Hey, what's up, everybody? I could use a little input...
My business partner and I are in the process of starting a local technology services business, and I feel like we're getting too hung up on how we should dress.
We've both spent the last 13+ years in corporate America being forced to dress in mostly business and business casual attire. So, here we are now...looking to avoid that corporate feeling in our own business, but we still want to be taken seriously.
Any thoughts on how to approach this?
We aren't exactly in Silicon Valley, but at the same time we are a technology shop, so there shouldn't be an expectation for us to dress to the nines.
We're meeting with our first business prospect tomorrow. I'm not too worried about our attire for this first meeting since I have a personal connection with the company. However, I feel more concerned about the businesses in the future when we officially launch outside of our initial 3-4 trial use-case companies.
Any thoughts or virtual smacks to the face are welcome...
Thanks!
My business partner and I are in the process of starting a local technology services business, and I feel like we're getting too hung up on how we should dress.
We've both spent the last 13+ years in corporate America being forced to dress in mostly business and business casual attire. So, here we are now...looking to avoid that corporate feeling in our own business, but we still want to be taken seriously.
Any thoughts on how to approach this?
We aren't exactly in Silicon Valley, but at the same time we are a technology shop, so there shouldn't be an expectation for us to dress to the nines.
- Should we simply test out casual vs business casual vs business and read impressions from our prospects and clients? Then make a decision...?
- Should we decide what our brand represents and stick to that image? Basically, if a local business doesn't want to work with us because of our casual appearance, we'll just move on...?
We're meeting with our first business prospect tomorrow. I'm not too worried about our attire for this first meeting since I have a personal connection with the company. However, I feel more concerned about the businesses in the future when we officially launch outside of our initial 3-4 trial use-case companies.
Any thoughts or virtual smacks to the face are welcome...
Thanks!
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