The Software Scout Inc.

Origin of the name: The Software Scout.

This name originally had nothing to do with Recruiting.

A few years ago I worked for Crazy Egor.  I went with him to a big gaming convention called Gencon, to work in his booth selling rare and out-of-print games.

One morning I had gotten up, showered, done some yoga, and then I had gone for a walk.

If you have never seen Egor, he is a really big man.  I would guess he is about 6'6" or more.  And of course he must eat quite a bit to maintain a body of that size.  I happened to know that Egor liked all-you-can-eat style breakfasts.  So part of the purpose of my walk had been to check out the local restaurants.

I got back to the room, and Egor was getting up.  He showered, and said "Let's go find some place to eat!"

I then proceeded to list all the local restaurants and their selections and prices, at which point Egor said "Good Scout!", and the name stuck.

Side notes:  Everyone who works for Egor has a '"Troll name."  So my full name was "Scout Troll."   The name has also continued to work for me because I have an ability to find things other than food.  So when I started my own recruiting company, to find jobs for people, and people for companies, the name fit well!

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Eric R. Derby, The Software Scout
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