A customer is the most important visitor on our premises.
He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him.
He is not an interruption in our work – he is the purpose of it.
We are not doing him a favour by serving him. He is doing us a favour by giving us the opportunity to serve him.– Mahatma Gandhi
What I hope is the first of many: Compete Consumer Services (the stuff I’ve been deeply involved with @ Compete) is a finalist at the 11th Annual MITX awards in the Community/Blogs category! Great job team!
The finalists:
Good luck to all!
A little background about MITX:
Held annually by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, the MITX Awards recognize excellence in the creation of interactive technologies designed, produced or developed in
In case you’re interested:
MITX Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Boston Copley Place Marriott
Get tickets here
“Good Entrepreneurs Are Missionaries” – John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins
What distinguishes companies led by mercenaries from those led by missionaries? While the two might seem similar at first glance, they are in fact very different, Doerr points out. “Mercenaries are driven by paranoia; missionaries are driven by passion,” he says. “Mercenaries think opportunistically; missionaries think strategically. Mercenaries go for the sprint; missionaries go for the marathon. Mercenaries focus on their competitors and financial statements; missionaries focus on their customers and value statements. Mercenaries are bosses of wolf packs; missionaries are mentors or coaches of teams. Mercenaries worry about entitlements; missionaries are obsessed with making a contribution. Mercenaries are motivated by the lust for making money; missionaries, while recognizing the importance of money, are fundamentally driven by the desire to make meaning.” (Source)
Yes, I confess. I am a YouTube AND Google Video addict. Heck, so are a lot of other people! In August, 23.7 million US people visited YouTube, while 7.8 million people visited Google Video.
Do I think one service is better than the other? Absolutely. Which one you ask? YouTube for sure. Why? It’s just better. It has a more involved community, more obscure videos, more interesting videos, better interface, faster uploads, and of course – YouTube IS home to LonelyGirl15. Need I say more?
But seriously, enough of what I think. What is the people’s verdict?
More people visit YouTube, they come back to the site more often, and spend more time on the site each time they visit. That is a certifiable triple whammy and a knockout punch rolled into one. The winner of this battle is clearly YouTube by a mile, and then some!
The company I work for – Compete, Inc – was named the 3rd fastest growing company in all of New England by Deloitte. This is great affirmation to the great work everyone does at Compete, and a great morale boost right before Compete launches a slew of new consumer facing web services this month. Great job everyone. Keep a look out, there are many more great things to come soon.
The complete New England Technology Fast 50 company ranking follows:
The Technology Fast 50 program is presented by Deloitte & Touche, Mass High Tech, and others.
