t.v. this week provided much joy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se8JdqjyUrc
The Apprentice season 9 (season 9!!!) episode 6 required the teams to design corporate events.
Much as I'm tempted to get into the content of this, I won't. My focus is on a Karen comment. I like Karen. Never met her. Probably won't but for the record, this is all a good intention blog.
Anyway.
46mins into the programme the candidates are all facing the usual bollocking.
One pipes up and makes a comment about corporate people talking crap.
It’s at this point Karen says “you might find that a rough attitude when you stand up in front of a bank and ask them to invest in your business” (steely eyed look, yet retaining glamour)
Well Karen.
I disagree.
The last place anyone want to ask for investment is a bank. It’s a bit 19th century to go cap in hand to some uptight economist reading home county living banker and ask for a business loan to start an online cupcake business. the last thing we should give up is our opinions and attitude too.
The alternatives are MASSIVE.
Online lending and peer to peer support is growing by the second.
I have two pieces of stimulus to help
1. the excellent what’s mine is yours by Rachel Bosman and Roo Rogers describe in detail how the growing tide of co-created, co-shared and co-owned work and life is very much part of a successful and sustainable future. To be supplicant to a restrictive set of banking terms isn’t worthy or attractive to anyone with a modicum of ambition. There are also countless currencies out in the virtual and semi virtual world that represent value and credit in context. Imagine if we got a £1.00 for every ‘Like’...
2. In addition, I met with Microsoft’s CMO this week. I heard Phillipa Snare talk very openly about her healthy distain for the establishment and authority. So hooray for the opinions.
Much more attractive than fence sitting professionals.
Apart from you Karen – you’re an exception. J
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