There's nothing like a long Monday to remind you that you work for money, assuming you do, rather than having your money work for you, which is rare. - G. Armour Van HornI wish it would be a Tuesday... So grey day. Raining all day long and business was somehow sticky. In brief, I did not feel like working today. And bold I was and did nothing!
Well, due to a bit dull economics maybe you're also in a biz where some fundamentals are about to change. If 'Service orientation' does not ring any bells then most likely you should read this.
One more reason to scrap Windows and start to use Linux - Office XP runs on penguin.
A great piece about secondary VC market. Is it buyers' or sellers' heaven?
How to Make Money on the Net? Business2.0 did find out and you bet that eBay, Google and Yahoo are on the list. Nope.
On Friday I had a good discussion with an old friend of mine. He's a sales man in a small IT outsourcing company that has only a few big clients. He told that Jan & Feb of this year have been horrible. Not even a single sales done. And it was not only him who had trouble. Even traditional businesses such has house manufacturers that are in consumer biz had pure nil months. The good news was that March compensated the frustrated times and opened finally the order book. Hopefully for good.
I must admit that I admire his persistence. He told that one should not give up and let the bad times put your down. One must just try a bit harder. And keep the good moods - especially when talking with prospects. A good tip was that talk about sports or any other stuff except your business when doing cold calls. Just briefly mention about the purpose and then change the topic. People turn into a better mood and open up for your case in the next call. Even saying no must be tiresome if one has to do it all the time...
No worries, yesterday I had some jolly good time. A good dinner, Taylor's port, champagne and a few cigars, of course. So, maybe it was just a hangover after all?
Posted at April 28, 2003 07:15 PM