That used to be true. In recent years there’s been a move in some major corporations to set up divisions like independent enterprises, even having budgets untouchable by corporate, precisely because entrepreneurs have the visionary risk-taking genes to break out of the corporate mold. Corporations are like sharks; they have to keep moving or eventually they die.

This gave rise to the term “intrapreneur.” 3M is a good example of a company that uses intrapreneurship to tremendous effect.

Your edit – is my command…

All fixed, not to worry, I’m sure John did not notice, I edit his guest posts, you should see the typos!

LOL

Have a great day!

Scott

Awww, shucks!

john

I’m with you on the “I Love eBay…” thing but I’m going through some tough love times as well. The whole neut’s as negs was a really unfair surprise. Add to that the newly embolden buyers who are airing petty grievances held over for nearly a month, just past the new feedback change, and my former fabulous DSRs are now failing.

My once positive and caring seller attitude has become pensive, defensive, and paranoid. I’m not becoming a better seller, I’m becoming a bitter seller. My customers are not better served, which is sad and yet I ship within 24-hours of payment and ship for postage only and have seen my DSRs fall from 4.8 to 4.6 (barely). Nothing has changed except the sence of entitlement by by buyer and the loss of my 15% discount.

Will I continue to sell on eBay? Yes, but less and less. I have already moved to Amazon but I’ve opened a second website and will be moving off both eBay and Amazon and spending the dollars I spent on both to promote my two sites. I’m tired of being the puppet of both.

I look sincerely hope eBay rethinks this latest fiasco. I truly enjoyed selling on the “venue”.

See you on the boards, handsome.

Thank you for your thoughts and wholeheartedly agree.

Thanks,
John

Hey, I got wind of the impact to you when the change was made to feedback. That was one incredible story! I hope things are better now and I was sorry to hear about the troubles.

Thanks,
John

Thank you, your a sweetheart Yes, Moms is still talking about the trip. I got another trip lined up for her this summer too.

Thanks,
John

Boy, I have been that “Eskimo in the Everglades” before and you are correct! It is an uncomfortable environment for a true entrepreneur. Thanks for that incite.

john

Not sure what the difference is? Well, entrepreneurs are fundamentally creators….they listen to the souls of their businesses, look forward, innovate, take risks, and reinvent their businesses over and over.

Managers are fundamentally risk averse task delegators, or delegatees. They do not go with their gut instincts but commission studies to tell them what is in need of improvement in their organizations, release their plans in a flurry of public relations, then delegate the tasks required to subordinates, all the while monitoring not so much the soul of their organizations as their organizational structure.

That is not to imply that either is superior over the other…each have their roles in the commerce of life. However, an entrepreneur in corporate culture is akin to an eskimo in the Everglades…whereas a manager in an entrepreneurial operation is similarly misplaced.