Yearly Archives: 2012

End of Vlad

Boss
on End of Vlad

My role and my responsibilities at Own Web Now, ExchangeDefender, Shockey Monkey, Looks Cloudy and virtually every single thing my little empire touches and does.. will be changing at the end of the year. Going forward, as the CEO, I … Continue reading

Help me Vlad, I can’t make money in the cloud

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on Help me Vlad, I can’t make money in the cloud

Recently they let me escape the office and go abroad to a trade show where I got to interact with the indigenous population and hear about their problems and challenges. For the billionth time on Vladville: what your clients are … Continue reading

Shockey Monkey New World

Shockey Monkey
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The way people run and manage their businesses has changed fundamentally over the past decade with the introduction of new technology. First-run CRM solutions looked little more than digital forms of the existing paper inefficiencies with Microsoft even adding a … Continue reading

Work Sucks

Boss
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Work sucks.. but someone has to do it. The more you care about something, the harder you will have to work. As I mentioned last night on my Facebook: Problem with a lot of good advice is that someone still … Continue reading

What I’d really like to say..

Boss, Cloud, Uncategorized
on What I’d really like to say..

Pretty much the only downside to running a business is the sense of responsibility you have to your staff and to your clients. It sucks to fail because when we fail it’s not just something we get to deal with … Continue reading

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft
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I need to get some disclaimers out of the way first because I do not believe there is such a thing as an objective device review. I own a bunch of Windows 7 PCs and slates, iPhone, iPod, MacBook Air … Continue reading

Unicorn Sighting

ExchangeDefender, Shockey Monkey
on Unicorn Sighting

Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow! I’m very excited to go back to work tomorrow and talk about Unicorns. Not signed up for the webinar? Please join me! I’m pretty sure you’re going to like what I have to show you. Wednesday, October … Continue reading

Partnership Details

Boss, IT Business
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Building successful partnerships hinges on work done on both sides of the vendor/VAR river. If you ever wonder how some people seem to love working with companies that may have left you with a bad taste, it’s probably because some … Continue reading

Unmanaged Management

Boss
on Unmanaged Management

Employees spend so much time dealing with the “feedback” (or “blowback”) from their managers that they rarely consider the fact that both sides manage the relationship. This is true in business to business environment between vendors and clients just as … Continue reading

Designers Challenge

Shockey Monkey
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This is not a sales/SPAM post but I do have to frame it for you in perspective: We’re working on the updates to Shockey Monkey which will soon be powering over 10,000 businesses worldwide. Design of the look, feel, flow … Continue reading