I'm attending DreamForce right now and I'm not surprised there isn't a lot of discussion.
SalesForce has reached a stage of maturity where they're focused less on innovation and more on capitalizing on all of their assets. Prior events focused on some form of evangelism, convincing people that the standard way of doing things was antiquated and a better option existed. Now, everybody is hip to what they're up to so there's less buzz.
DreamForce is just a brilliant marketing play now. Not much to see here that would be hackernewsworthy.
Except for the hackathon, but that kind of ended up being a little sketchy IMO. Otherwise, they didn't do much other than throw out cheesy marketing phrases "at the speed of sales" "internet of customers" etc etc
Boils down to prioritization when you have more things to do than time to do them. Not rocket science but getting in the habit of single-tasking a small list of critical things adds up over time.
Fast Company published a great article called “The Amazing History of the To-Do List” yesterday. The article shares the story of how efficiency expert Ivy Lee transformed productivity at Bethlehem Steel.
“Lee’s advice to each member of the company’s management team was to write a to-do list at the end of each day, which consisted of the six most important tasks to be done the following day. Then they were told to organize the list based on the highest priority tasks.”
My location isn't unlocked yet, but this has the ingredients for brilliance. Marries the desire for privacy with the desire to feel connected to a local community... without being Whisper.
A great example of digital technology facilitating in person communication.
