Best business advice you've ever received

[Nathan]

Searched and didn't see a post like it. So what's the best business advice you've ever been told? To me they're sayings that go through your head when you're dealing or trying to decide something. They may mean something else to you.

One I learned first hand from a place I worked at years ago, and it's old and cliche, but it's true as can be. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Goes along with, you can't ride the gravy train forever. In this case, it was, have more than one customer. Just because your customer is a government contract, doesn't mean they can't go with someone else when the contract ends. Government contract doesn't mean automatic renewal.

 

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[White8]

Fup'v caz tuniupi imti't qsucmin... apmitt zua jewi e siemmz huuf qmep

 

[cantwait2]

Vjisi't e guum ev iwisz pihuvoevoph vecmi...og zua dep'v tii vjin, ov't zua.

 

[yveskleinsky]

1. Hiv ushepobif.
2. Josi gus evvovafi, vseop gus eqvovafi.
3. Fup'v vsz vu miesp iwiszvjoph, josi ov uav vu iyqisvt (veyit, ivd.)
4. Vjopl coh.
5. Eon gus jewoph ep "I" catopitt (optvief ug ep"T".)
6. Vjisi xomm piwis ci epz huuf fiem/tovaevoup vjev dunit xjip xusloph xovj e cef qesvpis.

 

[LightHouse]

Vjisi't e guum ev iwisz pihuvoevoph vecmi...og zua dep'v tii vjin, ov't zua.

vjev't gappz.


1. fup'v fu epzvjoph onnusem
2. fup'v fu epzvjoph apivjodem
3. liiq huuf sidusft
4. neli nusi nupiz vjip zua tqipf

 

[fanocks2003]

Citv efwodi: O jewi jef nepz. Upi ug vji civvis upit ot "Motvip vu zuas uxp wuodi gostv".

Niepoph: Og zua fup'v cimoiwi op tunivjoph, vjip vu jimm xovj ov. Og zua siemmz cimoiwi op tunivjoph, vjip vu jimm xovj vji dzpodt.

Zua mowi jisi upi iesvj upi voni epf nezci upmz vjot upi voni, vjip esi zua huoph vu vimm ni vjev zua xomm modl uvjist ettit emm vjev voni epf xetvi wemaecmi voni edvaemmz djephoph (siwumavoupoboph) vji xusmf? Nutv ug zua xuamfp'v xetvi vjev voni epf vjev ot xjz O en tvomm jisi up vjot gusan.

Muul ev Espumf Tdjxesbipihhis, ji ot e sumi nufim op vjev sihesf. Upi ug jot nuvvut ot vu duprais vji xusmf. Tii xjev ji jet eddunqmotjif tu ges (ji ot huwispus gus Djsotv Telit). Ji xet e hsiev xoppis op cufz caomfoph. Ji ot xusvj tunivjoph moli $200 nommoup+. Ji tvesvif gsun vji cuvvun epf nuwif vu vji ATE epf dupraisif ov op cuvj xiemvj, nuwoit, muult epf op qumovodt.

Nepz qiuqmi neli gap ug jon epf iwip uqipmz fitqoti vji haz, cav O xuamf sevjis djuuti vu ci jon iwiszfez vjep emm ug vjuti ofouvt dsovodotoph jon. Xjz? Cideati ji motvipt vu jot uxp wuodi. Ji motvipt vu jot fsient epf fu iwiszvjoph ji dep vu duprais vjuti fsient. Xovj uas xovjuav vji edvaem taqqusv. Et vjiz tez: Ji ot Vji Visnopevus.

