Comments on: There Are No Lifejackets On This Boat http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:34:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Adware articles » Blog Archive » L’éminence grise http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-100089 Adware articles » Blog Archive » L’éminence grise Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:17:41 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-100089 [...] There Are No Lifejackets On This Boat : Instigator Blog When faced with employees who are secretly trying to blow up dinghies underneath their desks, you have two choices:. Work with them and convince them to Tags: News and politics, Web [...] [...] There Are No Lifejackets On This Boat : Instigator Blog When faced with employees who are secretly trying to blow up dinghies underneath their desks, you have two choices:. Work with them and convince them to Tags: News and politics, Web [...]

]]> By: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup? http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-98582 Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup? Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:14:35 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-98582 [...] with that statement? Nothing. You should hire workaholics. They should also love their work and be passionate about what they’re doing. Workaholics alone are useless, because if they don’t love [...] [...] with that statement? Nothing. You should hire workaholics. They should also love their work and be passionate about what they’re doing. Workaholics alone are useless, because if they don’t love [...]

]]> By: Tucson Real Estate http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-103939 Tucson Real Estate Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:13:33 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-103939 I am new to your site and have to say pretty impressed. I have a business and yes no life jacket. Great post I have been looking for a great entrepreneurial blog. Thank you I am new to your site and have to say pretty impressed. I have a business and yes no life jacket. Great post I have been looking for a great entrepreneurial blog. Thank you

]]> By: Tucson Real Estate http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-53029 Tucson Real Estate Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:13:33 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-53029 I am new to your site and have to say pretty impressed. I have a business and yes no life jacket. Great post I have been looking for a great entrepreneurial blog. Thank you I am new to your site and have to say pretty impressed. I have a business and yes no life jacket. Great post I have been looking for a great entrepreneurial blog. Thank you

]]> By: Coffee Break - October 26, 2007 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-52991 Coffee Break - October 26, 2007 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:43:19 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-52991 [...] There Are No Lifejackets on This Boat - Ben Yoskovitz @ Instigator Blog [...] [...] There Are No Lifejackets on This Boat – Ben Yoskovitz @ Instigator Blog [...]

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-103938 Ben Yoskovitz Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:31:42 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-103938 Mark - Glad to hear it. Congrats on getting through to the consultants! Mark – Glad to hear it. Congrats on getting through to the consultants!

]]> By: Mark Goodyear http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-103937 Mark Goodyear Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:53:30 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-103937 Just an update for everyone. I met with the consultant team over the past two days and explained this discussion to them openly. Then I was very clear about expectations. Exactly what I needed, how much time I thought it would take, and how much we could pay for that time.<br><br>They appreciated the candor and gave me strong verbal commitments to the project! Just an update for everyone. I met with the consultant team over the past two days and explained this discussion to them openly. Then I was very clear about expectations. Exactly what I needed, how much time I thought it would take, and how much we could pay for that time.

They appreciated the candor and gave me strong verbal commitments to the project!

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-52962 Ben Yoskovitz Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:31:42 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-52962 Mark - Glad to hear it. Congrats on getting through to the consultants! Mark – Glad to hear it. Congrats on getting through to the consultants!

]]> By: Mark Goodyear http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-52960 Mark Goodyear Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:53:30 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-52960 Just an update for everyone. I met with the consultant team over the past two days and explained this discussion to them openly. Then I was very clear about expectations. Exactly what I needed, how much time I thought it would take, and how much we could pay for that time. They appreciated the candor and gave me strong verbal commitments to the project! Just an update for everyone. I met with the consultant team over the past two days and explained this discussion to them openly. Then I was very clear about expectations. Exactly what I needed, how much time I thought it would take, and how much we could pay for that time.

They appreciated the candor and gave me strong verbal commitments to the project!

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/comment-page-1/#comment-103936 Ben Yoskovitz Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:11:14 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/there-are-no-lifejackets-on-this-boat/2007/10/22/#comment-103936 Carl - Yup. It's one of the more unpleasant aspects of running a business. But, you learn over time that it's a necessity when things aren't working well. Carl – Yup. It's one of the more unpleasant aspects of running a business. But, you learn over time that it's a necessity when things aren't working well.

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