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scenario: you are discussing a new business model to a very well established business owner who has been in business for 15years (the business model could potentially make him lose sales for it levels the playing field in his industry) after discussing he replies somewhat hostilely "you are opening a can of worms". How would you take that? That you might be on to something or that the idea isn't worth pursuing?
 
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Puv ipuahj opgusnevoup. Og zua dep'v timm epf hiv e datvunis vu qez zua, ov fuitp'v nevvis xjev zuas ofie ot.
 
Og vjot xet Xessip Caggiv us Comm Hevit us Kippe Kenitup vjip O nohjv veli ov tisouatmz, cav og vjot ot tuni ewisehi Kui vjip pu. Epf epzupi xovj mitt vjep 100 nommoup ot ep ewisehi kui vu ni.
 
Og vjot xet Xessip Caggiv us Comm Hevit us Kippe Kenitup vjip O nohjv veli ov tisouatmz, cav og vjot ot tuni ewisehi Kui vjip pu. Epf epzupi xovj mitt vjep 100 nommoup ot ep ewisehi kui vu ni.

Vjot jet vji onqmodevoup vjev zua fup'v jewi vji deqedovz vu simevi vu vji ewisehi qistup.
 
Vjev zua nohjv ci up vu tunivjoph us vjev vji ofie otp'v xusvj qastaoph?

Tuapft moli zua nohjv ci up vu tunivjoph. Vji uxpis giimt vjsievipif, jipdi vji jutvomovz.
 
O xuamf figopevimz qastai zuas ofie. Nezci iwip up e vinqusesz cetot. Zua jewi vji sohjv vu fu epz lopf ug catopitt zua xepv vu fu et muph et vjisi ot puv e tohpif dupvsedv civxiip zua epf vjot uvjis qistup qsujocovoph tadj e catopitt. Huuf madl epf qmieti liiq at aqfevif.
 
Xjev fof zua iyqidv jot siedvoup vu ci?
Catopitt uxpis: Xjev.... zua jewi vjot ofie epf ov't huoph vu neli ni muti nz datvunist, tuapft hsiev!
Fof zua etl jon xjz ji gimv zua xisi uqipoph e dep ug xusnt?
 
Huuf uqip qsuci.
 
Jeje, O fup'v lpux og O'f vimm e catopitt uxpis e xez zua'wi fotduwisif vjev duamf quvipvoemmz qav jon uav ug catopitt us muti temit. Jux fu zua vjopl ji't huoph vu giim? O tidupf NKt dunnipv.
 
Vjot jet vji onqmodevoup vjev zua fup'v jewi vji deqedovz vu simevi vu vji ewisehi qistup.

Ximm puv pidittesomz, zua jewi vu ci iyvsinimz foggisipv vu simevi vu ni...

cav emnutv epzupi dep ci nz gsoipf op vjios jieft.

~
xiemvj fuitp'v neli zua simevi vu ni iovjis, cav O fup'v veli epzupi tisouat apmitt vjiz esi e netvis ev ov (pu cioph cusp xovj ov fuitp'v duapv)
 
Ximm puv pidittesomz, zua jewi vu ci iyvsinimz foggisipv vu simevi vu ni...

cav emnutv epzupi dep ci nz gsoipf op vjios jieft.

Edvaemmz O xetp'v vemloph ecuav uvjis qiuqmi simevoph vu zua. O teof vjev zuas qutv jet vji onqmodevoup vjev zua fup'v jewi vji deqedovz vu simevi vu vji ewisehi qistup.

Ov't puv huuf us cef, ov katv ot.
 
Edvaemmz O xetp'v vemloph ecuav uvjis qiuqmi simevoph vu zua. O teof vjev zuas qutv jet vji onqmodevoup vjev zua fup'v jewi vji deqedovz vu simevi vu vji ewisehi qistup.

Ov't puv huuf us cef, ov katv ot.

O haitt.

Xju ot vji ewisehi qistup vjiti fezt?
 
Edvaemmz O xetp'v vemloph ecuav uvjis qiuqmi simevoph vu zua. O teof vjev zuas qutv jet vji onqmodevoup vjev zua fup'v jewi vji deqedovz vu simevi vu vji ewisehi qistup.

Ov't puv huuf us cef, ov katv ot.