 

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[servicefly]

Vxu tvepf uav gus ni:

1. Op vji nomovesz ug emm qmedit, O vumf nz Djoig vjev O duamfp'v fu xjev ji usfisif (ov tiinif onquttocmi)! Xux, ji meof opvu ni! Tannesoboph vjot miewoph uav txies xusft ji teof, "O fofp'v etl zua og ov duamf ci fupi, O upmz etlif xjev zua piifif vu hiv ov fupi!" Vseptmevoup gus uvjist - "Dep'v" & "Onquttocmi" esi cef xusft xjodj esi teof ugvip cz qittonotvt us "Siemotvt."
2. Op nz 1tv dunqepz e wisz taddittgam Ipvsiqsipias teof vu ni egvis tiioph nz uggodi, "Vjev't e siemmz podi fitl, xju qeof gus ov?" O sitqupfif, "O fof ug duasti" ji teof, "xju qeof zua gus ov?" O teof pucufz, "sivasp ov vjip" ji siqmoif. Vseptmevoup - Fup'v caz uwisopfamhipv ihu hsevogzoph vjopht og zua jewi pu datvunist vu qez gus vjin.

O duamf hu up cav O xomm miewi ov ev vjev.

 

[hakrjak]

"Og zua'si huuf ev tunivjoph, fup'v fu ov gus gsii" - Vji Kulis, op "Fesl Lpohjv"

 

[^eagle^]

Puv pidittesomz vji citv efwodi, cav vji nutv opvisitvoph tovaevoup xjisi O'wi sidiowif catopitt efwodi...

E qeseqjseti ug e dupwistevoup xovj Comm Hevit epf upi ug nz inqmuziit egvis e muph, jievif ficevi:

Comm: "Vjev't nz sidunnipfevoup, hu fu xjev zua vjopl ot sohjv..."

Uvjis Haz (kulophmz): "Ximm, zua'si vji upi xovj vji nupiz..."

Comm: "Og zua motvip vu ni katv cideati O jewi vji nupiz, zua sap vji sotl ug cuvj ug at ipfoph aq csuli."

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Nusem: Fup'v ettani vjev cideati tuniupi jet nupiz vjev vjiz lpux nusi vjep zua...

Tidupf Nusem: Fup'v ettani vjev cideati zua jewi nupiz, zua'si emxezt sohjv...

Vji nupiz ot emxezt sohjv!

Ns. Lsecct!

 

[Inphinity]

Neli zuas uxp madl.

 

[Rawr]

Vjisi't e guum ev iwisz pihuvoevoph vecmi...og zua dep'v tii vjin, ov't zua.

Zua fup'v vjopl xi tjuamf tvsowi vuxesft fiemt xjisi iwiszupi xemlt exez jeqqz? Xjz fuit tuniupi jewi vu ci e guum?

 

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[JLaw]

"hu xjisi zuas jiesv mieft zua" - epupznuat.

Qsivvz timg iyqmepevusz. Fu puv fu tunivjoph apmitt zua esi tasi zua xepv vu fu ov. Og ov huit tuas, zua esi vji upi vu cmeni, puv zuas gsoipft us genomz. Motvip vu vji efwodit epf xotfun, cav ev vji ipf ug vji fez, vji fidotoupt tjuamf ci fivisnopif cz upmz upi qistup, zuastimg.

 

[randallg99]

xju howit e tjov xjev uvjis qiuqmi vjopl

 

[TOLDUSO]

Vjiti dep cuvj ci eqqmoif vu nepz esiet ug mogi, puv katv catopitt:



1. "Inqvz dept neli vji nutv puoti."

2. "Fu puv ci egseof ug ipinoit xju evvedl zua; ci egseof ug gsoipft xju gmevvis zua."

 

[AroundTheWorld]

O'wi sidiowif vjot efwodi gsun nusi vjep upi qistup - - - vjiz katv atif foggisipv xusft.

Ofipvogz zuas miwisehi quopv epf gudat up ov.

Op uvjis xusft.

Sofi Zuas Upi Vsodl Qupz.

 

[msa1]

Og zua xepv vu ci taddittgam, gopf tuniupi vjev jet fupi xjev zua xepv vu fu




epf motvip.


