Author: Joel Gross
Joel Gross is the CEO of Coalition Technologies.
The Importance Of Why
People need to understand WHY they are doing a task just as much as they need to understand the HOW or the WHEN of a task.
If you give someone a task without explaining why they need to it, they frequently will do a poor job and lack motivation in what they are doing.
Cheaters Prosper in America
One thing I have noticed is that cheaters prosper in American business. As someone who struggles to operate an honest business that delivers on all of our promises it is painful to see the people who cheat and cut corners and are successful.
One cheater is a sleazy competitor of mine that offers low cost marketing services… but does absolutely no work.… read more “Cheaters Prosper in America”
New Jack City
I went to New Jack City with Kristin and Evan and did some rock climbing this weekend. It was my first visit and I had a good time. We also met a nice couple named Wes and Ericka who also climb at Rockreation. I top rope climbed two 5.10a’s and a 5.9 saturday night in the dusk and today I climbed two great 5.10a’s on Ravens Rock, tried my hand at a 5.12c and led a 5.8 and another 5.9 on Sunnyside Wall.… read more “New Jack City”
My Treadmill Desk Usage Is Up
I purchased a Lifespan Fitness Treadmill Desk about a year ago. I used it a lot at first, but then didn’t use it much for the last few months. I have been getting back into using it again over the last few days and I really enjoy it! I find it keeps me more focused on actual tasks and my body feels better at the end of the work day.… read more “My Treadmill Desk Usage Is Up”
JP Morgan Cheats Regular People
The $9 billion settlement with JP Morgan cheats shareholders twice: officers of the company defrauded the company to get big bonuses and now the company is paying to give them a get out of jail free card.
The Acting Fallacy
People who are born in Los Angeles have a funny joke whenever they hear someone is an actor here. The conversation goes like this:
Native: So what do you do for a living?
Actor: I am an actor.
Native: Ah, so you wait tables.
This is a very true statement. I know a lot of actors in Los Angeles and almost universally they have made a few bucks acting, but mostly make their money doing entry level jobs.… read more “The Acting Fallacy”
Malibu Creek Rock Climbing
Halloween + Scotts Birthday
Dynamic Number Insertion
I am having a really hard time finding good call platforms that offer dynamic number insertion into websites. Dynamic number insertion is javascript code that automatically swaps out phone numbers based on referrer. I have only seen a couple of sites that offer this and those are both too expensive and have too little features. I would really like a virtual call center that offers this sort of tracking… might be too much to hope for though.