I like Neil, but there was no reason to use "fuck" when "forget" would work just as well.
I like the word "fuck"... it's catchy, and fun to use.
Fuck the Fortune 500, It’s All About the Fortune 5,000,000
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Re: Fuck the Fortune 500, It’s All About the Fortune 5,000,000
#12I like Neil, but there was no reason to use "fuck" when "forget" would work just as well.
It's a syllable shorter and places emphasis on the statement? "Forget that" versus "Fuck that", beyond adding a swear, adds some energy to the sentence, which isn't a bad thing. Mind you, this was stated more eloquently (and in 2005) by 37signals, who this post is rather paraphrasing, who put it as: "Who cares about the Fortune 500? It’s time to care about the Fortune 5,000,000." http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/si…
DHH's great talk at startup school also covers this:
http://37signals.com/svn/posts/981-the-secret-to-making-mone...
Re: Fuck the Fortune 500, It’s All About the Fortune 5,000,000
#13One of my companies works with sports franchises--not Fortune 500, but pretty substantial operations. This really hit home for me: "You’ll be a bitch – whether you end up getting paid a lot or a little from a big company, you’ll be their bitch. They’ll expect a lot from you, and in most cases you’ll end up doing more work than what was listed out in your contract." Now, if you stand up for yourself from the get-go, y…
I think if your client relationship is something like "either I'm a bitch or the client is my bitch" then you have a ego issue.
Is it necessary to mention that some client relationships fall into neither category?
Re: Fuck the Fortune 500, It’s All About the Fortune 5,000,000
#14The problem this post neglects is distribution. Hunting and finding potential customers among 5,000,000 is a lot more difficult than among 500.
Seems to me that if you're solving a real problem for a real audience and put in the doing the market schlep, then it would be easy enough for you to reach your customers in the 5,000,000.
No one publishes a list of the Fortune 5,000,000. But having a convenient list of 500 companies published in a magazine once a year doesn't make them any more likely to pay attention to you anyway.
Re: Fuck the Fortune 500, It’s All About the Fortune 5,000,000
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think if your client relationship is something like "either I'm a bitch or the client is my bitch" then you have a ego issue.
Is it necessary to mention that some client relationships fall into neither category?
I was trying to imply that all should fall in bewteen (I.e. mutually beneficial)
Re: Fuck the Fortune 500, It’s All About the Fortune 5,000,000
#16I like Neil, but there was no reason to use "fuck" when "forget" would work just as well.
I like the word "fuck"... it's catchy, and fun to use.
It also - wrong as it may be - causes your audience to make a judgement call. When you use it as a first word in your title, many people will conclude that your vocabulary is rather limited or you're going for some kind of shock value. In either case, this usually means your main thesis is weak.
Making judgement calls is something we all do, but if you are trying to convey a point you need to properly ensure focus is maintained on the topic itself and that your audience must confront the merits of the argument. Giving them an excuse to dismiss your argument will not help convey your point to as large a segment as possible, especially when all you are doing is re-hashing something straight out of 37Signals' book.
This sub-thread shows that in some degree, the author fails in this regard. It's something worth keeping in mind when it is your turn to convey a message, or sell a product.