Comments on: We'll Just Wait It Out In Our Garage http://www.parkeladd.com/2009/05/12/well-just-wait-it-out-in-our-garage/ by Parke Ladd Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:48:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Robby Slaughter http://www.parkeladd.com/2009/05/12/well-just-wait-it-out-in-our-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Robby Slaughter Fri, 15 May 2009 14:20:36 +0000 http://parkeladd.com/?p=904#comment-98 Sometimes, products do become commodities. All electric power in America is eminently reliable, and comes in only one variety (120VAC), so the only place to effectively compete is on price. Everywhere else, though, waiting is almost always the worst possible strategy. Organizations need to do more, provide more usable products and services, and challenge every assumption fearlessly. Success often requires hard work, but progress requires begin ready to abandon the "we've always done it this way" mentality. @robbyslaughter Sometimes, products do become commodities. All electric power in America is eminently reliable, and comes in only one variety (120VAC), so the only place to effectively compete is on price.

Everywhere else, though, waiting is almost always the worst possible strategy. Organizations need to do more, provide more usable products and services, and challenge every assumption fearlessly. Success often requires hard work, but progress requires begin ready to abandon the “we’ve always done it this way” mentality.

@robbyslaughter

]]> By: Andrew http://www.parkeladd.com/2009/05/12/well-just-wait-it-out-in-our-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Andrew Thu, 14 May 2009 13:08:41 +0000 http://parkeladd.com/?p=904#comment-97 I think that the beginning of your post is so true of far too many sales and marketing departments. "What we do is good, it's worked in the past. We just have to be consistent, and people will find us." NO. You need to be radical, unafraid to venture outside of the box and try new things. That's what will being people in. I think that the beginning of your post is so true of far too many sales and marketing departments. “What we do is good, it’s worked in the past. We just have to be consistent, and people will find us.”

NO. You need to be radical, unafraid to venture outside of the box and try new things. That’s what will being people in.

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