Comments on: Now that you’re an Entrepreneur… https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/ Accounting & Payroll | Free Trial - No Card Requiredβ€Ž Wed, 29 May 2019 16:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Mark Sadler https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2861 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:17:16 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2861 Did you mention having a blog? or even a ghost blogger to blog for you?

And of course anyone who provides you with a service, eg designing your leaflets becomes “Your designer” the list is endless, your techies, your web guys, etc

Anyway brilliant post – made me laugh!

]]> By: Rik Ellerby https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2858 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:52:53 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2858 HAHA This is the funniest and truest, though I am a little shallow I ordered an Ipad before I had read to the bottom…….. πŸ™‚

]]> By: Leo https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2857 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:40:50 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2857 I am not sure that Bill, Steve and Mark will be very impressed when I tell them about this post.

Another one of those would be to start giving business/marketing/strategy advice to everybody and anybody even if they are in a totally different market, and ESPECIALLY if they didn’t ask for it!

]]> By: Martin Smallridge https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2856 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:38:26 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2856 Not forgetting to name drop how your head accountant has an in with the house of lords while hinting darkly about a shady past…

]]> By: Gill Millington https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2855 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:40:49 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2855 When I stop chuckling … your article immediately brought to mind, half a dozen such, espeically the ‘guru’ and ‘gigs’ references!

]]> By: Richard Boyd https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2854 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:26:05 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2854 Timely post Duane just did a gig with M$ on Tuesday – launch party for Fable 111, nice gig it was too.

Must get myself a follower on that thingy that you mentioned.

]]> By: @Reeb1981 https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2853 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:42:14 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2853 This is quite simply brilliant, and a great way for me to end my week! Nice one.

]]> By: Jan https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2852 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:20:02 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2852 The word entrepreneur is over-used and really annoying lately. Way too many people talking and too few actually doing stuff worthwhile.
I recommend this post too:
http://blog.jolieodell.com/2010/10/01/youre-not-an-entrepreneur/

]]> By: Veronica Pullen https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2851 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:10:02 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2851 Haha! Thanks for the inspiration credit – that was a very funny conversation that has led to a long shopping list and numerous job titles for my partner πŸ™‚

We can’t let this moment pass without mentioning the conference call though. Having to work odd hours because one must be involved with a conference call to a far flung destination is the success emblem of all emblems surely?

My favourite one though is getting a cab and referring to the driver as ‘my driver’! As in “my driver will drop me off” haha

Now I must get on. My driver is here to take me to a conference call! πŸ™‚

]]> By: MassiveMessage https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2850 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:17:14 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2850 I think being an ‘entrepreneur’ is a glamour tag for those who want to start a business. I think I am going to aim for ‘owner of a profitable business’, not quite as catchy but it’s where I want to be.

Recommend the book ‘Rework’ by the 37 Signals guys and they blitz the tag ‘entrepreneur’ and replace it with ‘STARTER’

]]> By: Matt Chatterley https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2849 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:14:34 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2849 And don’t forget that whenever you have to fill in a form that asks for your job title, you should put in something as pompous and important sounding as possible!

Or in the real world, maybe think “Um. What would be good here? I can kinda choose…”

]]> By: Karin H https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2848 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2848 You missed a few πŸ˜‰
Pay loads to get your brand new website ranked high on every search engine (‘cos other guru’s tell you that’s the best way to get traffic)
Write the longest webpage every – vertical sales letter, spiced with testimonials, extra bonuses and of course a paypal button for all of your followers to purchase your unique guide on getting more twitter, facebook followers – or some other topic other “also-run” entrepreneurs are dying to read so they have the next idea/plan to ponder about, write about but never implement

πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰

Karin H (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business

]]> By: Richard Osborne https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2847 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:09:25 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2847 Although written in jest the message is not lost, but as I have an iPad I do use it to comment on great blog posts whilst on the train back home from a “gig” I have just been at with one of Bill’s colleagues in London.

]]> By: Caroline Wylie https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2846 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:07:27 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2846 Loved this one!!! Remember vividly in my early days coming across a company who spent most of their time:
1) Writing the business plan, a tome of about 40cm thick and best used as a doorstop – I mean would you read anything that long?
2) Changing the names on their business cards. So Executive Director of Widgets became Director Executive of Widgets then Executive (Director) (no widgets included). Each time these titles changed more business cards were printed and each had a tweak to the logo/layout barely perceptible but to the keenest eyes.
3) They required people on the team to “express support” by having all night brain storming sessions.

I always thought they were a lot more professional than me, but it all ended in tears when their tech guy got so annoyed that he sabotaged their website!!!

Can we remove the term “virtual assistant” being used as a diary keeper though? I’d like to see those phone services do what I do in a day!!! Not the same thing at all!

Caroline

]]> By: Dave H https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2845 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:07:09 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2845 Also… you need 3 phones.. Iphone, Blackberry and either Android or Win7 Mob. Then you must make sure your calendar syncs on all of them, plus outlook on your machine.. and your iPad, because you are that important.

]]> By: Simon Swords https://www.kashflow.com/blog/now-that-youre-an-entrepreneur/#comment-2844 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:00:41 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1904#comment-2844 You forgot to mention excessive partying which appears to be the norm for a lot of the entrepreneurs.

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