Monthly Archives: April 2013

You know what I find really annoying?

Posted: 3:03 pm
April 30, 2013
IT Business, Legal
on You know what I find really annoying?

So about 2 years ago when we launched Shockey Monkey Free the platform got a ton of interest and lots of people were interested in integrating, investing and outright buying us out. I’ve talked to about a dozen companies about … Continue reading →

How can I maintain $49/month MSP workstation fee

Posted: 1:17 pm
April 26, 2013
Uncategorized
on How can I maintain $49/month MSP workstation fee

I love you guys. I spend most of my day working with people around the world and sometimes I get business model pitches that sound so good that I have to stop for a second to consider how many years … Continue reading →

Open Letter about XD Live Workshops

Posted: 3:12 pm
April 24, 2013
ExchangeDefender, IT Business
on Open Letter about XD Live Workshops

I’m not quite sure just how vulgar this is supposed to be considering that “open letters” tend to be canned, massively edited, PR angled hack jobs by the CEO minions but I’ll give it a try in a way that … Continue reading →

Really Looking Forward To XD Live!

Posted: 11:18 am
April 22, 2013
Events
on Really Looking Forward To XD Live!

Tomorrow is the inaugural XD Live workshop event and I haven’t been this excited about something non-software-related in quite some time! I think most of my entrepreneurial brotherin  will understand what it’s like when you want to do something that … Continue reading →

Sacrifice. Work. Thrive.

Posted: 11:38 am
April 19, 2013
Boss
on Sacrifice. Work. Thrive.

The last post was a bit gloomy, sorry it brushed some of you the wrong way. That’s the ugly truth, business isn’t fair but it’s also not about behaving reprehensibly at every opportunity to make a dollar. If you’re a … Continue reading →

My Business Rules

Posted: 11:06 pm
April 17, 2013
Boss, IT Business
1 Comment

As of February, ExchangeDefender is over 16 years old. In that time I’ve made many mistakes and learned a lot of lessons the hard way. One of the blessings in business is to live long enough to have the time … Continue reading →

The 50 Shades of PC Decline

Posted: 8:14 pm
April 16, 2013
Gadgets, IT Business
on The 50 Shades of PC Decline

I’ve been watching the recent doomsday reports (make that “factual accounts of actual sales worldwide”) about how the PC is dying, how Windows 8 is the main culprit, and the industry in general is imploding. First of all, this isn’t … Continue reading →

The Sum of all Bullshit

Posted: 11:02 pm
April 13, 2013
Boss, GTD, Humor, IT Culture
on The Sum of all Bullshit

Friends, readers, Chinese email harvesting bots and random DDoS attackers, welcome. I am about to introduce you to the one thing.. no.. the biggest thing that bothers me about business and those that fail at it. They go hand in … Continue reading →

It’s a race.. and speed matters.

Posted: 4:33 pm
April 10, 2013
Boss, GTD, IT Business, Shockey Monkey
on It’s a race.. and speed matters.

On Monday I posted the following Facebook update: By Wednesday, all of the code, bugfix and testing were in place and Shockey Monkey was rocking the 2013 version of clippy. Whether you loved or loathed Clippy, the idea was brilliant … Continue reading →

MSP Extinction Event

Posted: 4:48 pm
April 8, 2013
IT Business
on MSP Extinction Event

I spend a fair bit of my time considering doomsday scenarios – it’s a part of responsible business ownership to consider and plan for contingencies that may impact the business model. Many people believe otherwise, that only small course corrections … Continue reading →