http://genuinechris.com/the-e-myth-regurgitated-a-michael-gerber-hit-piece/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://genuinechris.com/the-e-myth-regurgitated-a-michael-gerber-hit-piece/#comment-2818 chris Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:08:39 +0000 http://genuinechris.com/?p=869#comment-2818 There's diminishing returns on everything, even passion. There’s diminishing returns on everything, even passion.

]]> http://genuinechris.com/the-e-myth-regurgitated-a-michael-gerber-hit-piece/#comment-2814 Marc Molnar Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:10:07 +0000 http://genuinechris.com/?p=869#comment-2814 How about 2nd generation owners? Talk about phoning it in. I've seen family members become passionate about a company they have no controlling interest in. A true entrepreneur will sell his vested interest in a company when they feel they are phoning it in. Me? I'm passionate and would love to outsource however the talent pool is weak and most of the time untrustworthy in my field. The passion is more often than not driven out by ignorance of those in accounting methods. I.e. The business sucks the passion out of the craft. To remain infinitely passionate means to love the work and ignore the accounting. Now you're talking about a hobby or not for profit. How about 2nd generation owners? Talk about phoning it in. I’ve seen family members become passionate about a company they have no controlling interest in. A true entrepreneur will sell his vested interest in a company when they feel they are phoning it in. Me? I’m passionate and would love to outsource however the talent pool is weak and most of the time untrustworthy in my field. The passion is more often than not driven out by ignorance of those in accounting methods. I.e. The business sucks the passion out of the craft. To remain infinitely passionate means to love the work and ignore the accounting. Now you’re talking about a hobby or not for profit.

]]> http://genuinechris.com/the-e-myth-regurgitated-a-michael-gerber-hit-piece/#comment-1645 Wordpress Plugin Request + Freelancers + — GenuineChris.com Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:46:50 +0000 http://genuinechris.com/?p=869#comment-1645 [...] are days (recent) that I’ve gone through droughts. I often write a lot of timeless posts (My Michael Gerber Hit Piece) that don’t need to come out any particular time. So, we need a plugin. I’ll pay for [...] [...] are days (recent) that I’ve gone through droughts. I often write a lot of timeless posts (My Michael Gerber Hit Piece) that don’t need to come out any particular time. So, we need a plugin. I’ll pay for [...]

]]> http://genuinechris.com/the-e-myth-regurgitated-a-michael-gerber-hit-piece/#comment-1644 Jeremiah Arn Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:47:39 +0000 http://genuinechris.com/?p=869#comment-1644 OK, Chris, I can see not wanting to approach it like a jobber. But take any old business and put yourself in the entrepreneur role. My understanding of Gerber is he says take the tech work, write a manual and hire it out. Take retail for example. The joy of owning a business is not putting inventory on the shelves or working the cash register. Both are critical but not what most entrepreneurs are all about. They want to be planning shelf layout, making new deals with vendors, finding the next location, etc. I guess at some point (the Wal-Marts on the scale), that too becomes the tech work and joyless. But I think any real entrepreneur going into business will not become a shouting grouch in the corner office who never does work. OK, Chris, I can see not wanting to approach it like a jobber. But take any old business and put yourself in the entrepreneur role. My understanding of Gerber is he says take the tech work, write a manual and hire it out. Take retail for example. The joy of owning a business is not putting inventory on the shelves or working the cash register. Both are critical but not what most entrepreneurs are all about. They want to be planning shelf layout, making new deals with vendors, finding the next location, etc. I guess at some point (the Wal-Marts on the scale), that too becomes the tech work and joyless. But I think any real entrepreneur going into business will not become a shouting grouch in the corner office who never does work.

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