a chronicle of superhuman courage, endurance and dark humour in the face of overwhelming odds - OR - guerilla tactics and business ideas in a world of Web 2.0, Software as a Service, and other technology innovations.
"There are plenty of industry analysts out there who will rent-a-quote about SaaS and on-demand, but only a handful really understand what it's all about."
posted by David Terrar at 22:24
Bravo Two Zero is probably the most widely read book about the Special Air Service. Business Two Zero aims to apply the principles and tactics of the SAS to business in a world of Web 2.0, Software as a Service, Open Source Software, and the other technology innovations that are rapidly changing the way we work. I hope it's widely read too. The SAS have a reputation for ruthless efficiency, professionalism and dedication. Before an operation they need good intelligence. During an operation they need to be ready to improvise. Their approach is very careful and systematic, because they want to reduce to a minimum the possibility of civilian casualties. These are all the characteristics we need to succeed in business, and we definitely want to avoid casualties! I come from a background of 28 years operating in the trenches of the software business, having worked for companies like IBM, Interactive, DataWorks and CODA. The SAS connection - I'm proud to say that my father was a member of 1 SAS, operating in support of the D-Day landings behind enemy lines in France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany.
The official motto of the SAS is "Who Dares Wins".
The unofficial motto is "Speed Aggression Surprise".
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I've just noticed that your posts have been poppinbg up on Technorati because of your use of Qumana (The "powered by ... " gets it there).
I am with Qumana, and we are intent on making it the best and easiest-to-use blogging editor-plus.
Thus, I will appreciate any feedback you might care to offer us ... features you would like to see, improvements that you think are necessary or desirable, and so on. Please feel free to correspnd with me jonhusband AT sprint.ca if you are so inclined.
Hi Jon - good to hear from you, and I will mail you some feedback. I'm just in the process of converting from Blogger to WP, but I plan to carry on using Qumana.
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