Comments on: Really Good vs. Pretty Good vs. Adequate http://timberry.bplans.com/2009/04/really-good-vs-pretty-good-vs-adequate.html Tim Berry on business planning, starting and growing your business, and having a life in the meantime Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Karen http://timberry.bplans.com/2009/04/really-good-vs-pretty-good-vs-adequate.html/comment-page-1#comment-4775 Karen Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:24:29 +0000 http://timberry.bplans.com/?p=789#comment-4775 Once again - "thank you" for starting the day with an inspiring thought. Adequate is good enough - and then the fun begins as you move on to "great". BUT, first you have to get it out the door!! Right on! Once again – “thank you” for starting the day with an inspiring thought. Adequate is good enough – and then the fun begins as you move on to “great”. BUT, first you have to get it out the door!! Right on!

]]> By: Steve Diamond http://timberry.bplans.com/2009/04/really-good-vs-pretty-good-vs-adequate.html/comment-page-1#comment-4430 Steve Diamond Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:20:39 +0000 http://timberry.bplans.com/?p=789#comment-4430 Interesting and thought provoking. Of course your last sentence is key: <blockquote>What we have to do is figure out which time is which.</blockquote> It's all about discrimination. Yes, I'd love to have a world class designer create a graphic theme for my business: my sites, my business cards, etc. But what I can do on my own is good enough at this point. When it comes to my specialty - the efficient use of technology in business - I see too many small and medium businesses settling for what they believe to be adequate, when they could actually have <b>great</b>, often for less cost, if they only had the expertise to find and evaluate alternatives. That's an area where skimping can really hurt. Interesting and thought provoking. Of course your last sentence is key:

What we have to do is figure out which time is which.

It’s all about discrimination. Yes, I’d love to have a world class designer create a graphic theme for my business: my sites, my business cards, etc. But what I can do on my own is good enough at this point.

When it comes to my specialty – the efficient use of technology in business – I see too many small and medium businesses settling for what they believe to be adequate, when they could actually have great, often for less cost, if they only had the expertise to find and evaluate alternatives. That’s an area where skimping can really hurt.

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