Comments for Aries Technology Group Blog http://ariestechblog.com Creating Wealth for Our Customers Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:59:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Chicken Tetrazzini Au Gratin….yum! by John Shaver http://ariestechblog.com/2010/02/20/chicken-tetrazzini-au-gratin-yum/#comment-392 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:59:05 +0000 http://ariestechblog.com/?p=485#comment-392 Thanks Mike!

I definitely like your idea of making it with turkey. We’ll give that a try.

We also really enjoy Vincent’s take on risotto alla milanese. Creamy, saffron goodness!

]]> Comment on Chicken Tetrazzini Au Gratin….yum! by Michael Thomas http://ariestechblog.com/2010/02/20/chicken-tetrazzini-au-gratin-yum/#comment-391 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:18:30 +0000 http://ariestechblog.com/?p=485#comment-391 Ah, another Vincent Price convert :) I googled for this because I was too lazy to fetch my book. I use this recipe every year as leftovers for turkey and it’s always a huge success (how could it not be with all that hollandaise and veloute?). My big regret in life was not sending Mr. Price fan mail not for his movies, nor his patronage of the arts, but for this book which literally opened my young eyes to the world of cooking :)

cheers, Mike

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]]> Comment on Bob’s Barbecue – The Absurdity of the Billable Hour by John Shaver http://ariestechblog.com/2011/04/13/bobs-barbecue-the-absurdity-of-the-billable-hour/#comment-349 Thu, 19 May 2011 18:28:48 +0000 https://ariestech.wordpress.com/?p=1145#comment-349 Thanks Bill!

If you get a chance to go, definitely check out Ed and Ron’s Firm of the Future Symposium. I think there is one coming up in San Francisco. We had a great turnout for the last one in Atlanta.

I haven’t tried Mooyah (it’s not open yet in Knoxville) or In & Out. I hear great things about both of them.

DC should be a blast!

]]> Comment on Bob’s Barbecue – The Absurdity of the Billable Hour by John Shaver http://ariestechblog.com/2011/04/13/bobs-barbecue-the-absurdity-of-the-billable-hour/#comment-348 Thu, 19 May 2011 18:25:17 +0000 https://ariestech.wordpress.com/?p=1145#comment-348 Daniel,

You might want to check out the latest book from my friend and VeraSage colleague, Ron Baker.

http://www.verasage.com/index.php/community/comments/new_book_is_released_implementing_value_pricing_a_radical_business_model_fo

]]> Comment on Bob’s Barbecue – The Absurdity of the Billable Hour by billkizer http://ariestechblog.com/2011/04/13/bobs-barbecue-the-absurdity-of-the-billable-hour/#comment-347 Thu, 19 May 2011 18:12:18 +0000 https://ariestech.wordpress.com/?p=1145#comment-347 John,

Just watched the Bob’s BBQ video at Ed Kless’s 1 Day Consulting Workshop. While I haven’t been successful in getting the buy in to Trash The Billing By the Hour business model from the companys that I have worked I very much believe in Billing By The Project and I think that your R.O.W.E. method for running your business is fantastic, even if you prefer Mooyahs over In & Out Burgers!!. See you in DC

]]> Comment on Bob’s Barbecue – The Absurdity of the Billable Hour by Daniel Buchanan http://ariestechblog.com/2011/04/13/bobs-barbecue-the-absurdity-of-the-billable-hour/#comment-346 Tue, 17 May 2011 23:59:06 +0000 https://ariestech.wordpress.com/?p=1145#comment-346 John, I do look forward to the day when I can have a couple of nice big accounts that pay flat contracts every month, but I’ve yet to get them. Being small, I try (keyword) to provide better service and I think my customers may agree. My motivation for hourly work is purely to help save the client money, but I’m sure the math could be done another way to show that contracts save money as well, especially if they are comprehensive and provide hosting services, web updates, etc. Thank you for your feedback, I enjoy your blog and will continue to check Aries out.

]]> Comment on Bob’s Barbecue – The Absurdity of the Billable Hour by John Shaver http://ariestechblog.com/2011/04/13/bobs-barbecue-the-absurdity-of-the-billable-hour/#comment-343 Mon, 09 May 2011 14:24:49 +0000 https://ariestech.wordpress.com/?p=1145#comment-343 Daniel,

I definitely disagree with the idea that there are some situations where the billable hour is preferable to a fixed price. We’ve found that since we dumped billable time and time sheets a little over 4 years ago that the billable hour is always a sub-optimal approach because it pits the customer against the consultant. The idea is to create stronger relationships and not weaker ones.

In your article it sounds like you’re pointing out that many IT firms have lousy customer service (and I agree with you there) but I believe that the billable hour is actually a big part of the problem.

]]> Comment on Bob’s Barbecue – The Absurdity of the Billable Hour by Daniel Buchanan http://ariestechblog.com/2011/04/13/bobs-barbecue-the-absurdity-of-the-billable-hour/#comment-342 Wed, 04 May 2011 15:47:03 +0000 https://ariestech.wordpress.com/?p=1145#comment-342 I bill by the hour and make a good case for doing so in a recent blog post on getmorepc.com. Thought you might like to hear from the other side of the coin.

]]> Comment on The Mother of All Business Strategy Questions by John Shaver http://ariestechblog.com/2011/01/17/the-mother-of-all-business-strategy-questions/#comment-321 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:42:36 +0000 http://ariestechblog.com/?p=942#comment-321 Awesome. I think they will really enjoy it. And I’ll definitely encourage our customers to attend.

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