Author Archives: Vlad

So, what now?

Posted: 12:35 am
May 1, 2009
OwnWebNow
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It’s another almost all-nighter at Casa de Vlad, another first of the month and another record profit and revenue month. Ahead of all financial goals for 2009. Eh, if it were as easy as it sounds. First of the month … Continue reading →

Vendors

Posted: 3:58 pm
April 28, 2009
Awesome
7 Comments

Perfect Vendor Relationships: Pay me. Feed me. STFU. Oh yeah, NSFW btw. Comments?

Is it August yet?

Posted: 11:44 am
April 27, 2009
Awesome
3 Comments

Another beautiful day in Florida, it’s a great time to be alive. And it’s always great to be a Florida Gator. As the reigning champions we need to fill our quota of smack talk so today I would like to … Continue reading →

I am not dead…

Posted: 3:29 pm
April 26, 2009
Vladville
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All I can say is that it’s a blessing when your hobbies turn into business units that make such a huge impact in lives and businesses around the world. When things go from “fun stuff Vlad does in his spare … Continue reading →

Changing the IT World

Posted: 10:08 am
April 22, 2009
IT Business
4 Comments

Mark Crall handed me a book yesterday with the following line: “If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”. I think at times in the IT industry we spend far too much time standing at the … Continue reading →

I really shouldn’t be allowed into Fry’s

Posted: 7:52 pm
April 19, 2009
Deals
1 Comment

I’m in Dallas for HTG and decided to come in a day early to go through some stuff. Part of that stuff is a meal at McAllisters, a visit to my bank and a pilgrimage to Fry’s. I call it … Continue reading →

What would you like to know about being successful?

Posted: 7:37 pm
April 18, 2009
Uncategorized
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I’m on my way to the HTG Summit right now and I’m trying to figure out what else I can talk about during my presentation on Monday. I’m doing one of those lunch and learn things that often become monotone … Continue reading →

Hot Plate Blade

Posted: 10:09 am
April 18, 2009
SMB
4 Comments

I’m on my way to Dallas for the HTG Summit. Got a ton of shirts and associated swag, stop by, say hi, bitch about my products and I’ll fix em. The usual. OWN had the pleasure of resurrecting the hot … Continue reading →

TPB Founders Jailed – Microsoft and Adobe lose 99% of their install base

Posted: 8:00 am
April 17, 2009
Awesome
1 Comment

Founders of the popular torrent web site, thepiratebay.org, were found guilty of keeping record and software companies around by making a system that enabled their fans to pirate copyright materials and still make their business models and products relevant. Each … Continue reading →

Mirror Match

Posted: 11:58 pm
April 16, 2009
IT Business
2 Comments

One of the hardest things in business is making business decisions that are clearly against your principles and what you believe in, all for the sake of profits. But as we are seeing with each passing day, the focus is … Continue reading →