Comments on: Do you own a business or a job? http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/ Bridging People & Technology Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:38:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Men with Pens Web Content Writers and Freelance Writing Services http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3949 Men with Pens Web Content Writers and Freelance Writing Services Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:30:21 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3949 [...] Don’t renovate, rebuild. We didn’t want to lose our PR 4 rating (even though rank isn’t our priority, it’s still a nice milestone we’re proud of) but it seemed we didn’t have a choice. Moving to a new domain means starting over from ground zero. But when you start over, you begin on a more solid foundation built for better success. Our old blog couldn’t support more growth and the test of time – renovating it was wasted money and effort. This new home of ours is built strong and it’s here for the long haul. [...] [...] Don’t renovate, rebuild. We didn’t want to lose our PR 4 rating (even though rank isn’t our priority, it’s still a nice milestone we’re proud of) but it seemed we didn’t have a choice. Moving to a new domain means starting over from ground zero. But when you start over, you begin on a more solid foundation built for better success. Our old blog couldn’t support more growth and the test of time – renovating it was wasted money and effort. This new home of ours is built strong and it’s here for the long haul. [...]

]]> By: Amanda Gladden http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3631 Amanda Gladden Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:39:12 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3631 James, Thank you for the mention. Great article - you are so good at story telling and drawing people in! Shane & Peter, I am really digging this blog and will be visiting more often for sure. ;) James,
Thank you for the mention. Great article – you are so good at story telling and drawing people in!

Shane & Peter, I am really digging this blog and will be visiting more often for sure. ;)

]]> By: Sonia Simone http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3596 Sonia Simone Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:15:49 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3596 For me it keeps coming down to reminding myself (multiple times are always required) that there might be other right ways to do it. In fact, there are definitely other right ways to do it, and those ways aren't going to be discovered if I keep guiding everything back to my version of the right way. Yes, you have to build systems and processes, but if you can't get out of your employees' way, systems and processes are not going to help you. For me it keeps coming down to reminding myself (multiple times are always required) that there might be other right ways to do it. In fact, there are definitely other right ways to do it, and those ways aren’t going to be discovered if I keep guiding everything back to my version of the right way.

Yes, you have to build systems and processes, but if you can’t get out of your employees’ way, systems and processes are not going to help you.

]]> By: shane http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3595 shane Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:27:37 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3595 Wow - I went back and read that article. Thanks for reminding me of that Peter - I should read that every so often. I think we actually took our own advice. In fact in respect to our 2008 goals, the biggest discussion on our end has been how do we do controlled growth, because hitting a million dollar only to blow up isn't appealing. Our growth only has value to me if it is sustainable. Out of curiosity - for those of you who run teams: what are some of the things you use to stabilize and solidify your foothold? To make you revenue sustainable? Wow – I went back and read that article. Thanks for reminding me of that Peter – I should read that every so often. I think we actually took our own advice. In fact in respect to our 2008 goals, the biggest discussion on our end has been how do we do controlled growth, because hitting a million dollar only to blow up isn’t appealing. Our growth only has value to me if it is sustainable.

Out of curiosity – for those of you who run teams: what are some of the things you use to stabilize and solidify your foothold? To make you revenue sustainable?

]]> By: nurasto http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3591 nurasto Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:39:47 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3591 Whoaaaa, nice nice ... another food for my hungry mind about entreprenuer, freelancer and what so ever we call it. It's important to stay focus and do the job side by side. It's never easy for beginner (may I say that, dude?) who never been involve in any business. I try to renovate what I had been done in several past years, trying to gather people to the subject which I couldn't handle by my self like web-design. Preparation meet opportunity. Thanks James! :). Whoaaaa, nice nice … another food for my hungry mind about entreprenuer, freelancer and what so ever we call it.

It’s important to stay focus and do the job side by side. It’s never easy for beginner (may I say that, dude?) who never been involve in any business. I try to renovate what I had been done in several past years, trying to gather people to the subject which I couldn’t handle by my self like web-design.

Preparation meet opportunity. Thanks James! :) .

]]> By: James http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3589 James Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:30:47 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3589 @ Naomi - I know, I know, cripes, I'm trying to control my life now that I've hit ABSOLUTE FAME! Hell, I'm still trying to email those ten people to come look at my blog, and I was supposed to do that last week! (Ha, and I'm more updated on feed reading than you are, nyah-nyah!) @ Jarkko - A big reason why our team has made it so successfully is the fact that not only do Harry and I believe in what we're doing, so does everyone else behind the scenes. They trust us to make good decisions, they believe that even though there may be hard times, there are good times ahead to make up for that three-fold. That's complimentary to us, certainly - we've obviously shown we're able to manage, and manage well. It's all about faith and trust. In yourself, in others. @ Naomi – I know, I know, cripes, I’m trying to control my life now that I’ve hit ABSOLUTE FAME! Hell, I’m still trying to email those ten people to come look at my blog, and I was supposed to do that last week! (Ha, and I’m more updated on feed reading than you are, nyah-nyah!)