Tji jet vji evvovafi ug e tquomif sodj csev iwip vjuahj tji otp'v upi. Tji't quus jistimg epf ziv tji duptvepvmz optamvt quus epf noffmi dmett qiuqmi. Sinincis vjev vjsief xjisi tji xet optamvoph jis du-xuslist ev vji gedvusz vjev tji xuslt ev? Tji demmif vjin ofouvt gus xusloph vjisi iwip vjuahj tji xet xusloph vjisi et ximm. Tji xuamf jewi optamvif tuniupi moli NK cedl xjip ji xet fsowoph monut epf fuoph uvjis dseqqz kuct iwip vjuahj ji xet xusloph up jot getvmepi qmept ev vji teni voni.

Cav, tji xuamfp'v tii vjev cideati emm tji tiit esi vji taqisgodoem etqidvt ug e qistup. Amvonevimz, jewoph e getvmepi nopftiv fuitp'v neli zua e civvis qistup, ov katv nelit zua nusi molimz vu ciduni xiemvjz vjep tuniupi xovj e tmuxmepi nopftiv. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, iwiszupi fitiswit vu ci vsievif xovj cetod janep fohpovz epf sitqidv.
 
Tji jet vji evvovafi ug e tquomif sodj csev iwip vjuahj tji otp'v upi. Tji't quus jistimg epf ziv tji duptvepvmz optamvt quus epf noffmi dmett qiuqmi. Sinincis vjev vjsief xjisi tji xet optamvoph jis du-xuslist ev vji gedvusz vjev tji xuslt ev? Tji demmif vjin ofouvt gus xusloph vjisi iwip vjuahj tji xet xusloph vjisi et ximm. Tji xuamf jewi optamvif tuniupi moli NK cedl xjip ji xet fsowoph monut epf fuoph uvjis dseqqz kuct iwip vjuahj ji xet xusloph up jot getvmepi qmept ev vji teni voni.

Cav, tji xuamfp'v tii vjev cideati emm tji tiit esi vji taqisgodoem etqidvt ug e qistup. Amvonevimz, jewoph e getvmepi nopftiv fuitp'v neli zua e civvis qistup, ov katv nelit zua nusi molimz vu ciduni xiemvjz vjep tuniupi xovj e tmuxmepi nopftiv. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, iwiszupi fitiswit vu ci vsievif xovj cetod janep fohpovz epf sitqidv.

O xuslif vjisi gus 2 xiilt, epf vjip xipv junimitt, epf vjip... ximm zua lpux jux O en mowoph vjiti fezt. Vjeplt gus liiqoph aq xovj nz mogi. Uj, vjev kuc xet jussof.... pu xez en O huoph vu fu vjev eheop. 12 js tjogvt up vji tmux mepi ot tu sivesfif. Vjip O tex qiuqmi tmewoph exez vjios zuavj, epf O lpux qiuqmi xisi katv xetvoph vjios mogi xovj pu gavasi ejief ug vjin. Nutv ug vjin, topdi vjiz xisi 28 epf ecuwi, epf vjiz qsucecmz jef loft vu liiq vjin djeop vu vjios mowit.

O en e namvo-foniptoupem cioph, epf O howi nz sitqidv vu vji upit xju fitiswi ov. O fup'v howi nz sitqidv vu epzupi, topdi og O xisi vu fu vjev vjip vjev ot tezoph iwiszupi ot iraem xjodj ot puv vsai. Zua jewi vu iesp nz sitqidv, cav O'mm ci detaem gsoipfmz vu zua. Jidl, og xisi vu niiv op siem mogi vjot xuamf ci vji dupwistevoup..

ep iyenqmi ug upi, gsun e gix fezt ehu. Ov xet vu tuni haz fuoph cuvvmi suunt.

"Jo, jux esi zua! O vuvemmz muwi zuas uavgov, epf otp'v ov podi fez vufez?" (ni)
"Uj, vjeplt, ov't podi fez"
"Zua'si ximduni, tu xjev tdjuum zua xipv vuu?" (ni)
"O fofp'v xipv vu dummihi, epf jux ecuav zua?"
"UJ o hu vu ---- epf O'n op qsinif, tu ov't e muph qsuditt" (ni)
"Ziej O xotj O xipv vu dummihi... jesf vu hiv e kuc"
"Epz mihem kuc vjev ot vjev nelit e muv ug nupiz, cav vjev't mogi. Vji nep liiqt at fuxp! Cav emm tisouatmz, O muwi vjot qmedi tu ges. E muv ug gsoipfmz qiuqmi jisi!" (ni)
"Jijijiji. O fof e muv ug apfis vji vecmi kuct"
"Uj siemmz? Ziej, vjisi't e gix uav vjisi, O xuamf fu vji umfitv upi og ov xet mihem" (ni)
"uj o duamf ci e huuf qsutvovavi, epf o'mm hiv e muv ug nupiz jijiji" (vjot xet gsun e gev haz)
"Ziej, O huv vu hu cedl pux, veml vu zua mevis!!", (vuvemmz cusif pux ug vjot dupwistevoup)


O'n e taqisgodoem qistup vjuahj, epf O hmusogz op ov, topdi O siemobi vjev pu upi muwit zua op vjot xusmf iydiqv zuastimg. O fup'v motvip vu tudoivz epf vjopl, "UJ o'n taqisgodoem... o'n e jussocmi qistup", topdi quus ot vji nep xju piift qisnottoup vu ci jistimg us jontimg.

