Monthly Archives: June 2008

The only reason to be in business is to make money!

Posted on 11 June 2008 by Alexander Kohl

When I hear people say that, it reminds me of bees. Their only reason of existence is to collect honey (ok, pollen). Of course I can’t hold still and have to talk about my truth: that there is more to … Continue reading →

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Urgent personal financial thoughts

Posted on 10 June 2008 by Alexander Kohl

Seth Godin wrote “Only borrow money to pay for things that increase in value. It’s a short list: your business, your house and your education, mostly. Stocks if you’re smarter than me. That’s pretty much it.” He goes on to … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Problems

Posted on 2 June 2008 by Alexander Kohl

Or “Whatever can go wrong will go wrong”. Our first order for a solar hot water system came through today at SolarPay.com.au. Yipee. However, it fell within the 5% of cases that cannot be quoted through our website. Worse, we … Continue reading →

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Setting a Deadline

Posted on 1 June 2008 by Alexander Kohl

Producing events always meant that we had a clear deadline. The date for the event was clear at the start of the preparations. It was great, it took out one of the variables in what the event could be like. … Continue reading →

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