Category Archives: IT Business

Cry Me A River…

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And now… Mr. Justin Timberlake sings to the MSP industry: About a year and a half ago my company took an amazing risk to go into the cloud services head first. We took a ton of partners with us. Scary … Continue reading

Which MSP’s are most successful in this economy?

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I have to hand it to this guy, I never thought to use my employees identities to secure business loans: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A prominent Westchester County businessman has admitted that he stole his employees’ identities to secure … Continue reading

This is why you’re unemployed

IT Business
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Employees seeking work are often frustrated by the apparent ignorance and disrespect dished out by the employers and associated HR practices. Having been on the side of a person looking for work, I feel for you and understand your frustration. … Continue reading

Good Marketing

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Most marketing is crap. Even the more visually appealing ones tends to be slimy, underhanded and at best misleading. Let’s assume for the sake of the argument that there isn’t much you can do about that because regardless of the … Continue reading

Future View

IT Business
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To sum it up: I am considering shutting down the Own Web Now Partner program. If you’re interested, intrigued or insulted please read on. I am writing this blog post 30,000 ft in the air, on my way to one … Continue reading

Career or Job?

IT Business
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Happy Monday! Enjoying the beautiful Las Vegas after going to sleep on the west coast schedule and waking up on the east coast schedule. My brain is shot so I figured I’d offer you some of the idle cycles of … Continue reading

Selling a clue. $1 obo

IT Business
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True conversation from earlier today, partner/friend of years that seems to be stuck in the past, finding the future isn’t for working out for him: Bob: Economy sucks. Vlad: Really? Bob: Yes. Vlad: Are you selling anything new? Bob: Nobody … Continue reading

MSP Week in Review

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I’m blogging this at 30,000 ft aboard Airtran 737 – and by the time you read this on Sunday, I will be living the Pirates of the Carribean scene: “So you just layed around on the beach and drank rum?” … Continue reading

Really looking forward to MSP University Bootcamp

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I am really looking forward to the MSP University bootcamp this week. It’s in Baltimore at the end of this week and is my last big thing for this quarter before we get into the summer of announcements. I’m excited … Continue reading

Coping with CPLS

IT Business
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Chronic Payment Latency Syndrome, or CPLS, is the modern version of “check is in the mail” and is something your A/R can share with you along with many funny stories. Things like: My card was lost/stolen 2 weeks ago, Amex … Continue reading