Episode #1 of "Can I get that software in blue?", a podcast by and for people engaged in technology sales. If you are in the technology presales, sales, support or professional services career paths then this show is for you!

Your hosts Steve Mayzak and Chad Tindel are joined by financial news analyst Gary Deduke to breakdown the latest Zoom 10K filing and recent earnings call. Then Chad and Steve discuss a range of recent technews topics like Clubhouse, Microsoft Mesh AR/VR meetings, and Google Cloud capping Sales Commissions.

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Show Notes and Links Mentioned:

Zoom 10K and recent earnings:

https://investors.zoom.us/static-files/308bb471-ed70-43a5-b6ff-0397e4d780b6

https://investors.zoom.us/news-releases/news-release-details/zoom-video-communications-reports-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-0

Twitter thread about the future of Clubhouse: https://twitter.com/ShaanVP/status/1371972261004070913?s=15

Microsoft Discord Rumors: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/microsoft-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-discord-for-more-than-10b

Microsoft Mesh AR/VR: https://www.geekwire.com/2021/microsoft-unveils-mesh-betting-mixed-reality-gatherings-collaboration-across-platforms/

Microsoft / HBR study on remote work and reducing social capital: https://hbr.org/2021/03/what-a-year-of-wfh-has-done-to-our-relationships-at-work

Google sets deadline to be #1 or #2 in cloud by 2023 or they pull the plug: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-brass-set-2023-as-deadline-to-beat-amazon-microsoft-in-cloud

Google Cloud caps sales commissions: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-cloud-caps-sales-commissions-as-losses-mount