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]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/15/english-cut-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-8800 Dennis Howlett Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:11:28 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1908#comment-8800 I thought you would have 'fresh' ideas Hugh...go at it! I thought you would have ‘fresh’ ideas Hugh…go at it!

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/15/english-cut-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-8799 hugh macleod Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:02:35 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1908#comment-8799 Dennis, by "organically", I mean by "not using outside investment". We have a few ideas ;-) Dennis, by “organically”, I mean by “not using outside investment”.
We have a few ideas

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/15/english-cut-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-8798 wh Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:42:09 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1908#comment-8798 Grow slow, grow strong - courtesy of Howies (a great brand - possibly not a microbrand though) <a href="http://www.howies.co.uk/growslow.php?m=ow" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.howies.co.uk/growslow.php?m=ow" rel="nofollow">http://www.howies.co.uk/growslow.php?m=ow</a></a> Grow slow, grow strong — courtesy of Howies (a great brand — possibly not a microbrand though)
http://www.howies.co.uk/growslow.php?m=ow

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/15/english-cut-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-8797 Gordon Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:36:22 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1908#comment-8797 You could consider increasing prices, thereby confirming further the "quality" of the product offering. You could consider increasing prices, thereby confirming further the “quality” of the product offering.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/15/english-cut-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-8796 Dennis Howlett Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:07:56 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1908#comment-8796 Should've said - it might on the other hand be possible for Thomas to grow at a greater rate than he otherwise would. Assuming no price rise. Assuming there are tailors out there, thinking 'I wish I could do better, I wish I could do fun things' or something similar. Then maybe the task is to reach those folk so they'll be more inclined to take the risk. But then Thomas has to think about quality control and what an additional person or two does for his supervisionary duties... It's still a conundrum. Should’ve said — it might on the other hand be possible for Thomas to grow at a greater rate than he otherwise would.
Assuming no price rise. Assuming there are tailors out there, thinking ‘I wish I could do better, I wish I could do fun things’ or something similar. Then maybe the task is to reach those folk so they’ll be more inclined to take the risk.
But then Thomas has to think about quality control and what an additional person or two does for his supervisionary duties…
It’s still a conundrum.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/15/english-cut-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-8795 Dennis Howlett Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:04:05 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1908#comment-8795 A contradiction in terms don't you think? You say "...has all the business we can handle" and then you want to grow organically? slowly? Having catapulted the guy into the A-list blogosphere, you've run out of ideas? Nah...surely not. I still get a lot of links from a comment I threw onto EC months ago and which related to something else from even further back. So has the Long Tail developed a whiplash on the upstroke? If so then slow+organic won't work. It'll piss the prospective Kindred Spirits off 'cos apart from nice stories and fun facts, they actually want to part with money for a product. Is it the case that Thomas can't get the hired help he needs to build the business? As you've said before, humans don't scale well. That's why you need more of them to do the same thing. Bit of a conundrum don't you think? A contradiction in terms don’t you think? You say “…has all the business we can handle” and then you want to grow organically? slowly?
Having catapulted the guy into the A-list blogosphere, you’ve run out of ideas? Nah…surely not.
I still get a lot of links from a comment I threw onto EC months ago and which related to something else from even further back. So has the Long Tail developed a whiplash on the upstroke?
If so then slow+organic won’t work. It’ll piss the prospective Kindred Spirits off ‘cos apart from nice stories and fun facts, they actually want to part with money for a product.
Is it the case that Thomas can’t get the hired help he needs to build the business? As you’ve said before, humans don’t scale well. That’s why you need more of them to do the same thing.
Bit of a conundrum don’t you think?

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