Comments on: The Deal is Done When the Check Clears https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-deal-is-done-when-the-check-clears/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-deal-is-done-when-the-check-clears 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-deal-is-done-when-the-check-clears/#comment-766 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:28:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2134#comment-766 In reply to jim mchugh.

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Damn, Jim, I thought Kenny was a venture capitalist. Oh, well!

Have a great Father’s day, friend. Be nice to yourself. You’ve earned it.

BRC
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]]> By: jim mchugh https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-deal-is-done-when-the-check-clears/#comment-763 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:55:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2134#comment-763 Kenny Rogers, a wannabe investment banker, once said:

“You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table.
There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.”

]]> By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-deal-is-done-when-the-check-clears/#comment-762 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:50:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2134#comment-762 In reply to Fernando Gutierrez.

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Full tuition, painful lesson, Fernando. Those are the ones we remember forever.

I once worked, as a hustling 12-year old kid, refurbishing some flower beds for our landlord. I worked 16 hours in the hot sun and got a Babe Ruth candy bar and a silver dollar.

When I complained, the lady gave me a second silver dollar. I still have both of the silver dollars.

To this day that lesson has been seared in my brain — negotiate everything up front.

JLM
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]]> By: Fernando Gutierrez https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-deal-is-done-when-the-check-clears/#comment-761 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:43:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2134#comment-761 Best advice ever BRC! I learned it the hard way.

I was working full time during my last years in college (I had to wake up very early to manage everything!). A few months before finishing I received an amazing offer from a fancy strategy consulting firm and I accepted it. Everything in writing. I was asked to start as soon as I finished college. They insisted that it was very important that I finished on time because I was going to travel and they didn’t want me with things to do at university (in Spain you may need to repeat exams if your marks are not ok). So I quit my job. I enjoyed my work, but I thought that I could use a few more relaxed months after all. Big mistake. Consulting firm was sold a couple months after that. They froze hiring and didn’t respect their offer. And I was unemployed for the first time. Painful lesson!

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