Too much
There are definitely things around here you don’t like. Things about the infrastructure, things about the process, things about the relationships internally and externally, things about…
Sometimes the customer wants you to go further than you can.
– More time than you have on your hands.
– More features than you can build before delivery-day.
– More products than you can push down the line.
– More credit than your cash flow can stand.
– More handholding, more support, more anything than was part of the deal and you’re set up to deliver.
What to do? Say No, let them down straight away and risk they go somewhere else? Or say Yes, let them down in the end and risk they go somewhere else?
The big question: is it further than you can or further than you like?
– Further than you can … just say No. All relationships are built on honesty.
– Further than you like … do it, keep everyone in the loop on why and how, and learn what lessons you can for next time.
Skippy strategy: Too much, is too much
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