jman73

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by jman73 16y ago
Well, the point I guess is that the people who use it are more and more the people who make the decision, b/c the channels of distribution have changed, even for biz software. http://web.hbr.org/email/archive/dailystat.php?date=092110
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by jman73 16y ago
totally agree... but that's the if the post rides on!
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by jman73 16y ago
Totally agree... but again, point of the post was that when you are selling bottom up, and your "customer" is the end user, you are less locked by a singular buyer who think that something is required. No doubt that this approach can cause
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by jman73 16y ago
Hey - I think we disagree on the basic premise. I don't think most features are there because the clients "need them". The point of the post is that many are there because they think they need them, and thus, through a sales process the
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by jman73 16y ago
Totally agree about having to still sell and marketing. The point was that a great product, supported by web-based, social strategies for selling and marketing are more cost effective and more amenable to Canadians.
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by jman73 16y ago
Hey - I agree, the circle jerk is not helpful. But also understand that many of these companies have been started by people who have indeed built scalable businesses, sold, and started again. Rypple, Dayforce, Swix and others, for example
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by jman73 16y ago
thanks! As an aside, i notice that these types of observations quickly devolve into a reductio ad absurdum of "but money really counts" or "but you like money". The answer is: of course. People are complicated and have multiple motivatio
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by jman73 16y ago
Sean is absolutely right on. Too many people think a "fun" culture means Xboxes, free drinks and fooze-ball or a really "fun" cool market space. That's a mistake. I don't think that's the fun Sean is talking about. I think that for creativ