If you remember our anniversary infographic, you probably know that PayLane is expanding. In the past month, our team was joined by three new members-Aga, Maciek and Zosia.
Have a look at who we are and what we do…
I waited patiently to interview Krzysztof Bartnik about his experiences running eKomercyjnie.pl service and magazine. I knew it would be worth it and then, finally, he came through the door! He apologized but I know online vendors have a long queue of important things to do and think about work day and night. Plus Krzysztof simultaneously runs an online service and a magazine for and about the Polish e-commerce sector, so he’s constantly training vendors, presenting at conferences and organizing national promotions like Free Shipping Day. But right now, he’s excited to talk about his e-commerce experiences.
What prompted me to interview Guy Kawasaki? Well, first of all the very natural desire of meeting an author, to talk to the person who wrote something I’ve read or composed music I’ve listened to. That’s simple curiosity, I was interested what more can Guy say… Also, while reading “Enchantment”, some questions came up in my mind and I just couldn’t find right answers in the book. So, naturally, I had to ask the author! :) We talked about inspirations and enchantment process in SMB. But we also discussed Google Plus a lot – it’s the new Guy’s passion.
So make yourself a cup of coffee, sit back in your favorite chair and enjoy reading.
Everyone needs to refresh his mind, get some inspiration. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re an employee or an employer. And of course everyone wants to get inspired and learn from the best. I reached for the latest book by Guy Kawasaki – “Enchantment. The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions”. I was wondering if the former Apple’s evangelist can offer anything for small and medium businesses, any useful tips on how to make a SMB become a great one.
To be honest, reading first chapter of Enchantment I thought Guy made fun of readers. Smile truly, shake hands with eye contact, dress to feel comfortable, accept others, show your passion… Is this really “the secret” of the former Apple’s evangelist? You can read this sort of advices in many other books on business psychology or learn it at business courses. Yes, I’ve definitely heard it before. But – without discouragement – I continued reading and chapter after chapter I became more enchanted. Why?
Last week I wrote about Sandglaz – a great tool to manage your tasks. And because it fitted my needs so good, I thought why not talk to its authors? I guess it’s always nice to hear that someone there in the world likes what you did. Besides that, I was also curious how and why they created it, what was their goal.
And that’s exactly what I did. I contacted Zaid, who turned out to be a really nice guy, started talking to him and to my surprise – I suddenly had a small interview! And that’s what I’m posting today. If you read about Sandglaz last week and liked it, perhaps you’d be interested what its author says about it.