What Type Of Person Thrives In The Lidar Industry, According To A Director Of Sales Strategic Accounts At Ouster Lidar Inc.
Max, a Director of Sales at Ouster Lidar, identifies a "thirst for knowledge" and willingness to "take that risk and see something grow" as key traits for success in the lidar industry, highlighting the inherent uncertainty but also the shared vision of making lidar technology as ubiquitous as cameras. This passion for innovation and problem-solving, he explains, is found not just at the engineering level but across the industry.
Technology, Problem-Solving, Risk-Taking, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Growth Mindset
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Max Coates
Director of Sales - Strategic Accounts
Ouster Lidar Inc.
University of Colorado, Boulder
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Video Highlights
1. Thrive in the industry by having a thirst for knowledge and interest in building new technologies.
2. Be willing to take risks and embrace uncertainty as new companies and technologies emerge.
3. A passion for seeing new technologies like lidar become as commonplace as cameras or radar is key to success in this field.
Transcript
How would you describe people who typically thrive in this industry?
Across the board, I'd say it's people that have a thirst for knowledge. They're interested in new things and trying to build new technologies and solve problems in ways we haven't before.
This is typically at an engineering level, but just to learn about it and be a part of it, I think that interest is still there. There's a lot of uncertainty, as companies come and go with new technology.
But just being willing to take that risk and see something grow is key. I think that's pretty universal with most of the folks in the lidar industry. They're all here to hopefully see this become as common as cameras or radars, or things we all know about.
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