Old dogs, new tacts and warning flags

I am not one to give advice generally and I tend to stay away from it on Steem even more but, here is a little for all of the application and business owners out there; The way you behave is a reflection on your business.

I am not overly qualified I guess to give my opinion or advice on this but when I come across people speaking on behalf of applications and getting overly defensive to criticism or questions doesn't bode well in convincing me to support a business plan. It might just be me of course but when business owners and operators get emotional and can't control their annoyance, it makes me question their abilities to run a business.

This is perhaps even more true in the cryptospace as it is highly volatile with extreme ups and downs and very fickle investors who buy hype and think holding long term is a couple months. In my opinion, I don't want to invest with someone who is unable to control their words as it points to an inability to control themselves. Would you trust an emotional or highly strung person with your investment money?

One of the signs I look for is patience or more accurately, I look for impatience in people as it tends to indicate to me that when they have an agenda on mind, they will manipulate the situation to push it through. It is kind of like someone who really needs to go to the bathroom trying to cut a conversation short. What will they agree to to get their release? Impatient people often also tend not to have a great eye for detail or at least, a blindness to some details.

I was saying the other day that we all run various evaluative heuristics in our lives to more easily navigate a complex world and make time appropriate decisions and impatience, overly defensive or overly aggressive responses throw up warning flags. Perhaps Shakespeare summed it up with:

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"

Aggression, avoidance and impatience in reply are protests that make me either look more closely at what is being offered or, walk away due to the increased likelihood of mismanagement due to the appearance of potential guilt. It doesn't mean that there is anything untoward necessarily going on, but with so many opportunities out there in the cryptospace and Steem to choose from in general, having confidence in the team is a big selling point. Also, losing the confidence of supporters is much easier when the approach to criticism is not well handled, even if correct.

All I am saying is that for me, the way people handle themselves is an indicator of the way they handle their business, and if they get stressed by people asking questions or raising criticism, I am not confident in handing over any of my influence whether it be money or delegation. I am hoping that all Steem-based businesses do well of course as if they do it serves my needs also but, there is no need to be dick in the way you treat people, especially if you want or need other people who witness it to support your business.

What do you know, it really wasn't advice, just some more of my thoughts on a Sunday night :)

Taraz
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That is my dog Viski in the picture. He is very, very patient with my daughter but, I wouldn't trust him for a second around the Christmas Ham.

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