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Comment on My 2 Bucks on Pricing by On a Roll « The Powers of Observation

On a Roll « The Powers of Observation — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:45:46 +0000

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Comment on Blood Glucose vs Sanity by Ann Sachs

Ann Sachs — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:38:19 +0000

Hmmm. And you’re a guy! Impressive self-knowledge.

Comment on Blood Glucose vs Sanity by Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:17:00 +0000

Nice. I turn into a toddler when I’m hungry.

Comment on Wherein I muse about business opportunities, problems that need solving, and Farmville by Ann Sachs

Ann Sachs — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:25:29 +0000

Laughed out loud at this. Thanks!

Comment on A Few Words on Design by Scott O'Brien

Scott O'Brien — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:10:45 +0000

Theatre Design – problem-solving and story-telling.

Comment on A Few Words on Design by Ruth

Ruth — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:35:10 +0000

Tommy Howells’ “No shape, no art.” sure comes close to the heart of design. Succinctly.

Comment on What I know so far about marketing a small software company by Killer Shark Internet Marketing

Killer Shark Internet Marketing — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:56:41 +0000

Chris I absolutely love this part:

“It’s not hard to find information anymore. But it is hard to find information you can trust. Almost everyone is trying to sell you umbrellas, which means almost everyone is lying to you.”

Seems like companies should invest resources into training clients how to be REAL people, not cut-throat slimy salespeople… not bullshitters just to get contracts.

If companies spent more money on building REAL PEOPLE, the whole world would be a better place. Until it’s not ALL ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE, we’re gonna suffer from having too many crooks in this world.

Thanks for your insights. I’m actually still laughing my ass off!!

Comment on My Competitive Advantage: I Hire Artists by Jayel Draco

Jayel Draco — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:24:15 +0000

Awesome post! I am a visual artist myself. I consider myself to be a person guided by principles. I understand Luckydaves decision quite well. I have myself been in similar situation (with smaller figures involved) and made similar choices. There is in fact no amount of money in the world that could tempt my into forsaking my creativity. It just isn’t possible not to be who I am.

Sure, I get Luckydave, what surprises me most about this post, is that you get Luckydave. I am personally grateful that you do. Moreover, I am grateful that you’ve taken the time to write this so well as to relay the point of the story to anyone reading it, (Even the skimmers) Bravo!

It it unfortunate that there seems to be an overwhelming opinion in “the business world” that people of principle can be an obstacle or even a land mine. I thank you for showing how a person of principle worked their principles in your favor. Clearly you as well are a person of principle or else you would’ve merely taken advantage of foolish Luckybob rather than venerating him.

Alas, literature is an art, and you too are an artist as well. . .
a person of principle. Thank you!

Comment on My Competitive Advantage: I Hire Artists by Did you enjoy your work day? « Company Story & Brand

Did you enjoy your work day? « Company Story & Brand — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:18:33 +0000

[...] upon this story about how one software company was able to hire an artist, (as creatives are so in demand) and do [...]

Comment on My 2 Bucks on Pricing by Karly Pitman

Karly Pitman — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:48:31 +0000

Hi Chris,

I cannot tell you how helpful this article was for me. What a gift – thank you for sharing your story.

You are absolutely right – I’ve undercharged for my services and it gets sucked out of me. Then I have nothing left to give – nothing left for the work that can greatly help others. Then I want to give up because it’s too hard.

And you’re also right – in my case – that it’s fear that keeps me from charging more.

Now I’m going to have a good honest look at my pricing – and how I can build a viable business, offer viable services, and serve my customers while also honoring myself.

Best, Karly