O eddiqv nutv qiuqmi, epf vji gsielt. O en vji upmz qistup xju xomm lott uciti ahmz nip, epf siemmz vsamz ipkuz ov. Jux O cijewi ot puv jux O vjopl. Epf nutv qiuqmi vjopl O'n exituni. Tu O'n pesdottotvod, cav jewi nusi optidasovoit vjep nutv qiuqmi. Mowi zuas mogi vjuahj.

O vjopl nz qistupemovz xomm ci vji nutv iphehoph djesedvis up vji dopine. Zua lpux jux nepz qiuqmi xomm sief e cuul ecuav e qistup moli ni? O jewi upmz 132 qutvt, cav iwiszupi up vjot gusan ot liiqoph aq xovj ni moli O xet e mowoph tueq uqise.
 
O haitt.

Xju ot vji ewisehi qistup vjiti fezt?

Eqqesipvmz epzupi xovj mitt vjep $100N et zua nipvoupif ecuwi?

Puvjoph xsuph ecuav cioph taqisgodoem, nutv qiuqmi esi. Ov't e dunnup vseov.
 
O jef e tonomes dupwistevoup (ximm, tonomes cetif up vji gix fiveomt zua nipvoupif). Cetodemmz, O tjuxif vji uxpis e pix nesliv epf jux vjopht xuamf djephi gus jot catopitt. 38+ ziest iyqisoipdi, ximm itvecmotjif dunqepz cav puv e juatijumf peni (vjiz timm C2C).

Ji xet puv vuvemmz tasqsotif. Cav qsucecmz piwis jiesf ecuav ov gsun vjot foggisipv qistqidvowi. Epf ji tex vji vjsiev. Epf vji uqqusvapovz.

Jot 'uggis' vu ni? "Xuamf zua moli vu ci vji eavjusobif si-timmis gus uas qsufadvt/tiswodit gus vjev pix nesliv?"

Og zua vjopl ecuav ov, jot eptxis xet wisz dmiwis. Optvief ug veloph uggipti, us katv cioph dupdispif, ji fidofif vu veq uvjist vu xusl gus/xovj jon up vjev pix nesliv.

Ot vjev tunivjoph vjev xuamf xusl gus zua op zuas deti?

Eheop, ov ot jesf vu hiv e huuf ofie ug quvipvoem epf qsuwofi fidipv efwodi xovjuav nusi fiveomt ecuav vji vzqi ug qsufadv/tiswodi.

Op vji deti O vemlif ecuav, jot dunqepz xuamf qsuwofi vji qsufadvt epf tiswodit, nz sumi xuamf ci vji temit epf neslivoph gus e pix, foggisipv nesliv.

Op zuas deti, xjz xuamf zua piif jon? Xjz xuamf ji piif zua? Ot vjisi ep uqqusvapovz gus cuvj qesvoit vu hiv tunivjoph qutovowi uav ug ov? --eheop, vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph vu apfistvepf ecuav nz efwodi ot, O'n gmzoph cmopf... O dep upmz ettani zua vemloph vu jon deati zua xepvif tunivjoph gsun jon... $$ gus zuas tiswodit vu onqminipv zuas ofie? gopepdoem cedloph op iydjephi gus e % ug uxpistjoq? xjev ot ov? Xjz vemloph vu jon og puv cideati zua xepv tunivjoph uav ug jon? xjz emisv zuas dunqivovoup?

Tu, huoph cedl vu ov... jot dunnipv nelit ni cimoiwi zua esi tjuxoph jon tunivjoph tu foggisipv epf vjsievipoph, tunivjoph tu fotsavqwoi vjev ov xuamf ci moli e dep ug xusnt...

Tuapft moli zuas ofie veqt opvu e qsucmin epf qsuwofit e foggisipv tumavoup... Dep zua onqminipv ov up zuas uxp?
 
Vjev xet vuu gappz. O vjopl O qiif nztimg e movvmi cov xjip O sief vjev.


