Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in this business?
 

I made no mistakes and I can't contribute to this thread
;)

Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in this business?
 

My biggest single mistake was trusting Adult Check. I'm still here but that hurt.

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:okthumb:

Did I ever tell you how much I hate NDAs ? :headwall: :headwall: :headwall:

Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in this business?
 

I figured non-competes would be your worst enemy!

Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in this business?
 

When ever I've been fucked over by a person , say European Lee for example.

It is my own fault.

I was too trusting.No doubt about it.

However I decided ages ago not to be totally "trust no one one , suspect everyone".(It was the mantra of my mentor as a youngman.)
Despite the GREAT business advantages gained by following it.
Its apretty bleak way to run yr life.
Rather take on the chin the few times you get fucked over and weigh it against the advantage of the people whom you put trust in who don't
:)


Serge , fuck off!! LOL

Your mistake was taking holidays!!! ;-))

Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in this business?
 

Nick your 'pearl' about the $100 bill has a good business analogy as well, rather than having a "trust noone" mentality... I think the best way to go is..

"Offer a little trust to everyone, make them earn my full trust"

For every 10 people who screw you small you are bound to make 4 or 5 business connections that more than make up for the $1,000 you would lose. Those numbers are even on the extreme side but helps giving you an idea as to what I mean...

I for one, have always trusted people a little up front as long as I didn't get 'that feeling' about them.. I have been screwed suprisingly few times over the years - Given only 3 or 4 of them were years I was steadily working to make new connections on a daily basis though.

Now in the real world, personal friend wise.... alot of people have burnt me and I wish I had read your $100 bill post.. I would of saved myself alot of agony over the years.. honestly.

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:-pearl:

Thank you, cj. That is without a doubt one of the most profound and accurate things anyone has ever said to me. I'm having it printed on a coffee mug, a t-shirt and quite possibly, a tattoo. :)

Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in this business?
 

Nah, most no-competes are written so loosely they really don't mean much. NDAs are usually straight forward, "I won't talk about what I know about it or what was revealed to me yadda yadda".

And not joining in a discussion with a good story because of an NDA sucks...lol..

Kind of like not being able to talk about what I did in the Navy for the first 20 years after I got out. You hear bullshit bullshit bullshit and you can't jump in and call BULLSHIT because you can't reveal what you know. :blink:

edited in: And then you sometimes have to wonder if you just violated an NDA by revealing that there was an NDA (might have to go look at the fine print) :unsure:

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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in this business?
 

you right!!!

FUCK ME!!!!
;)

Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in this business?
 

Working for a certain person… But I did learn how NOT to run a business :)

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Alledegly ;-)