Yearly Archives: 2011

Final Ironman Update & Entrepreneurial Frustration

Posted: 7:03 am
March 23, 2011
Boss, GTD, IT Business
on Final Ironman Update & Entrepreneurial Frustration

The 90-day no-break work schedule comes to an end in a week. If you don’t know me, feel free to scroll down to the bold part. I’m taking nearly a month-long vacation as a result of it and will surface … Continue reading →

Strength or Weakness

Posted: 9:31 pm
March 19, 2011
Boss
on Strength or Weakness

As you’ve read here for the past few years, we’ve been on a huge growth curve. Due to rather inadequate training and onboarding processes this meant a lot of interviews and lot’s of people to judge very quickly. But enough … Continue reading →

ExchangeDefender 7

Posted: 3:10 pm
March 17, 2011
ExchangeDefender
on ExchangeDefender 7

About an hour ago I wrapped up my ExchangeDefender preview of everything we’re doing with the “7” release. In a lot ways this is a huge change. First of all, this is the first release ever to not have a … Continue reading →

Who should I feel sorry for?

Posted: 10:05 pm
March 13, 2011
IT Business
on Who should I feel sorry for?

Earlier today, over lunch featuring wings, cold beer and a prank game of who can eat the most mango habanero sauce, we got into the discussion over the NFL’s current labor dispute and how it impacts our ability to sell … Continue reading →

Time

Posted: 11:34 am
March 9, 2011
GTD
on Time

It’s amazing how much can be accomplished just by quick little fixes, quick videos, quick braindump in a document or training tips. If only even an hour a day went towards addressing operational inefficiencies. It’s also amazing just how hard … Continue reading →

Ironman Update

Posted: 12:18 pm
March 3, 2011
Work Ethic
on Ironman Update

I’m 62 days into my work non-stop Ironman quarter. I’ve got 28 left. I wanted to offer a bit of an update since so many of you are following and asking how it’s going. On the bright side, I’ve never … Continue reading →

Service Nemesis

Posted: 12:54 am
March 2, 2011
IT Business, SMB
1 Comment

Every business needs a nemesis. For example, do you know how much harder you need to work to make something mediocre look good? Now imagine taking something that’s good to great. Now imagine yourself as a perfectionist, where you are … Continue reading →

Off Topic 23:11

Posted: 9:53 pm
February 26, 2011
Boss, IT Business
on Off Topic 23:11

I’m not sure what constitutes off topic for Vladville but the responses I have received today compelled me to say something I try to say as often as I can: Thank you. Every time I ask for something on this … Continue reading →

Contact Points

Posted: 6:44 am
February 26, 2011
Boss, IT Business
5 Comments

Before I get on with my rant, I’d like to be clear that I am looking for an opinion regarding the level of contact or response the CEO of an organization can give it’s clients. At this point I’m basically … Continue reading →

Video killed the HR star

Posted: 12:03 am
February 22, 2011
Boss, GTD, IT Business
on Video killed the HR star

The IT Solution Provider industry has been collectively bitching about the lack of available talent for a long time. I have to agree, we have been having a really tough time trying to find even entry level IT employees for … Continue reading →