A modern parable for tough times
By brendan at 28 July, 2009, 6:14 pm
Most forecasters seem to agree that despite the fact we have sidestepped the worst of the global financial crisis, we still have tough times ahead. And in tough times, one of the things you need to do is be innovative and work your assets harder. Note, Competitors that don’t innovate [...]
Read More >>How I learnt to love bad customers
By brendan at 9 May, 2007, 4:51 am
I think that my journey to love bad customers started with Warren. He was making a reasonable living out of multi-level marketing and wanted to embrace the internet.
Highly enthusiastic, Warren would never plan because planning and paperwork were beneath him. Instead, everything occurred at the last minute and had to be the latest technology because [...]
How I learnt to love bad suppliers
By brendan at 18 April, 2007, 4:54 am
I got a quote the other day from a computer guy, who emailed: “I will charge you $350 to upgrade your Drupal installation to the latest version.” This was probably the worst quotation I have ever received. (Drupal is an open source content management system that I use in one of my businesses.)
So I thought [...]
