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Episode 35: Why Education and Training Are Key to Growing Manufacturing in the US

Spiro Technologies

Mike Nager: Yes, I went to school for an engineering degree. As a result, I’m an electrical engineer by degree. I was typically in a customer-facing position, such as applications engineering, sales, or product marketing. Mike Nager: Yes, there could be a whole bunch of different angles. So, it’s very fulfilling.

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SaaStr Podcast #388 with Okta CMO Ryan Carlson

SaaStr

I studied electrical engineering. Ryan Carlson: And so for tech startups, when they’re small, the product story and the company story are one and the same, but as they get bigger, the company story starts to take on a different angle. I started in Silicon Valley a long time ago. It takes on more significance.

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PODCAST 145: Lessons Learned From Winning by Design with Jacco van der Kooij

Sales Hacker

He holds a BSc in electrical engineering and an executive MBA from the University of Leicester. And that’s where I gravitated towards with my engineering degree. ” And sooner or later, that became known as a sales engineer. Perform the same action, get the same result. Do the same thing, get the same result.