><category term="how to" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/how+to/default.aspx" /><category term="deram" scheme="http://technetsrilanka.net/blogs/amila/archive/tags/deram/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Building Startup Sales Teams: Tips For Founders</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/building-startup-sales-teams-tips-for-founders.aspx" /><id>/blogs/amila/archive/2009/08/07/building-startup-sales-teams-tips-for-founders.aspx</id><published>2009-08-07T02:31:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-07T02:31:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;First off, just to be clear, I&amp;rsquo;ve never been a sales person.&amp;nbsp; All the points below have been pulled from startup 
sales teams that I think work pretty well (including the team at my &lt;b&gt;marketing software&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;startup).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Building Startup Sales Teams&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1.&amp;nbsp; Don&amp;rsquo;t hire sales people too early.&amp;nbsp; In the early days, the founders 
should be able to sell (and should be selling).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2.&amp;nbsp; You don&amp;rsquo;t need sales people, you need &lt;i&gt;sales&lt;/i&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Don&amp;rsquo;t think VP of 
Sales &amp;mdash; think &amp;ldquo;Revenue Engineer&amp;rdquo;.&amp;nbsp; (Not the greatest analogy, but just like you 
won&amp;rsquo;t hire a development &amp;ldquo;manager&amp;rdquo; as one of the first 5 people in a startup, 
you shouldn&amp;rsquo;t hire a sales &amp;ldquo;manager&amp;rdquo; either).&amp;nbsp; Don&amp;rsquo;t get caught up in fancy 
titles &amp;mdash; focus on dollars in the door.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3.&amp;nbsp; Don&amp;rsquo;t hire several sales people at once.&amp;nbsp; Your goal is to figure out the 
&amp;ldquo;pattern&amp;rdquo; of what kinds of people are best based on what you&amp;rsquo;re selling and who 
you&amp;rsquo;re selling it to.&amp;nbsp; You need some feedback from the system so you can 
continue to iterate on your hires.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4.&amp;nbsp; If you&amp;rsquo;ve never hired or been around sales people before, be prepared for 
a bit of a shock to the system.&amp;nbsp; They&amp;rsquo;re not bad people, they&amp;rsquo;re just 
different.&amp;nbsp; If you&amp;#39;re an introverted geek like me, it&amp;#39;s helpful to remember that your startup needs to sell stuff.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5.&amp;nbsp; Resist the temptation to create complicated compensation plans.&amp;nbsp; If it 
requires a spreadsheet to figure out the commission, it&amp;rsquo;s too hard.&amp;nbsp; You&amp;rsquo;ll have 
plenty of time to confuse sales people later &amp;mdash; start simple.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;6.&amp;nbsp; Agile methodologies can work in sales as well.&amp;nbsp; Iterate!&amp;nbsp; Refine your demo script, your 
slides, and any other collateral information.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Capture the lessons learned by 
the best-performing people and spread it to the rest.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;7.&amp;nbsp; Sales people will generall act in mostly rational (but often surprising) 
ways based on incentives.&amp;nbsp; The rules of the game defines the behavior of the 
players.&amp;nbsp; You were warned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;8.&amp;nbsp; ALWAYS connect incentives&amp;nbsp;somehow to&amp;nbsp;ultimate customer happiness.&amp;nbsp; If you 
reward just &amp;ldquo;deals getting done&amp;rdquo;, you&amp;rsquo;ll get deals &amp;mdash; but at too high a 
price.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;You might get push-back that sales people don&amp;rsquo;t control/influence 
customer happiness, but they do.&amp;nbsp; They &amp;ldquo;pick&amp;rdquo; customers, they set expectations, 
they control the degree of &amp;ldquo;convincing&amp;rdquo; applied.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;9.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you understand the economics of your business.&amp;nbsp; Figure out your 
total COCA (Cost of Customer Acquisition).&amp;nbsp; This includes sales people, 
marketing people and marketing campaigns.&amp;nbsp; Quick example:&amp;nbsp; Lets say you paid&amp;nbsp;a 
sales person $10k, a marketing person $10k and you spent $5k on Google AdWords 
(for a total of $25k) last month.&amp;nbsp; If you sold 10 customers last month, your 
COCA is about $2,500.&amp;nbsp; Different businesses have different needs in terms of 
sales vs. marketing spend.&amp;nbsp; Make sure neither is too far out of whack.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;10.&amp;nbsp; Your life-time-value (how much revenue you expect to generate per 
customer) should be higher than your COCA.&amp;nbsp; No, I did not need a degree from MIT 
to figure that out.&amp;nbsp; Once your LTV is a multiple of your COCA, you&amp;rsquo;re ready to 
start turning the knob and scaling the business a bit (hiring more sales 
people).&amp;nbsp; But, if your LTV is way lower than your COCA, proceed with caution.&amp;nbsp; 
If there is no hope for LTV getting higher than COCA, you&amp;rsquo;ve got a 
problem.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Don&amp;rsquo;t try to hire additional sales people until the economics sort of 
make sense.&amp;nbsp; If the car is pointed towards a brick wall, hitting the accelerator 
is not a good idea.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;11. Track data maniacally (even if it&amp;rsquo;s just in a spreadsheet).&amp;nbsp; Information 
you will want includes:&amp;nbsp; What was sold, who sold it, when, for how much, etc.&amp;nbsp; 
This data will be invaluable later as you start to scale.&amp;nbsp; For example, you 
should be able to answer the question:&amp;nbsp; We had 14 customers cancel last month &amp;mdash; 
who sold those customers?&amp;nbsp; Is there a pattern?&amp;nbsp; In the early days, you likely 
won&amp;rsquo;t have the volume (or the time) to analyze the data &amp;mdash; but you should at least 
capture it for future use.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;12. Your pricing should be in line with your sales structure.&amp;nbsp; For example, 
you can&amp;rsquo;t expect to have an outside salesforce (that meets with customers in 
person) if your average deal size is only $10,000.&amp;nbsp; The math won&amp;rsquo;t work.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;13.&amp;nbsp;Once you get beyond&amp;nbsp;three or so people, running your sales&amp;nbsp;in a 
spreadsheet will become painful.&amp;nbsp; Start looking at CRM systems (like 
Salesforce.com).&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;14.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Start watching the shape of your &amp;ldquo;funnel&amp;rdquo; as early as possible.&amp;nbsp; How 
many leads are you getting a month?&amp;nbsp; How many turn into opportunities?&amp;nbsp; How many 
of those convert into paying customers?&amp;nbsp; Once you understand your funnel, you 
can slowly start tweaking your system to fix the &amp;ldquo;leaks&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s all I&amp;rsquo;ve got for now.&amp;nbsp; For those of you that have built early-stage 
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