Comments for It's Good to be Brown http://geoffabrown.com Geoff Brown's thoughts on Family, Work and Hobbies Wed, 19 May 2010 14:22:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Bruce http://geoffabrown.com/2009/06/10/the-e-myth-revisited-why-most-small-businesses-dont-work-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Bruce Wed, 19 May 2010 14:22:40 +0000 http://geoffabrown.com/?p=95#comment-110 I am going through Linchpin by Seth Godin for the second time. Have you had a chance to read Linchpin, and what are your thoughts in conjunction with E-Myth revisited? I am going through Linchpin by Seth Godin for the second time. Have you had a chance to read Linchpin, and what are your thoughts in conjunction with E-Myth revisited?

]]> Comment on The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Blake Crosley http://geoffabrown.com/2009/06/10/the-e-myth-revisited-why-most-small-businesses-dont-work-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Blake Crosley Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:54:41 +0000 http://geoffabrown.com/?p=95#comment-105 I am going through Linchpin by Seth Godin for the second time. Have you had a chance to read Linchpin, and what are your thoughts in conjunction with E-Myth revisited? I am going through Linchpin by Seth Godin for the second time. Have you had a chance to read Linchpin, and what are your thoughts in conjunction with E-Myth revisited?

]]> Comment on Kids are Amazing by Luther http://geoffabrown.com/2009/09/17/kids-are-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Luther Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:22:23 +0000 http://geoffabrown.com/2009/09/17/kids-are-amazing/#comment-94 Haha that's cool. :) Haha that’s cool. :)

]]> Comment on The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by admin http://geoffabrown.com/2009/06/10/the-e-myth-revisited-why-most-small-businesses-dont-work-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-78 admin Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:59:53 +0000 http://geoffabrown.com/?p=95#comment-78 Do we have to choose one approach over the other? My biggest takeaway from e-Myth was that you shouldn’t think that being a “technician” is akin to actually running a business. The folks at 37Signals.com are clearly doing a great job at being both. Rather than become yet another software development house, bidding on projects and answering to clients, they decided that they’d create a “system” (e-Myth) that they could work within and replicate to great effect. This “system” I’m talking about is the Agile software development methodology that they’ve popularized. In essence, they’ve created a system by which a very unpredictable and chaotic thing (software development) can become more manageable (agile). I’d say Michael E. Gerber would be quite happy with the way that 37Signals has implemented “order” where before there was “chaos”. Do we have to choose one approach over the other? My biggest takeaway from e-Myth was that you shouldn’t think that being a “technician” is akin to actually running a business. The folks at 37Signals.com are clearly doing a great job at being both.

Rather than become yet another software development house, bidding on projects and answering to clients, they decided that they’d create a “system” (e-Myth) that they could work within and replicate to great effect. This “system” I’m talking about is the Agile software development methodology that they’ve popularized.

In essence, they’ve created a system by which a very unpredictable and chaotic thing (software development) can become more manageable (agile). I’d say Michael E. Gerber would be quite happy with the way that 37Signals has implemented “order” where before there was “chaos”.

]]> Comment on The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Martin Thomas http://geoffabrown.com/2009/06/10/the-e-myth-revisited-why-most-small-businesses-dont-work-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Martin Thomas Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:09:12 +0000 http://geoffabrown.com/?p=95#comment-73 I'm Interested in your thoughts.. Does 37signals or E-myth have the right philosophy for business start-ups today? www.purlem.com/blog/?p=38 I’m Interested in your thoughts.. Does 37signals or E-myth have the right philosophy for business start-ups today? http://www.purlem.com/blog/?p=38

]]> Comment on I’m in TIME Magazine! by Warren http://geoffabrown.com/2009/06/08/im-in-time-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Warren Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:22:57 +0000 http://geoffabrown.com/?p=87#comment-48 This is excellent, Geoff! You pull off the subjugated, blue-collar worker with perfection. This would make a great stock photo for the recession of '09 (and '10... and '11?!) This is excellent, Geoff! You pull off the subjugated, blue-collar worker with perfection. This would make a great stock photo for the recession of ’09 (and ’10… and ’11?!)

]]> Comment on I’m in TIME Magazine! by Mary http://geoffabrown.com/2009/06/08/im-in-time-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Mary Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:10:35 +0000 http://geoffabrown.com/?p=87#comment-47 Awesome, Geoff!! Awesome, Geoff!!

]]> Comment on I’m in TIME Magazine! by Jen Goodie http://geoffabrown.com/2009/06/08/im-in-time-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Jen Goodie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:26:48 +0000 http://geoffabrown.com/?p=87#comment-46 I'm totally buying a copy! I’m totally buying a copy!

]]> Comment on I’m in TIME Magazine! by Son http://geoffabrown.com/2009/06/08/im-in-time-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Son Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:21:18 +0000 http://geoffabrown.com/?p=87#comment-45 Thanks mom. Thanks mom.

]]> Comment on Building a Brand Through Social Media by Scott Turke http://geoffabrown.com/2009/02/23/building-a-brand-through-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Scott Turke Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:14:41 +0000 http://geoffabrown.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-44 The cocktail party metaphor is perfect. If there is a conversation taking place, whether cocktails are present or not, the better approach is to LISTEN first and then if the opportunity is there, to provide a thoughtful opinion or add factual-based information that is relevant. Once you've shown you're credible, then you can point to a brand (or product/service/other) that fits with the circle's conversation. Valuable and relevant are critical keys to building a brand and expanding its presence in the marketplace. The cocktail party metaphor is perfect. If there is a conversation taking place, whether cocktails are present or not, the better approach is to LISTEN first and then if the opportunity is there, to provide a thoughtful opinion or add factual-based information that is relevant. Once you’ve shown you’re credible, then you can point to a brand (or product/service/other) that fits with the circle’s conversation. Valuable and relevant are critical keys to building a brand and expanding its presence in the marketplace.

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