Bless the recession – scaling up

So, just as I write about how I have trouble dis-engaging on vacations, in some ways vacations give me a creative, energy boost used for growth. So, what I’m been mulling over last while is the path to scale up this ‘puppy’ to $125 in 3 years.   The beauty...

It’s a PACKAGE deal.

There was two people I have met recently that have mentioned to me about the fact that they offer a ‘package’.  Another words, they would say, hey I’m a nice person, I have this and this and this quality, “Am I a good package?” So, this has been a somewhat...

Hiring Philosophy

After the Top Grading session few weeks ago, I saw a huge push in that plan for the top management to interview the people coming on board.   Actually, for me, I take an issue with that, as from the CEO level I would like to defer as much decision making as...

Being a preferred place to work

Had a very nice comment from a guy that we interviewed for a programmer position.   Basically this candidate wanted to come to work for RedStores.com vs. Microsoft – take lower salary compared to Microsoft because he: 1. Like our interview style 2. Like our...

Disconnecting from work

I have been on vacation last few days, first a few days in Singapore and then Thailand with Alex.   I just read the book, ‘What’s your story’, and in it, I really like the words the author used on being ‘focused’ on one task at a time.  Another...