The_DaveG

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by The_DaveG 2y ago
I’m happy to have watched the Kerno team build to this point and am very excited to see how they continue to grow in this space!
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by The_DaveG 5y ago
If they are not paying six figures, they can’t or won’t afford a 30 min response time and are probably trying to see how far they can push you.
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by The_DaveG 5y ago
Absolutely this! I think the question also needs to be is this so mission critical that they need 30 minute response time? If not a 4 or 8 or 24 hour response time during the week is a much more realistic way for you to cover them or levera
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by The_DaveG 5y ago
This seems exceptionally realistic. I’ve sat next to former employees who almost certainly get paid more than I do because they know the process and no one else can match that knowledge. I generally don’t work nuclear plants, but in my expe
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
I started with LinkedIn only connecting with people that I had met personally. Then potentially expanding to people I had conversation. I found that I was just getting a lot of the same posts and it was a lot of groupthink. Then I started c
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
I'm going to parallel Rob a bit here. You've managed to build something that has brought in $120k without investing dollars into outreach. Then you've invested it into (assumably) hardware. You've got a business with so
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
I don't consider what I'm currently doing "tech". I think of that much more in the startup game, VC funding, and FAANG. Generally I'm filling a consulting role. Mainly in the product development/launch phases.
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
What are you selling? Who is the market? This is going to cause a huge variation for the answer.
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
All of these things are fairly common in the RFP process. Not that going to find somewhere to print and FedEx on a Saturday morning isn't always fun... One suggestion I would offer for future RFP's is to call/meet/show u
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
I spent a fairly short period of time in "tech." At some point I decided that's now how I want to spend my life. I've spent the last year's in manufacturing. Mainly building software/hardware stacks to become m
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
This is not too far off from what I'm working towards. I'm less worried about the community aspect and more so the sustainability and open spaces. Allowing birds, native animals, and everything else we can bring to allow room to r
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
These are fantastic truths. Additionally higher hourly rates cause clients to second guess you less.
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
Pen Addict- one of my longest running must listens. I get an hour a week of people I've known online talking pens and to some extent many things analog. I spent a lot of time writing on paper and with fountain pens. It's very cath
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
Not federal law enforcement, but government and major corporations generally have preferred vendors who can help sell the product for some percentage off the top. In my experience this is a much less time consuming process than going throug
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by The_DaveG 6y ago
I would imagine that copyright infringement is difficult and expensive to both prove and defend in court. I would suggest 2 things: 1) Speak directly with the investors. You have some type of relationship with them. Let them know what happe
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
Coming from an SI background, I was thinking the same thing. It's nice to see another integrator here. What do you guys focus on?
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
I get that, starting over in a new place can be tough. I would approach the looking for a new job and looking for clients as the same process. Your skills might not be something that a group needs part/full time but it could be somethi
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
A company I consult with does. Either per job or on an ongoing as needed basis. Depending on job's they can pull in people as needed. It works pretty well for them, but as they grow, they will need to bring on a couple of developers f
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
It is hard to find part time sales/biz dev roles from larger companies. By the time they are looking to hire, they are looking for a full time person because they have a (mostly) full time need. Especially if there is commission involv
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
I've negotiated deals like this in the past and white labeling products are a great way to go about it. In the past I've done an $X upfront as the cost to create the white labeled product and then some % of the revenue based on th
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
Wife and I decided that we were done with the city and lack of space and wanted to travel. Spent the next year downsizing as much as we could while looking for remote first/only companies to make a jump. Found one of those companies th
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
Of course, looking forward to following along your journey!
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
I have seen this be a huge problem for smaller companies that do not either a) have someone's who is good at their job of following up on invoices or b) an owner to does this themselves. Like months past due on invoices that are make o
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
Not really, most of the products/services that I launch are more on the B2B Enterprise domain and do not have a lot of crossover. I do have a couple of products getting ready to launch that we will probably launch on a couple of those
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
I'm a Buffer user for the past 5 or 6 years including various versions of their paid plans over the years. I've used it personally, for companies I was working for, and for clients in a freelance engagement. Overall I really like
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
I've been waiting, hoping that others would be using more notebooks than me... Right now I'm using 2 paper notebooks an A4 LEUCHTTURM 1917 Master Slim dot grid in Red, I've also done the orange for a while. This is basically
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
I'd imagine if you've gone down that rabbit hole, you know Chase Reeves and his reviews? https://youtu.be/-jYZYKJaqq0
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
All of these things! I'm not sure if I would have purchased if not for the camera specific need, but I know more people than not who carry this without a camera. The dividers are great to separate things including gym clothes. My cousi
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
I've used and love the Peak Design Everyday Backpack 30L for the past two years and absolutely love it. https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Design-Everyday-Backpack-Camera/... Originally I was on the fence because it&#x27
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by The_DaveG 7y ago
I'm a huge fan of A4 notebooks and fountain pens! I'm currently partial to the Leuchtturm 1917 master series, at least in part because of all the beautiful colors there are to choose.

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