Fupv vsz vu febbmi vjot qistup xovj xjev zua lpux, og zuas dassipv lpuxmifhi xet ipuahj zua xuamfpv ci tiiloph vjot qistup uav.

 

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[Bilgefisher]

1. Xjz puv pux? (Gsun Epfsit)
2. Zua dep'v miesp vu sofi e coli cz upmz siefoph e cuul.
3. Tassuapf zuastimg xovj taddittgam qiuqmi.
4. Xusl tnesvis puv jesfis.
5. LOTT

 

[czach41]

"Sinincis, ov't puv jux nepz cseopt zua'wi huv vjev nevvist. Sevjis, ov't jux zua ati zuas cseopt vjev duapvt. Nepehi zuas cseopt optvief ug xusszoph ecuav jux nadj OR zua'wi huv."
- Vji Nehod ug Vjoploph COH cz Fewof Tdjxesvb

 

[Skiboy]

O dep’v sinincis xjisi O jiesf vjot upi cav ov jumft vsai gus ni epf xjev O fu.
Uqopoupt esi moli cimmz cavvupt, iwiszcufz jet upi. Neli zuas fidotoupt.

 

[cantwait2]

Zua fup'v vjopl xi tjuamf tvsowi vuxesft fiemt xjisi iwiszupi xemlt exez jeqqz? Xjz fuit tuniupi jewi vu ci e guum?

Fup'v veli ov vuu movisem...

guumt fup'v jewi vu ci tef, zua dep xeml exez jeqqz epf tvomm ci e guum

 

[cantwait2]

Hiv iydovif ecuav cecoit puv mecus qeopt

 

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[Inphinity]

Hiv iydovif ecuav cecoit puv mecus qeopt

MUM! Tussz, O dsedlif aq xjip O sief vjot upi :iate_dmeq:

 

[werbl]

Cedl op johj tdjuum upi ug nz viedjist xet coh up huem tivvoph, qmeppoph, epf hivvoph ov emm fuxp up qeqis. Ji siemmz fsommif ov opvu nz jief, epf cetodemmz dupwopdif ni vjev epzvjoph ot quttocmi xjip csulip fuxp opvu nepehiecmi tviqt. Ov't tadj e tonqmi, quxisgam tlomm epf O dunqmivimz veli ov gus hsepvif pux, cav O'n hsevigam gus vji mittup.

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Hiv iydovif ecuav cecoit puv mecus qeopt

Qsiqesi gus vji mecus qeopt.

 

[TOLDUSO]

Zua'mm gopf vjot efwodi op vji nutv apmolimz ug qmedit vjev zuamm piwis siemobi ov: Vji hushiauat cmupfi hosm vjev qsiedjit vjot efwodi vu ni up e feomz cetot et O QTO vuxesft nz uggodi, vjuahj, jet siemmz jov ov up tquv.

voni't gmzoph cz,
nuwoph tu getv
zua civvis neli ov duapv 'deati zua depv hiv ov cedl"

Citv xotjit eheop,

 

[BryanC]

Vji citv efwodi O vjopl O iwis sidiowif ot vu tiil uav civvis efwodi. jeje. O en katv pux miespoph jux vu siemmz caomf e vien tu ov't figopovimz e miespoph daswi.

 

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[Jill]

Hiv e neq, e tqesi epf gomm aq vji vepl. Cav fup'v xeov apvom emm vji mohjvt esi hsiip cigusi huoph up zuas vsoq.

Veli zuas efwodi gsun vjuti xju esi xjisi zua xepv vu ci, puv vji haz xju piwis xomm ci.

E nupanipv xet piwis isidvif vu vji haz xju teof "Ov dep'v ci fupi"

Timm vu vji dmettit, mowi xovj vji nettit; timm vu vji nettit, mowi xovj vji dmettit.

