Comments for Zvi Band http://zviband.com Are you with the Band? Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:16:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on The DC Tech Community – Why I’m Doing It by windows 7 anytime upgrade download http://zviband.com/posts/the-dc-tech-community-why-im-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-25577 windows 7 anytime upgrade download Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:16:25 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=363#comment-25577 I've been browsing on-line greater than 3 hours lately, yet I never discovered any interesting article like yours. It is beautiful worth sufficient for me. In my view, if all site owners and bloggers made just right content as you did, the internet shall be a lot more useful than ever before. I’ve been browsing on-line greater than 3 hours lately, yet I never discovered any interesting article like yours. It is beautiful worth sufficient for me. In my view, if all site owners and bloggers made just right content as you did, the internet shall be a lot more useful than ever before.

]]> Comment on Why I’m So Incredibly Excited About Crowdfunding by Andrew CP Kelley http://zviband.com/posts/why-im-so-incredibly-excited-about-crowdfunding/comment-page-1/#comment-25541 Andrew CP Kelley Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:32:47 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=404#comment-25541 In regards to KickStarter, here's an amazingly awesome start-up that raised over $54,000! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1380180715/mail-pilot-email-reimagined In regards to KickStarter, here’s an amazingly awesome start-up that raised over $54,000!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1380180715/mail-pilot-email-reimagined

]]> Comment on The Sad Thing Is… No One Is Surprised. by MTRobert http://zviband.com/posts/the-sad-thing-is-no-one-is-surprised/comment-page-1/#comment-25279 MTRobert Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:44:30 +0000 http://zviband.com/2007/08/27/the-sad-thing-is-no-one-is-surprised/#comment-25279 she, Susie, had thought Manny was a hot trotter! making the promises she'd just made Skip, but her lecherous excitement "Yes, sir," Gillian said, looking down at the floor. Her eyes widened and she choked - or tried to, as his thick, uncircumcised cockhead forced its way past the end of her mouth and into her throat. She struggled desperately as he jerked her head forward, emitting a silent scream as he speared her, his cock jamming deep into her gullet. of the mirror. Debby's hips were a little wider than Sharon's and the "Come on," she softly begged. "Let's empty your big hot load into my horny pussy." Jackie moved one hand up, touching the horse lightly on his side. He Lisa's young, and momentarily satiated body quivered and trembled on this, flushed with desire ... naked ... on the point of taking her ... She had blocked all recollections of a certain incident for years. She <a href="http://casino-on-line.ucoz.com" rel="nofollow">Casino game</a> she, Susie, had thought Manny was a hot trotter! making the promises she’d just made Skip, but her lecherous excitement “Yes, sir,” Gillian said, looking down at the floor. Her eyes widened and she choked – or tried to, as his thick, uncircumcised cockhead forced its way past the end of her mouth and into her throat. She struggled desperately as he jerked her head forward, emitting a silent scream as he speared her, his cock jamming deep into her gullet. of the mirror. Debby’s hips were a little wider than Sharon’s and the “Come on,” she softly begged. “Let’s empty your big hot load into my horny pussy.” Jackie moved one hand up, touching the horse lightly on his side. He Lisa’s young, and momentarily satiated body quivered and trembled on this, flushed with desire … naked … on the point of taking her … She had blocked all recollections of a certain incident for years. She

Casino game

]]> Comment on Cycles by Jon Gosier http://zviband.com/posts/cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-22006 Jon Gosier Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:58:05 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=384#comment-22006 Awesome. Awesome.

]]> Comment on Burning the Boats by Nick Whitmoyer http://zviband.com/posts/burning-the-boats/comment-page-1/#comment-21952 Nick Whitmoyer Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:07:22 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=380#comment-21952 Congrats Zvi, I'm really excited for you and Contactually! Congrats Zvi, I’m really excited for you and Contactually!

]]> Comment on Learning ImageMagick with Run DMC by remy http://zviband.com/posts/learning-imagemagick-with-run-dmc/comment-page-1/#comment-21836 remy Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:49:56 +0000 http://zviband.com/2009/06/02/learning-imagemagick-with-run-dmc/#comment-21836 Legend !! This is brilliant, you are brilliant for this . YES Legend !! This is brilliant, you are brilliant for this . YES

]]> Comment on The Perils of Bootstrapping via Consulting by Consulting While Bootstrapping | Isolated Designs http://zviband.com/posts/the-perils-of-bootstrapping-via-consulting/comment-page-1/#comment-20345 Consulting While Bootstrapping | Isolated Designs Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:59:29 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=376#comment-20345 [...] Zvi Band offers a very useful list of problems and preventive measures to deal with the entrepreneur who is bootstrapping and having to consult at the same time to bring in capital. Distractions, time, and what he calls the “biggest flaw” is when you hit a rough patch while consulting and the seeds of doubt begin to grow about your entrepreneurial ventures. [...] [...] Zvi Band offers a very useful list of problems and preventive measures to deal with the entrepreneur who is bootstrapping and having to consult at the same time to bring in capital. Distractions, time, and what he calls the “biggest flaw” is when you hit a rough patch while consulting and the seeds of doubt begin to grow about your entrepreneurial ventures. [...]

