Greg Isenberg
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Greg's walking in.
Greg's walking in.
Greg's walking in.
That's so cool. I've actually read recently about something like this. They were replacing the security guards in sketchy high schools with this kind of technology and stuff. This stuff is so Panopticon where... I struggle with it because on one hand, I think it's so cool. And on the other hand, it's like absolute power corrupts absolutely. And whose hands is this stuff in?
That's so cool. I've actually read recently about something like this. They were replacing the security guards in sketchy high schools with this kind of technology and stuff. This stuff is so Panopticon where... I struggle with it because on one hand, I think it's so cool. And on the other hand, it's like absolute power corrupts absolutely. And whose hands is this stuff in?
That's so cool. I've actually read recently about something like this. They were replacing the security guards in sketchy high schools with this kind of technology and stuff. This stuff is so Panopticon where... I struggle with it because on one hand, I think it's so cool. And on the other hand, it's like absolute power corrupts absolutely. And whose hands is this stuff in?
I guess my question would be, how would you feel if you walked into my deli and you found out I'm using facial tracking technology, even if it's anonymized? I just think this is one of these things that our generation might be uncomfortable with, but our kids probably won't think twice about. But it is kind of creepy when you think about it.
I guess my question would be, how would you feel if you walked into my deli and you found out I'm using facial tracking technology, even if it's anonymized? I just think this is one of these things that our generation might be uncomfortable with, but our kids probably won't think twice about. But it is kind of creepy when you think about it.
I guess my question would be, how would you feel if you walked into my deli and you found out I'm using facial tracking technology, even if it's anonymized? I just think this is one of these things that our generation might be uncomfortable with, but our kids probably won't think twice about. But it is kind of creepy when you think about it.
I mean, how cool would it be if you walk into my deli and the guy behind the counter gets a little notification. It's like, oh, Greg loves salami, whatever. And he's like, Greg, so great to see you. Do you want salami again? Think about how good you would feel. But it would be maybe a bit creepy if it was done poorly.
I mean, how cool would it be if you walk into my deli and the guy behind the counter gets a little notification. It's like, oh, Greg loves salami, whatever. And he's like, Greg, so great to see you. Do you want salami again? Think about how good you would feel. But it would be maybe a bit creepy if it was done poorly.
I mean, how cool would it be if you walk into my deli and the guy behind the counter gets a little notification. It's like, oh, Greg loves salami, whatever. And he's like, Greg, so great to see you. Do you want salami again? Think about how good you would feel. But it would be maybe a bit creepy if it was done poorly.
Totally. Okay, another one. I'm huge on this. So when Chris and I were running the business day to day, like when we were running our agency, we were absolute maniacs about negotiation. So anything that we bought from...
Totally. Okay, another one. I'm huge on this. So when Chris and I were running the business day to day, like when we were running our agency, we were absolute maniacs about negotiation. So anything that we bought from...
Totally. Okay, another one. I'm huge on this. So when Chris and I were running the business day to day, like when we were running our agency, we were absolute maniacs about negotiation. So anything that we bought from...
office furniture to vendor contracts to software to even the coffee beans that we bought in bulk for the staff we negotiated everything we would go get multiple quotes we'd pit them against each other we would negotiate on payment terms all sorts of stuff and we saved an insane amount of money doing that and i realized Before that, I would just kind of be like, well, the price is the price.
office furniture to vendor contracts to software to even the coffee beans that we bought in bulk for the staff we negotiated everything we would go get multiple quotes we'd pit them against each other we would negotiate on payment terms all sorts of stuff and we saved an insane amount of money doing that and i realized Before that, I would just kind of be like, well, the price is the price.
office furniture to vendor contracts to software to even the coffee beans that we bought in bulk for the staff we negotiated everything we would go get multiple quotes we'd pit them against each other we would negotiate on payment terms all sorts of stuff and we saved an insane amount of money doing that and i realized Before that, I would just kind of be like, well, the price is the price.
And then Chris was a big haggler and got me to read a bunch of books. I realized, no, the price is not the price. Most people, if you ask them, will give you a big, huge discount. And so what I found over time, though, was as our company got bigger, I had to delegate negotiation. And no one wants to do negotiation. An employee does not care to do negotiation. First of all, it's really awkward.
And then Chris was a big haggler and got me to read a bunch of books. I realized, no, the price is not the price. Most people, if you ask them, will give you a big, huge discount. And so what I found over time, though, was as our company got bigger, I had to delegate negotiation. And no one wants to do negotiation. An employee does not care to do negotiation. First of all, it's really awkward.