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Everything changes from concept to release.

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] And how do we protect ourselves against surprises that relate to feature-functionality as opposed to product quality upon release? It is interesting to note that not many of us even remember this “feature” let alone miss it. Surprises when the market meets your product. Rush to market? Cowboy coding.”

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How Decisions Define Our Business Destiny

Duct Tape Marketing

Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast was brought to you by the MarTech Podcast, hosted by my friend Ben Shapiro, is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals with episodes you can listen to in under 30 minutes.

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Everything changes from concept to release.

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] Back when I was developing early systems for the hotel industry, with the full cooperation of the owner and managers of a hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I would fly in from Los Angeles on Friday evenings, install new releases that night and make fixes on the fly in a real 24-hour environment.

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Everything changes from concept to release! (And another story…)

Berkonomics

Email readers continue here.] Plan for change; sometimes at the last minute. You may recall that Microsoft planned a new file system for Vista, but pulled the file system from the product before release, and has not released the WinFS file system yet as of this writing, years later.

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5 Things You Know But Don’t Do Enough

Duct Tape Marketing

On a flight from Tampa to Tulsa (not really but I’m listening to a song from the Jayhawks by that title) I pondered the things that keep me from moving my business in the right direction, making more money and having more control and I was able to find a pattern that involved a handful of simple things that I know no one does enough.

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How Best To Negotiate Your Time And The Time Of Others

YoungUpstarts

Though she was emailing me about other matters, she wouldn’t acknowledge my offer for lunch. Eventually, a few emails in, she revealed she needed some public speaking tips for an upcoming talk she had to give. At another speaking engagement, I requested a copy of the emails from the RSVP list. You are worth that.

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