Yearly Archives: 2014

How entrepreneurs fail into operations managers

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on How entrepreneurs fail into operations managers

Enjoying my vacation.. Been out for a few weeks now thinking about random stuff but mostly just trying to keep myself from planning to so something. And it got me thinking about one of the key qualities you need to … Continue reading

#VladCamp Begins

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on #VladCamp Begins

Summer session of VladCamp is in full force starting today. Here is the brief summary of it: Hong Kong, Macau, Amsterdam, Belgium, Copenhagen, Berlin, Talin, St Petersburg, Moscow, Helsinki, Stockholm, Belgrade, Athens, Cairo, Frankfurt, Seattle, Vancouver, Alaska cruise and then … Continue reading

Real Truth About Overcoming MSP Problems

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Have you’ve ever wondered why I don’t get murdered or beaten in public on a regular basis about the stories I write in public? It’s primarily because I have one rule here: If it can’t be made funny, I won’t … Continue reading

Time To See The World

GTD, IT Business
on Time To See The World

As I mentioned over the past few months I have been scaling back my responsibilities at ExchangeDefender to only a part time affair (about 30 hours a week; and trust me, that’s part time here). I’m just a CEO these … Continue reading

The Worst Employee Ever

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I’ve worked with some people that whole HR books could be written about (heck, half of ours was written just based on actions of one person) but there is nothing worse than….: The worst employee ever: Stupid employee not aware … Continue reading

Would Jesus eat brisket on Sunday?

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on Would Jesus eat brisket on Sunday?

Conversation I often have with my wife: Katie: What’s on your mind?Vlad: I have to get this done by tomorrow.Katie: Aren’t you the boss? Turn it in late?Vlad: Nah. What “Nah” actually means Part of being the boss and being … Continue reading

Update on CompTIA’s Cloud Trustmark Progress

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on Update on CompTIA’s Cloud Trustmark Progress

As I wrote here before, I am on CompTIA’s Cloud Executive Council and several of us are helping CompTIA come up with a Cloud Trustmark that would help IT Solution Providers determine, in a nutshell, how credible the cloud service … Continue reading

Next chapter: Dubai

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As you may have heard, I have significantly reduced my day-to-day involvement at Own Web Now Corp and my sole position with the business is that of a CEO. Meaning, I will only be involved in strategy and international expansion … Continue reading

The worst thing about being nice

GTD, IT Business
on The worst thing about being nice

Gotta vent for a sec because I keep on running into this. The worst thing about being nice is that you get no credit for it. But you get exploited for it at every turn. When I fuck up, even … Continue reading

Cool Stuff That Happened This Week

Misc, Mobility
on Cool Stuff That Happened This Week

I was out of the office this week and for the most part hanging out with partners and vendors around the clock – so here are a few things that happened this week that I thought were cool from the … Continue reading