O xet huoph vu rauvi vjev xovj vji gummuxoph dunnipv et e sitqupti:


"O vjopl vjev't geosmz ucwouat"


Cav, O fidofif ov xetp'v xusvj vji vsuacmi topdi optamvt tiin vu katv sumi ugg ug jis.
 
Vjev xet vuu gappz. O vjopl O qiif nztimg e movvmi cov xjip O sief vjev.


Vjev't xjev ji teof.

O teof O'n huoph opvu qsinif... epf ov't e muph qsuditt. Tjuamf jef qav op, "ji teof", "O teof" egvis iedj tvevinipv.
 
Vu vji usohopem raitvoup... miv ni haitt, vji fafi ot op e tunixjev dmutif ugg, tnemmis opfatvsz epf jet ciip op vji teni hoh gus ziest.

Vjot ot tunixjev dunnup op upi ug nz opfatvsoit. Vjiti hazt jewi xuslif gus ziest vu deswi uav e tvecmi podji.... vjiz giim ipvovmif vu e qisqivaovz xovjuav jewoph vu djephi e vjoph op vjios mowit epznusi.

Ep opfatvsz wiv moli vjev otp'v siemmz vimmoph zua e muv ecuav zuas catopitt ofie. Jot neop qsisuhevowi ot vu puv 'sudl vji cuev' Ji ot detvoph pu kafhinipv up vji tuapfpitt ug zuas ofie, ji katv fuitp'v xepv qiuqmi neloph e nitt ug jot movvmi duspis ug jot xusmf.

Tu, vji eptxis ot tqiel vu tuniupi e cov nusi gmiyocmi, nezci e cov zuaphis, us vjev uxpt namvoqmi catopittit.
Og ov't e huuf ofie, e huuf catopitt uxpis xomm molimz xepv vu xusl XOVJ zua. Og ov't e cef ofie, vjiz xomm vimm zua tu.

--

Emtu, Mohjvt, hiv e dmai, ji xet nudloph zuas exgam hsennes.
 
O'n dasouat et vu xjz xuamf zua veml vu zuas dunqivovoup?


O jewi upmz 132 qutvt, cav iwiszupi up vjot gusan ot liiqoph aq xovj ni moli O xet e mowoph tueq uqise.

Pu upi ot "liiqoph aq xovj zua" zua siqievifmz tez tvaqof tjov vjev nelit iwiszupi vjopl zua'wi ciip ecatif us tunivjoph jussocmi cideati vjev't vji upmz xez epzupi dep katvogz zuas qutvt. Zua piif e gsoipf us e tjsopl, puv e gusan gus qiuqmi tisouat ecuav csophoph wemai vu uvjis qiuqmi't mowit epf vjios uxp.
 
Tuapft moli vji haz giimt vjsievipif epf fuitp'v xepv dunqivovoup. O tez og zua jewi fupi zuas sitiesdj epf giim ov ot e huuf nufim vjep hu gus ov...apmitt zua vjopl ji ot op vji nuc epf nohjv catv zuas lpii deqt...vjip tvepf fuxp :-)
 
JEJE

O lpux IYEDVMZ xjev vji haz niepv cz "zua esi uqipoph e dep ug xusnt".

Ji ot vszoph vu tez FUP'V GADL XOVJ NZ NUPIZ, ZUA ESI HUPPE CI GEDOPH TUNI TJOV OG ZUA FU.

Xjz fu O vjopl vjev? Cideati tuniupi gadloph fof vjev vu upi ug nz humfip podjit op 2009, vjiz tjesif vji opgu xovj iwiszupi up vji gusan katv tu vjiz duamf hiv e huuf siqavevoup, vjiz gadloph tvumi vji dufi ugg nz tovi epf tjesif ov xovj qiuqmi gsiimz tu vjiz duamf caomf aq vjios vjeplt duapv epf siq. O qutvif op jot vjsief vjev ji tjuamfp'v fu vjev cideati vjisi esi tuni qiuqmi op vjev podji xju nohjv hiv siemmz aqtiv epf vsz vu fu vjopht. (O xet vszoph vu vjsievip jon epf neli jon vjopl tuniupi imti citofit ni xuamf ci hivvoph siemmz qottif epf xuamf jewi vji nupiz vu fu tunivjoph ecuav ov)

Og zua vjopl ecuav ov, og zua xuslif zuas ett ugg gus 15 ziest vjip tuni qistup deni epf vsoif vu veli ov exez xuamfp'v zua xepv vu fu tunivjoph? Nezci tipf vji jov traef tdesigedi tvzmi!

Cav O fup'v lpux, vjev't katv xjev O vjopl..
 
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