http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/ A wiki to add business rules of thumb on everything from networking to sales to negotiation. Password is "thumb". en http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/feedlogo.gif http://pbwiki.com/ PBwiki 1.3.8 support@pbwiki.com http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/Product+Development email.hidden@example.com (damir) damir edited Product Development It’s time to start rethinking how we work with clients. Too often we end up working for them and while we might build them what they want… we might not be giving them what they need. - Robby Russell
People have emotional attachments, pet ideas, favorite ways of doing things, and they are quick to impose those, under the guise of “business requirements”. — Brian Ford
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Learn to love your complaining customers (many service reps and managers hate them) - they are telling you what's wrong with your company's product or process, helping you to improve because they want to stay. Beware of those who don't complain and switch to a rival (and tell the world how bad you are). - Vladimir Dimitroff
pregnant women: women_: Trying to prepare homeowners for the stress of renovation does not always work, Mr. Bawden says; women in their third trimester of pregnancy, for example, can be “insanely picky.”
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The password for this wiki is: thumb
- BenCasnocha BenCasnocha, (ben (at) casnocha (dot) com)
What is a thumb? A short (less than paragraph) instruction for dealing with a set of circumstances. A rule of thumb can be used when there's less time and less information than the user may desire.
How does this wiki work? View the topic of interest and then add your own rules of thumb (regardless of whether they're authored by you or not). Please do not delete any rules of thumb. Also, feel free to add "Counter-Rules" under certain rules if you disagree or click "Comments" to discuss a particular page.
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Contribute a rule of thumb! Click Edit, enter password ("thumb"), and add a rule to a page. Or add a counter-rule. If you have any questions, email Ben Casnocha at ben@casnocha.com
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]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:25:39 +0000 mod http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (tom) tom edited FrontPage]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:37:21 +0000 mod http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/Sales email.hidden@example.com (pbwiki) pbwiki edited Sales]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:01:32 +0000 mod http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Sean Murphy) Sean Murphy edited FrontPage Welcome to the Business Rules of Thumb wiki. This public wiki is designed to track useful rules of thumb in business.
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If this list becomes comprehensive enough, I may publish it in book form. Some of this content is used with permission from the 1987 book Business Rules of Thumb by SethGodin and ChipConley. Thanks! - BenCasnocha (ben (at) casnocha (dot) com)
What is a thumb? A short (less than paragraph) instruction for dealing with a set of circumstances. A rule of thumb can be used when there's less time and less information than the user may desire.
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Never invest in anything you don't understand.- Anonymous
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]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:25:25 +0000 mod http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/Advertising email.hidden@example.com (James) James edited Advertising If your ad is not interesting, it's irrelevant. - Josh Kaufman
Whisper, don't shout ! Don't try to outshout everyone, the audience is already deaf from the noise; whisper in the right ears and your message will travel far and spread wide in today's connected world. - Vladimir Dimitroff
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Return on Invested Time (ROIT) is just as important as monetary Return on Investment (ROI). Money is plentiful; time is not. - Josh Kaufman
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]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:20:40 +0000 mod http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/buildingcharacter email.hidden@example.com (James) James edited buildingcharacter If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. - Donald Rumsfeld
A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules. --Anthony Trollope.
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]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:19:37 +0000 mod http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/Sales email.hidden@example.com (James) James edited Sales Counter: single most important thing you must do is determine that they have a problem you can solve or a need you can meaningfully address. The amount they are willing to pay is a function of your ability to solve a critical business need. Also the cost of software or a SaaS offering can be de minimis. How you choose to price it is something else.
A customer that switches to youbecause of yourprice will switch awayfrom you becauseof yourprice.- Rory Allen
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You will never make more money per hour then when you are negotiating. - Stephen W. Gibson
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]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:16:00 +0000 mod http://rulesofthumb.pbwiki.com/Entrepreneurship email.hidden@example.com (James) James edited Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs have an inherent arrogance that gives them the courage to believe they can succeed, where business majors, attorneys and engineers see too many risks. That is both a blessing and a curse. - S Milford
Do not give up; the beginning is always the hardest. - Today's fortune cookie (really - Scott Hampton)
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Welcome to the Business Rules of Thumb wiki. This public wiki is designed to track useful rules of thumb in business.
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The password for this wiki is: thumb thumbs
If this list becomes comprehensive enough, I may publish it in book form. Some of this content is used with permission from the 1987 book Business Rules of Thumb by SethGodin and ChipConley. Thanks! - BenCasnocha (ben (at) casnocha (dot) com)
What is a thumb? A short (less than paragraph) instruction for dealing with a set of circumstances. A rule of thumb can be used when there's less time and less information than the user may desire.
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