Who Says Blogging Isn’t Cool?
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Because of blogging, my instant messenger contact list grows every month. Because of blogging, my referrals for new clients have increased steadily. Because of blogging, I find answers that Google does not.
Case in point: I had a new venture (not big, but a cool niche) weighing on my mind for a couple of weeks now whether to proceed with or not. I didn’t really have a neutral third party to bounce it off of until I looked through my instant messenger contacts.
Low and behold, I see Rob in the list, (who has probably seen more startups and business plans in his lifetime than most investment bankers).
After a few minutes of discussion I feel a lot better about my plans and I couldn’t have gotten that feeling after shooting the crap with “the guys” at the local pub that have no idea on what I do or how the whole Internet thing works.
Sure I could ask someone “in the business”, but those opinions are usually jaded when it involves something local or where personal opinions/experiences might come into play.
I guess what I’m saying is that it’s nice to have someone you can trust hundreds of miles away to bounce ideas off of all made possible by blogging! Thanks again Rob!
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Rob La Gesse said:
@Jon - thanks. I’ve found so many people via the Internet over the years - all with their own areas of expertise, and their own unique perspective on life. Without a lot of people’s help and advise I would still be punching a clock somewhere. So I always try to help others when I can.
As far as seeing a lot of business plans - not so much! I tend to get the three drunk college guys in a dorm somewhere that find my web site at 3am and call to talk to me about their great idea. And sometimes they ARE great ideas.
In many ways I prefer the young, drunken-inspired ideas to the long and tedious detail in a business plan. If you get involved in an idea early enough you may just be able to keep it pure - instead of having it grow into an over-blown, bloated image of what it once was. (think Windows!)
But I’m glad I was of some assistance. Someday when I take my next cross country motorcycle ride I’ll show up at your place for a cold beer. And we’ll be even
Rob
October 25th, 2007 at 12:52 pm -
admin said:
@Rob, sounds great. There is always a cold one in the fridge!
October 25th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