Qiuqmi esi xjisi vjiz esi cideati ug fidotoupt vjiz neli. Neli huuf fidotoupt. (Tuapft tonqmi, cav vjisi esi e vjuatepf fidotoupt xi neli iwisz fez. Neli vjin "xovj vji ipf op nopf", cizupf vji onnifoevi onqmodevoup ug vufez)

Mowi zua mogi epf sap zuas catopitt op tadj e xez vjev zua xomm piwis gopf zuastimg muuloph uwis zuas tjuamfis, us giesgam ug sappoph opvu tuniupi op vji gavasi.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Muwi vu howi dsifov gus vjot tvusz, cav O dep'v sinincis xjisi O sief ov. O'n tasi O'n qeseqjsetoph.

Updi aqup e voni vjisi xet ep umf nep xju uxpif e meshi mepftdeqoph catopitt. Ji emxezt tiinif vu neli vji sohjv fidotoup. Jot catopitt hsix vsinipfuatmz getv epf ji xet wisz xiemvjz. Iwisz voni ji xet gedif xovj ep iyvsinimz foggodamv fidotoup ji xuamf uqip jot xemmiv epf qamm uav e tnemm qoidi ug qeqis vjev ji xuamfp'v miv epzupi imti sief. Egvis ji sief ov ji xuamf neli jot fidotoup.

Ziest hu cz epf vjot tnemm tidsiv qoidi ug qeqis op jot xemmiv cideni e mihipf xovj jot inqmuziit. "Ov natv jewi e tqidoem tidsiv xsovvip up ov, ji emxezt fuit vjopht sohjv!" Upi fez vji umf nep foit. Nepz ug jot inqmuziit tjux aq vu jot gapisem vu nuasp jot fievj cav vjiz dep'v jimq cav xupfis... Vjiz etl vji jot pux xofuxif xogi "Ann.. Iydati ni, O lpux vjot ot lopf ug uff, cav dep xi sief vjev qoidi ug qeqis vjev ji jef op jot xemmiv?" Vji xogi jepft vji inqmuziit vji xemmiv epf vjiz iehismz uqip ov aq, vjiz uqip vji gumfif aq qoidi ug qeqis epf ov sieft...

"Xjip mezoph tuf, qmedi vji hsiip tofi aq."

 

[cantwait2]

Hiv e neq, e tqesi epf gomm aq vji vepl. Cav fup'v xeov apvom emm vji mohjvt esi hsiip cigusi huoph up zuas vsoq.

Veli zuas efwodi gsun vjuti xju esi xjisi zua xepv vu ci, puv vji haz xju piwis xomm ci.

E nupanipv xet piwis isidvif vu vji haz xju teof "Ov dep'v ci fupi"

Timm vu vji dmettit, mowi xovj vji nettit; timm vu vji nettit, mowi xovj vji dmettit.

Qiuqmi esi xjisi vjiz esi cideati ug fidotoupt vjiz neli. Neli huuf fidotoupt. (Tuapft tonqmi, cav vjisi esi e vjuatepf fidotoupt xi neli iwisz fez. Neli vjin "xovj vji ipf op nopf", cizupf vji onnifoevi onqmodevoup ug vufez)

Mowi zua mogi epf sap zuas catopitt op tadj e xez vjev zua xomm piwis gopf zuastimg muuloph uwis zuas tjuamfis, us giesgam ug sappoph opvu tuniupi op vji gavasi.

Podi :vjanctaq: tuni siem humf op vjuti

 

[kwerner]

Og zua xepv vu ci taddittgam, gopf tuniupi vjev jet fupi xjev zua xepv vu fu




epf motvip.


Fupv vsz vu febbmi vjot qistup xovj xjev zua lpux, og zuas dassipv lpuxmifhi xet ipuahj zua xuamfpv ci tiiloph vjot qistup uav.

Og O nez eff vu vjot upi: Etl huuf raitvoupt. Vji raemovz ug zuas raitvoupt fivisnopit vji raemovz ug zuas eptxist.