Comments on: Entrepartnership: An Interview with the Men With Pens http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:29:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: John Hoff http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-682 John Hoff Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:12:35 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-682 . . . and this is why I like these guys so much! Nuff said ;) . . . and this is why I like these guys so much! Nuff said ;)

]]> By: Harrison McLeod - Men with Pens http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-681 Harrison McLeod - Men with Pens Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:07:39 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-681 Kill me? Why on earth would you want to do a thing like that? I'm an angel. Okay, so my halo gets knocked off center from time to time, but still... Kill me? Why on earth would you want to do a thing like that? I’m an angel.

Okay, so my halo gets knocked off center from time to time, but still…

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-680 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:50:18 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-680 Yes. I can't kill Harry if I can't reach him, so I might as well work with him ;) Hm. This might be the cure to divorce, you know. @ John - A lot of communication, a lot of openness, trust and honest, and a LOT of patience. Thanks for your kind words :) Yes. I can’t kill Harry if I can’t reach him, so I might as well work with him ;)

Hm. This might be the cure to divorce, you know.

@ John - A lot of communication, a lot of openness, trust and honest, and a LOT of patience. Thanks for your kind words :)

]]> By: Joshua http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-678 Joshua Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:18:45 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-678 @John: Maybe the whole secret to their success is that they're a thousand miles away from each other. ;-) @John: Maybe the whole secret to their success is that they’re a thousand miles away from each other. ;-)

]]> By: John Hoff http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-672 John Hoff Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:20:52 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-672 I've learned a lot from these two in the short time I've known them. Recently, James reworded something I wrote and the change was like night and day. He (they) really knows his stuff. I'm still amazed how you guys can make a partnership work so well from so far away. Many people can't work as well with partners who live next to each other! I’ve learned a lot from these two in the short time I’ve known them. Recently, James reworded something I wrote and the change was like night and day. He (they) really knows his stuff.

I’m still amazed how you guys can make a partnership work so well from so far away. Many people can’t work as well with partners who live next to each other!

]]> By: Joshua http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-656 Joshua Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:38:27 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-656 @James: I've had some experience with the go-getter type. No "shared vision" with me thus far. @Harry: I'm not serious about looking for a partner. In fact, it would have to be a pretty amazing person for me to even consider partnering with anyone. I rather like being solo for now. :-) @James: I’ve had some experience with the go-getter type. No “shared vision” with me thus far.

@Harry: I’m not serious about looking for a partner. In fact, it would have to be a pretty amazing person for me to even consider partnering with anyone. I rather like being solo for now. :-)

]]> By: Harrison McLeod - Men with Pens http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-646 Harrison McLeod - Men with Pens Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:44:20 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-646 @Joshua: Thanks for the interview, it was fun to do and the questions were good ones. Another word of advice: Don't go looking for a partner. Keep your eyes open, yes, but don't go searching for one. Taking on a partner is a matter of trust, in my experience it's not a job you can fill like any other by placing an ad :) . When the right person comes along, you'll know. Just like any other friendship or relationship. @James: Oui, mon ami, you nailed it. @Joshua: Thanks for the interview, it was fun to do and the questions were good ones. Another word of advice: Don’t go looking for a partner. Keep your eyes open, yes, but don’t go searching for one. Taking on a partner is a matter of trust, in my experience it’s not a job you can fill like any other by placing an ad :) . When the right person comes along, you’ll know. Just like any other friendship or relationship.

@James: Oui, mon ami, you nailed it.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-641 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:09:41 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-641 Honestly? My view is that patient people are usually the ones that get absolutely bulldozed by partners - quieter, often, calmer, less action-oriented... and the opposite of that is a go-getter entrepreneur. He'll light you on fire and get you going, yes, but he'll also probably leave you with your head spinning wondering what explosion just happened. You have to be prepared for someone with a like vision who is not at all like you - and find the best of both worlds to make it work, which isn't easy. (See, Harry? I understand what I put you through!) Honestly? My view is that patient people are usually the ones that get absolutely bulldozed by partners - quieter, often, calmer, less action-oriented… and the opposite of that is a go-getter entrepreneur. He’ll light you on fire and get you going, yes, but he’ll also probably leave you with your head spinning wondering what explosion just happened. You have to be prepared for someone with a like vision who is not at all like you - and find the best of both worlds to make it work, which isn’t easy.

(See, Harry? I understand what I put you through!)

]]> By: Joshua http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-640 Joshua Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:24:12 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-640 Hmmm. Maybe I really should find a partner, then. I've been told I have too much patience for my own good. But if I find someone without much, on average we'd be doing pretty well. ;-) I know that I learned a lot from the interview. Not just about working with a partner, but about working closely with people who are different from you generally. And I think that's something everybody could learn more about. Hmmm. Maybe I really should find a partner, then. I’ve been told I have too much patience for my own good. But if I find someone without much, on average we’d be doing pretty well. ;-)

I know that I learned a lot from the interview. Not just about working with a partner, but about working closely with people who are different from you generally. And I think that’s something everybody could learn more about.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-639 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:16:46 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/02/26/entrepartnership-an-interview-with-the-men-with-pens/#comment-639 Hehehe... Thanks for inviting us to do this interview, Joshua. You asked some questions that look simple, perhaps, but that took a lot of thought to answer effectively. I hope we've helped provide some information that others find useful (and you, too!) about working in a partnership situation. The support is great... and the patients needs to be doubled ;) Hehehe…

Thanks for inviting us to do this interview, Joshua. You asked some questions that look simple, perhaps, but that took a lot of thought to answer effectively. I hope we’ve helped provide some information that others find useful (and you, too!) about working in a partnership situation.

The support is great… and the patients needs to be doubled ;)

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