Hitchhiker Spotlight

Lanre Danmola

Role: Upward Analyst - Product Management
Previous Roles: Upward Analyst - Product Management

How long have you been on the Hitchhikers team?

2 months

What projects have you worked on since joining the Hitchhikers team?

Building AFTs! None have launched yet but the two that are closest are a healthcare client, Grove dental at grovedental.com and a food client, Frischs's Big Boy art frischs.com.

Big Boy Coming Soon!

What is your proudest accomplishment since joining the Hitchhikers team?

My proudest moment so far was when I created my first post in the Hitchhiker community, explaining how to do some front-end customization. Until then I didn't have a full grasp of the possibilities with Answers..

First Community Post!

How has becoming an administrator/Hitchhiker affected your career?

I am now very comfortable with both Answers and Pages. Furthermore, my direct interaction with AFT customers has helped me understand the thoughts and priorities of our prospects. Moving forward into my next rotation I am confident I can have a greater impact on any team using this combination of knowledge and experience.

What is one thing people might not know about being an administrator?

Answers works fairly well out of the box. You don't need to know much (and in a lot of cases any) coding to deliver something that looks and works great.

What is the toughest challenge you have had to overcome on a project?

Getting Knowledge Graph data from clients is surprisingly hard. Properly formatting the data they eventually get to you is even harder.


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