Call Me Crazy- New Business Tips Anyone?

Brian

Captain,

You should read Locke's Two Treatises on Government. He makes a very compelling case for the inadequacy of arbitrary assertions.

As he eloquently points out, arbitrary assertions can be easily countered with contrary claims.

You yourself state that you have had to learn “quit [SIC] a few things ‘on the fly’". Why can’t someone else?
Thank you for the advice, but I think you are doing the job fine without my help.

The OP wanted some advice and you berated her. I don't think that was called for, nor did it help her. She can succeed, even without knowing how to paint, if she learns how to run a painting business. You can disagree all you want, but that won't change the facts.

Brian Phillips

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Any Season

Damn...I've been following this thread on and off and have to agree with one of the earlier posts that said if these people had a history of starting multiple successful businesses, that would be one thing. To say that you don't need any real knowledge of your industry is foolish. Anyone who can sit there and say that if you were on a jobsite with some carpenter, electrician, roofer, whatever, and this person 'ran a nice business', but had no idea what he was doing, that you would be sitting there admiring the business skills instead of killing the guy either to his face or behind his back you are a liar. There needs to be a level of knowledge so you can have an accurate pulse of your business, and as I said earlier, it is a slippery slope to let your employees teach you. There is a huge difference between hiring a guy that you can hang a couple of employees on to allow you to do other things, and hiring a guy that knows more than you do and is relied on for advice. I'd rather give a five year old a credit card.

CaptainAmerica

You should have prepared me better. I didn't realize you were were getting ready to "DAZZLE" me!


Facts are funny things. I'm just wondering who gave you the impression, you had them all.

CaptainAmerica

Anyseason... that's just good plane talkin.

rbsremodeling

Actually its simply a difference of opinion. Owners who work for their business and owners who have their business work for them. that's all

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