{"id":836,"date":"2014-11-14T06:59:48","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T11:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=836"},"modified":"2014-11-13T16:28:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T21:28:56","slug":"scott-abel-ceo-and-unicorn-hoarder-episode-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2014\/11\/scott-abel-ceo-and-unicorn-hoarder-episode-65\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Abel, CEO and Unicorn Hoarder &#8211; Episode 65"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the grand finale of our time at <a href=\"http:\/\/spiceworks.com\/spiceworld\/\" target=\"_blank\">SpiceWorld<\/a> 2014, your Geek Whisperers talk with Scott Abel, humble CEO of Spiceworks, lets us occasionally ask questions and mostly just talk about his cool business and behavior.<a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/scott_badass.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-839 \" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/scott_badass.png\" alt=\"scott_abel_tattoo\" width=\"259\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/scott_badass.png 473w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/scott_badass-300x269.png 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/scott_badass-210x188.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No revisionist history<\/li>\n<li>Culture &amp; values of a community<\/li>\n<li>Community moderators<\/li>\n<li>Asking for input, not for a vote<\/li>\n<li>How code influences behavior (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broken_windows_theory\" target=\"_blank\">Broken window theory<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Simplicity without negativity<\/li>\n<li>How you can&#8217;t force behavior<\/li>\n<li>Planting seeds of culture<\/li>\n<li>Quality of discussion over quantity of discussion<\/li>\n<li>Unicorn husbandry<\/li>\n<li>The benefit of wildly ignorant beginnings<\/li>\n<li>Listening as a business model<\/li>\n<li>Unicorns as a Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/positive-as-a-choice-community-spiceworks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-838 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/positive-as-a-choice-community-spiceworks-1024x575.png\" alt=\"positive-as-a-choice-community-spiceworks\" width=\"642\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/positive-as-a-choice-community-spiceworks-1024x575.png 1024w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/positive-as-a-choice-community-spiceworks-300x168.png 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/positive-as-a-choice-community-spiceworks-210x117.png 210w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/positive-as-a-choice-community-spiceworks.png 1323w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More conversations with Scott:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/austin\/stories\/2010\/09\/13\/story12.html?page=all\" target=\"_blank\">Interview<\/a> in\u00a0BizJournal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kIM1W-LZBzE\" target=\"_blank\">Video interview<\/a> with Eli the Computer Guy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And we recommend you <a href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\" target=\"_blank\">look at the SpiceWorks community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8705\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-836-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Episode-65-Scott-Abel-Unicorn-Hoarder.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Episode-65-Scott-Abel-Unicorn-Hoarder.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Episode-65-Scott-Abel-Unicorn-Hoarder.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Episode-65-Scott-Abel-Unicorn-Hoarder.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=836-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Episode-65-Scott-Abel-Unicorn-Hoarder.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode-65-Scott-Abel-Unicorn-Hoarder.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the grand finale of our time at SpiceWorld 2014, your Geek Whisperers talk with Scott Abel, humble CEO of Spiceworks, lets us occasionally ask questions and mostly just talk about his cool business and behavior. 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