February 2006

Simon Hurst’s CV reads extremely well. But on this occasion, I’m sorry – he’s presented as expert but tenders an opinion.

It’s a very long piece but I assure you it’s worth the effort on a number of levels: The trader says in relation to entry level systems: Nick originally bought QuickBooks to do his accounts…. Authors Streve Roth and John Stokdyk say: All of the big PC package suppliers – Sage, Intuit and MYOB – admit that their main products are often too complex for very small businesses, and even Sage Instant can go over their heads.

Someone got in touch with me today saying they know another person who is red hot on tax stuff – if I want a writer…. So here’s the deal: Conditions 18 hour working day – 6 days a week for the first six months maybe longer 5 hours sleep per day 1 hour to eat, talk to partner, take dog for walk, do shopping, go to pub/restaurant/watch tellie/relax/whatever Zero pay Benefits Have a loooooooot of fun Guaranteed attention – if people like what you do and trust your work for authority and insight Potentially – and I do stress potentially – you get offered a fabulous position doing incredibly interesting things for some mega corp that understands this medium or You become a Global Microbrand or You get syndicated Risks You get crucified by mainstream media – not that it really matters because they’re rapidly becoming irrelevant in their present form – I’ve cancelled my WSJ/FT subs You get crucified by those who think they know more than you and call you out on something really important that you screw up on (you will screw up – guaranteed) or the numbnuts that are clueless and think you’re a lying scumbag do the same.