http://businessoflife.com/2008/02/19/the-day-of-the-amateur/ Life is about investing in people - business is about investing in people. Sun, 30 May 2010 14:21:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://businessoflife.com/2008/02/19/the-day-of-the-amateur/#comment-40 Rexannedp Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:35:46 +0000 http://alaneason.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-40 thank you, man thank you, man

]]> http://businessoflife.com/2008/02/19/the-day-of-the-amateur/#comment-13 gregg Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:39:27 +0000 http://alaneason.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-13 I like the distinctions you make... That the difference between pro- and am- is a matter of money, but not quality. And that passion is a more valuable indicator of commitment than a title. Here's a story you'll like: my friend (who loves process and software development) was asked to sit in (as a favor) on a bizdev meeting and pretend to work for a graphics company that didn't know anything about software development, so the graphics company could sell a software development contract from a prospective client. Of course, he ended up fielding most of the questions. At the end of the meeting, the prospective client asked, well really said, you don't work for these guys, do you? He dodged the question, but spent the next week writing up a comprehensive strategic plan (including what type of vendors to hire) for the client to go through the software development process. He mailed it anonymously. Just because he had the knowledge and passion. Asked for nada. Expected zippo. Really wasn't playing any angle. Guess what...the client figured it out and called him and gave him a $2m contract. I like the distinctions you make…
That the difference between pro- and am- is a matter of money, but not quality. And that passion is a more valuable indicator of commitment than a title. Here’s a story you’ll like: my friend (who loves process and software development) was asked to sit in (as a favor) on a bizdev meeting and pretend to work for a graphics company that didn’t know anything about software development, so the graphics company could sell a software development contract from a prospective client. Of course, he ended up fielding most of the questions. At the end of the meeting, the prospective client asked, well really said, you don’t work for these guys, do you? He dodged the question, but spent the next week writing up a comprehensive strategic plan (including what type of vendors to hire) for the client to go through the software development process. He mailed it anonymously. Just because he had the knowledge and passion. Asked for nada. Expected zippo. Really wasn’t playing any angle. Guess what…the client figured it out and called him and gave him a $2m contract.

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