]]> Comment on The Perils of Bootstrapping via Consulting by Danny http://zviband.com/posts/the-perils-of-bootstrapping-via-consulting/comment-page-1/#comment-20309 Danny Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:01:18 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=376#comment-20309 Thanks for the tips. I've just started my company. Because money is tight, I decided to take on a contracting job for 6 months, and weekend warrior the start up. Its going to be hard, but I've got to try. Thanks for the tips.

I’ve just started my company. Because money is tight, I decided to take on a contracting job for 6 months, and weekend warrior the start up. Its going to be hard, but I’ve got to try.

]]> Comment on The Perils of Bootstrapping via Consulting by Andrew Wright http://zviband.com/posts/the-perils-of-bootstrapping-via-consulting/comment-page-1/#comment-20277 Andrew Wright Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:20:52 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=376#comment-20277 This is a challenge I too face, and it frequently sucks. Like Zvi, I don't short shrift my clients... but they also don't require 100% of my time. Sure, spending 100% of my time on my startup would be ideal, but like most I'm not financially independent enough to do so. We work with the resources we have and work to bring more resources to bear. Going into this I've been blessed w/ years of consulting experience and circles of great clients, so bizdev is minimal and client work manageable. Starting out as a consultant while doing a startup would probably not be wise. Good suggestions here Zvi. The three here that I've found to be very effective...and simple: 1) Devote good chunks of time for different projects to receive your undivided attention. It's too easy to fall into a trap of zipping back and forth and not getting anything accomplished. 2) turn off email/socmed for longer periods of time... but devote a couple small chunks each day to diving into email/socmed. 3) GTD... write your to do list every morning over coffee. It's so simple, yet so damn effective at keeping the mind organized and allowing for focus. This is a challenge I too face, and it frequently sucks. Like Zvi, I don’t short shrift my clients… but they also don’t require 100% of my time. Sure, spending 100% of my time on my startup would be ideal, but like most I’m not financially independent enough to do so. We work with the resources we have and work to bring more resources to bear.

Going into this I’ve been blessed w/ years of consulting experience and circles of great clients, so bizdev is minimal and client work manageable. Starting out as a consultant while doing a startup would probably not be wise.

Good suggestions here Zvi. The three here that I’ve found to be very effective…and simple:

1) Devote good chunks of time for different projects to receive your undivided attention. It’s too easy to fall into a trap of zipping back and forth and not getting anything accomplished.

2) turn off email/socmed for longer periods of time… but devote a couple small chunks each day to diving into email/socmed.

3) GTD… write your to do list every morning over coffee. It’s so simple, yet so damn effective at keeping the mind organized and allowing for focus.

]]> Comment on The Perils of Bootstrapping via Consulting by Zvi http://zviband.com/posts/the-perils-of-bootstrapping-via-consulting/comment-page-1/#comment-20276 Zvi Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:21:40 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=376#comment-20276 @Ernesto - Great point! As I was making the decision to continue consulting while bootstrapping a product, I thought about the same thing. I absolutely do not treat my clients as second tier, and that's a very important distinction. I never question when a client priority pops up, an emergency call comes in, or anything like that. Never miss a deadline, yada yada. You're completely right, and that's a point I should add. You have to be honest with yourself and your clients about your long term intentions. If it becomes obvious to the clients that they aren't important to you... get out of the game. @Ernesto -
Great point! As I was making the decision to continue consulting while bootstrapping a product, I thought about the same thing. I absolutely do not treat my clients as second tier, and that’s a very important distinction. I never question when a client priority pops up, an emergency call comes in, or anything like that. Never miss a deadline, yada yada.

You’re completely right, and that’s a point I should add. You have to be honest with yourself and your clients about your long term intentions. If it becomes obvious to the clients that they aren’t important to you… get out of the game.

]]> Comment on The Perils of Bootstrapping via Consulting by Ernesto http://zviband.com/posts/the-perils-of-bootstrapping-via-consulting/comment-page-1/#comment-20275 Ernesto Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:14:26 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=376#comment-20275 If you're doing consulting to buy time to do your own product development, then the question stands, are you really dedicated to your consulting work? Consulting is not as easy as it looks and it takes dedication that I think some "startup" entrepreneurs just don't have the chops for. It is not easy to work in service for others as it is, and if you're thinking about your own projects over your clients, then really how good of a consultant are ya? The reverse is true too, if you're dedicated to consulting and you're trying to pull a product out, how good is your product going to be when you're haphazardly investing your free time in between everything else? In that case, maybe you should go for the investment partnerships that can free you to dedicate yourself to the product development and leave the consulting to someone else that's 100% focused on growing a service business. Ernesto If you’re doing consulting to buy time to do your own product development, then the question stands, are you really dedicated to your consulting work?

