Author Archives: Dan T.

photo from http://us.movember.com/

There’s only one thing that could be better than raising money to benefit Prostate cancer research: growing a fantastic moustache!!

Welcome to Movember.

There isn’t a month at Meltwater that goes by in which friendly competition isn’t encouraged. This month, a friendly regional office competition has blossomed into a mustache showdown – and donor check books are at stake. Meltwater has regional offices around the world competing in a philanthropic game of facial-hair-farming in the name of Prostate cancer research.

Rules of the game: Teams go head-to-head to see who can raise the most money.
What’s at stake: Fierce bragging rights!

To contribute to…

In April of 2008, I was faced with a very difficult decision. Do I take a Financial Planner position with a large investment company or do I join the sales force of a private SaaS company flying under the global radar? I have a finance degree and had just experienced the thrill of being part of a start-up that was acquired, but there was something about learning sales methodology that seemed intriguing. During the interview process, Meltwater drove home the point that “our goal is to develop managers responsible for running a global organization, whether that be in sales or…