@ Jarkko – A big reason why our team has made it so successfully is the fact that not only do Harry and I believe in what we’re doing, so does everyone else behind the scenes. They trust us to make good decisions, they believe that even though there may be hard times, there are good times ahead to make up for that three-fold. That’s complimentary to us, certainly – we’ve obviously shown we’re able to manage, and manage well.

It’s all about faith and trust. In yourself, in others.

]]> By: Jarkko Laine http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3588 Jarkko Laine Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:47:36 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3588 @Peter: Thanks for linking to that older post of Shane's. It was a great discussion, and one that got me thinking about growth once again... I'm one to think that growth needs to be done really carefully so that everyone in the company still feels part of the team and culture and the whole thing. No one feels left behind, if you know what I mean. Because of this thought it's (too) easy for me to come to the conclusion that you shouldn't grow at all. But in that IM discussion between Shane and the good (but nameless) friend there was something that made me realize that there are more options than just grow / don't grow. There's also the well managed growth that the friend was advocating. (Sorry for getting carried away and commenting on an older post, but growth is such an interesting topic... And vaguely related to this one as well) @Naomi: Yeah, you're right: Most people have an attention span of just seven items, so they'll stop reading just before they notice your comment... ;) @Peter: Thanks for linking to that older post of Shane’s. It was a great discussion, and one that got me thinking about growth once again…

I’m one to think that growth needs to be done really carefully so that everyone in the company still feels part of the team and culture and the whole thing. No one feels left behind, if you know what I mean. Because of this thought it’s (too) easy for me to come to the conclusion that you shouldn’t grow at all.

But in that IM discussion between Shane and the good (but nameless) friend there was something that made me realize that there are more options than just grow / don’t grow. There’s also the well managed growth that the friend was advocating.

(Sorry for getting carried away and commenting on an older post, but growth is such an interesting topic… And vaguely related to this one as well)

@Naomi: Yeah, you’re right: Most people have an attention span of just seven items, so they’ll stop reading just before they notice your comment… ;)

]]> By: Naomi Dunford http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3587 Naomi Dunford Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:33:58 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3587 For God's sake, James, can you please email me when things like this come out? I get lazy, I don't check my Bloglines, and then here you are and I'm the eighth freaking comment. How the hell am I supposed to steal traffic with a comment this far down? I mean, seriously? Awesome. But you knew that. For God’s sake, James, can you please email me when things like this come out? I get lazy, I don’t check my Bloglines, and then here you are and I’m the eighth freaking comment. How the hell am I supposed to steal traffic with a comment this far down? I mean, seriously?

Awesome. But you knew that.

]]> By: Harrison McLeod - JCM Enterprises http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3586 Harrison McLeod - JCM Enterprises Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:15:48 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3586 Excellent article, bro! @Peter: It's true, destruction is a part of the process and very important to growth in both business and in our personal lives. Duct tape may bind the universe together, but it can't fix everything. Sometimes you just have to trash it and start over. Excellent article, bro!

@Peter: It’s true, destruction is a part of the process and very important to growth in both business and in our personal lives. Duct tape may bind the universe together, but it can’t fix everything. Sometimes you just have to trash it and start over.

]]> By: Peter http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-3585 Peter Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:24:54 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/12/13/do-you-own-a-business-or-a-job/#comment-3585 "If you want strength and room for growth, don’t renovate. Rebuild." That is music to my ears. So true. Shane and I went through what i like to think of as a <a href="http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/07/31/growing-pains-managing-the-explosion/" rel="nofollow">burning phoenix maneuver</a> earlier this year. It's funny, but i suspect great businesses require an element of destructiveness to instigate the reconstruction. If everyone on the team is too interested in the status quo, then there will never be a spark to detonate a controlled explosion. The only explosions that can happen to a status quo company are uncontrolled explosions. That's when you find your self saying "I quit". Great article James. -p “If you want strength and room for growth, don’t renovate. Rebuild.”

That is music to my ears. So true. Shane and I went through what i like to think of as a burning phoenix maneuver earlier this year.

It’s funny, but i suspect great businesses require an element of destructiveness to instigate the reconstruction. If everyone on the team is too interested in the status quo, then there will never be a spark to detonate a controlled explosion. The only explosions that can happen to a status quo company are uncontrolled explosions. That’s when you find your self saying “I quit”.

Great article James.

-p

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