Consulting is not as easy as it looks and it takes dedication that I think some “startup” entrepreneurs just don’t have the chops for.

It is not easy to work in service for others as it is, and if you’re thinking about your own projects over your clients, then really how good of a consultant are ya?

The reverse is true too, if you’re dedicated to consulting and you’re trying to pull a product out, how good is your product going to be when you’re haphazardly investing your free time in between everything else?

In that case, maybe you should go for the investment partnerships that can free you to dedicate yourself to the product development and leave the consulting to someone else that’s 100% focused on growing a service business.

Ernesto

]]> Comment on A Solution to A Community Problem by Glen Hellman http://zviband.com/posts/a-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-19964 Glen Hellman Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:36:22 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=371#comment-19964 Zvi- Keep asking the questions. The big meet-ups are good. Sharing information is good. Action is better. Questions to which I don't have the answer and need to be answered: What actions would improve the environment? For example: 1) Access to Capital 2) Access to Expertise/Mentorship 3) Political Lobbying 4) PR What you and your buds are doing is great. To ramp it up a notch, get people to sign up to lead committees with specific goals. Set time and success goals. Thanks for all the great work! Glen Zvi-

Keep asking the questions. The big meet-ups are good. Sharing information is good. Action is better. Questions to which I don’t have the answer and need to be answered:

What actions would improve the environment? For example:
1) Access to Capital
2) Access to Expertise/Mentorship
3) Political Lobbying
4) PR

What you and your buds are doing is great. To ramp it up a notch, get people to sign up to lead committees with specific goals. Set time and success goals.

Thanks for all the great work!

Glen

]]> Comment on The DC Tech Community – Why I’m Doing It by Sam Aparicio http://zviband.com/posts/the-dc-tech-community-why-im-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-19798 Sam Aparicio Sun, 01 May 2011 01:57:43 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=363#comment-19798 Zvi, a BIG THANK YOU for making us look so good as a community, and for showcasing all the talent in town. We are also rooting for you. Zvi, a BIG THANK YOU for making us look so good as a community, and for showcasing all the talent in town. We are also rooting for you.

]]> Comment on On Validation by oiylnq http://zviband.com/posts/on-validation/comment-page-1/#comment-19749 oiylnq Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:29:35 +0000 http://zviband.com/2007/10/22/on-validation/#comment-19749 U8dn22 <a href="http://rygmuosvvsvr.com/" rel="nofollow">rygmuosvvsvr</a> U8dn22 rygmuosvvsvr

]]> Comment on Communication Overload by hvonqwxr http://zviband.com/posts/communication-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-19748 hvonqwxr Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:31:56 +0000 http://zviband.com/2007/11/27/communication-overload/#comment-19748 toGsPy <a href="http://keufouicheop.com/" rel="nofollow">keufouicheop</a> toGsPy keufouicheop

]]> Comment on Communication Overload by Jean http://zviband.com/posts/communication-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-19677 Jean Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:55:08 +0000 http://zviband.com/2007/11/27/communication-overload/#comment-19677 VXmUmK Very true! Makes a change to see smoenoe spell it out like that. :) VXmUmK Very true! Makes a change to see smoenoe spell it out like that. :)

]]> Comment on The Sad Thing Is… No One Is Surprised. by Patty http://zviband.com/posts/the-sad-thing-is-no-one-is-surprised/comment-page-1/#comment-19610 Patty Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:48:26 +0000 http://zviband.com/2007/08/27/the-sad-thing-is-no-one-is-surprised/#comment-19610 BQ1nx5 I'm not easily impreessd. . . but that's impressing me! :) BQ1nx5 I’m not easily impreessd. . . but that’s impressing me! :)

]]> Comment on AwayFind Launches by Kailee http://zviband.com/posts/awayfind-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-19585 Kailee Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:29:57 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/11/18/awayfind-launches/#comment-19585 yiSadA Good point. I hadn't thuhgot about it quite that way. :) yiSadA Good point. I hadn’t thuhgot about it quite that way. :)

]]> Comment on On Validation by Jane http://zviband.com/posts/on-validation/comment-page-1/#comment-19550 Jane Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:04:16 +0000 http://zviband.com/2007/10/22/on-validation/#comment-19550 IvGuZ3 I'm not easily impersesd. . . but that's impressing me! :) IvGuZ3 I’m not easily impersesd. . . but that’s impressing me! :)

]]> Comment on Customer Motivated Entrepreneurship and the Lean Startup by Dautsdese http://zviband.com/posts/customer-motivated-entrepreneurship-and-the-lean-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-19393 Dautsdese Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:02:42 +0000 http://zviband.com/?p=319#comment-19393 Yes, probably so it is Yes, probably so it is

]]>