The Diversity Blog - SaaS, Cloud & Business Strategy » Tips http://diversity.net.nz Thoughts on the Future of Business and User-Centered Technology Mon, 20 May 2013 17:02:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 If only Twitter had listened to me a year ago! They wouldn’t be in the pickle they are now! http://diversity.net.nz/if-only-twitter-had-listened-to-me-a-year-ago-they-wouldn%e2%80%99t-be-in-the-pickle-they-are-now/2008/06/11/ http://diversity.net.nz/if-only-twitter-had-listened-to-me-a-year-ago-they-wouldn%e2%80%99t-be-in-the-pickle-they-are-now/2008/06/11/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:10:31 +0000 Julian Stone http://diversity.net.nz/?p=1170 About a year ago, I did a series of YouTube vids for a laugh and also to share some advice I’ve learnt along the way developing www.proworkflow.com with our talented team. Although I’m a year older now, and a bit more wise and weathered, this advice still stands. Please excuse the poor quality of the sound – I was experimenting with a camera and got some lag.  But I bet Twitter wished they’d listened to the first vid!

Here’s the series! Have a watch and tell your friends!

Business Tip – Don’t scale up before testing!
Learn why you shouldn’t scale up you web business before testing your internal systems and processes.

Business Tip – Don’t Make a Startup!

Learn why you need to make a ‘Started-up’ rather than a startup.

Business Tip – Be Good Don’t Suck!

Learn how and why you need to be good at what you do and how not to suck.

Business Tip – Low Inertia Web Businesses!
Learn why people love to hear a physical voice behind an internet company or web based business.

Business Tip – People love to hear a voice!
Learn why people love to hear a physical voice behind an internet company or web based business.

Business Tip – Fish in the Demo Pool!
Learn how and why you should be fishing in the demo pool of your web based business.

Author: Julian Stone – CEO, www.proworkflow.com & www.julian101.com

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