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Jul 08

Project Wolf – Introduction

Last week Thursday, “Project Wolf” was born during one of our weekly team meetings. The project is essentially a new product / service (see SaaS) that will be offered to both businesses and individuals.

At this point in time we don’t want to give too much away, in fact we don’t want to give anything away, but I have to share my excitement. The offering will be available via both the traditional web and the mobile web. Personally, the most exciting aspect of the offering, for me, is that fact that this will be an international product.

Development has been scheduled to start within the next two weeks, as there is a lot of planning that needs to go into this. I hope to keep everyone up-to-date by blogging about the project as we go along. I am really excited and can’t wait to share the finished product with everyone.

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Mar 08

Thoughts On Traditional Business

Running your own business is probably one of the best things you can do in your life, in my opinion. I have learnt so many new things, almost all of them will be used again during my life time. However, there are just somethings I could do without, things that I just have to question.

  • The Need For Documentation
    Paperwork is something that really wastes time. Whether it be from my side, a supplier’s side or a client’s side. I am fine with financial documentation, but the need for legal documentation really irritates my soul. I know it’s there to protect (certain) parties, but I want to be able to trust people and want them to trust me. What happened to the days when a man’s word was worth its weight in gold?
  • The Need For Greed
    Everyone starts a business to make money, that is a fact. However, I’ve become so passionate about what I do that sometimes the money doesn’t mean much, I just want to do an amazing job. It’s not about charging for every hour or every bit of work, it’s about being great at what you’re doing.
  • Co-opetition / Collaboration / Co-creation
    To traditional business men and women, this would be poorly translated into out-sourcing. I think that the more companies work together to achieve one common goal, the end result will be far greater. You will all get your money, but more importantly the industry you’re in will have just had the bar raised, a new standard set.

I’ve enjoyed learning all the functions and foundations of traditional business, but I think it’s time that mindsets are shifted. In order to take advantage of a new era, I think some traditional business functions need to change.

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