Comments on: Nokia Beta Labs Innovator of the Month, August 2007: Stefan Constantinescu

By: Aron

Aron — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:57:12 +0000

Hello Tommi,
I think it is a great motivator to choose an inovator of the month! I would like to congratulate Stefan also!

It was a big relief for me that you picked him as it was his blog about the PC-suit which freaked me out the most. Seeing him helping you out feels like a resolution to me.
Best regards:
Aron

By: Alexandr3

Alexandr3 — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:58:42 +0000

I agree and disagree.

I agree in making it a tradition. People like Stefan should be rewarded and as I said sometimes are inspiring. To me at least. He’s getting what i’d like to have if i could.
Making it a tradition will make people thinking more about the labs (among other things) and improve the whole thing. At least I’ll be certainly paying more atention to it.

I disagree that praising someone will make the others feel bad. If they do than it’s not about the praising it’s about something wrong with them. If someone gets praised (and deserves it) should only make others try hard and work harder to (eventually) get there some day.

Cheers for this!

By: Tommi Vilkamo

Tommi Vilkamo — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:48:03 +0000

Yup, we should give credit to great contributions whenever that happens. But still, I think we should make this a tradition - systematically looking back after each month, and asking from the Beta Labs R&D teams, about who has been the most valuable contributor during that particular month.

We don’t have a promotional budget yet, so we need to be innovative in prizes, at least now in the beginning.

By: Jukka Eklund

Jukka Eklund — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:45:07 +0000

Which one of the Business analysts jobs was it? Yes it’s a good idea to “get your foot in the door”.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:36:43 +0000

hey, he’s not a customer, he gets all his phones for free seriously though, i +1 this - stefan’s already provided some valuable contributions to us in corporate strategy. keep up the good work.

By: Heikki

Heikki — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:26:35 +0000

I think this idea is great, but it should have some connection to last months happenings. Don’t make it a another site just for introducing people around S60 blogs.

Congratulations Stefan! Definitely deserved.

By: alsiladka

alsiladka — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:34:58 +0000

Nice idea. Great work should be credited properly.

By: Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:52:06 +0000

Actually I just applied for that position Tommi, the Business Analyst.

By: Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:31:53 +0000

I am absolutely touched. Weekend is coming up, shall we have a beer Friday night or during a nice Saturday afternoon? Your call!

As for which job I would like to get, how about anything that lets me get my foot in the door. That is what Nokians tell me, once you’re in it is much easier to move around. I applied for the MOSH position, “Russell” as it was listed on the Jobs page, so I’m crossing my fingers for that. Ideally however I would like to let Nokia learn about what else is out there on the market to help them remain competitive and this position http://www.nokia.com/A4126298 as a Business Analyst sounds absolutley perfect for that. Haven’t applied for it yet.

Tommi you’re a great guy, thank you, seriously.

By: PseudoFinn

PseudoFinn — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:16:27 +0000

I completely agree with jennifr’s thoughts. I see no reason customers should feel slighted when a fellow Nokia user gets recognition. Furthermore, I feel your first nomination is quite well deserving of the nod.

Go Stefan. Cheers!

PS, I GREATLY miss RingNokia.com.