[NTLUG:Discuss] Business Issues - a question

[Neil Aggarwal]

Steve:

This is a very tricky issue since you can easily get into trouble.

How about this:  Wait until they post a message.  When you see
it, post a response that states you have done work for that company
and offer to relay your experiences off-list.  When someone contacts 
you, do it over the phone and tell them the truth.  Be careful
to only use facts you can support.

I hope this helps.

	Neil

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discuss-bounces at ntlug.org 
> [mailto:Discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Davidson
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 7:59 AM
> To: NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Business Issues - a question
> 
> Greetings.
> 
> A while back, I had for a customer a company that had some financial 
> issues.  Among other things, they had been burned by less 
> than ethical 
> consultants and companies (some of whom now have criminal 
> records).  I 
> fell for the line "Just one more feature and we will be able to sell 
> this" really hard.  To the point where I let their balance 
> with me get 
> out of control.  In the course of trying to get their products 
> "on-track", I introduced them to a few user's groups.  I 
> never expected 
> that they would never make any good faith efforts to settle with me.  
> Otherwise, I would never have done some work for one of their 
> associated 
> side businesses -- which I also was never paid for.  There is 
> some legal 
> action I should take in regards to this matter, I just have 
> not had the 
> time (moved on, current customer, while also having some software 
> issues, is paying me promptly to help solve them).  In the meantime, 
> these people are now tapping the User Groups I introduced them to 
> directly themselves.  My understanding is that they are now 
> planning on 
> attending workshops, etc. put on by the groups. In addition, they are 
> still hiring consultants, although I don't know (other than 
> by inference 
> from the fact that no attempt has ever been made to try to 
> settle with 
> me) whether or not they are paying their current consultants. 
>  A concern 
> is, what happens if they try to hire somebody from a group I 
> introduced 
> them to, and then stiff them like they stiffed me?  I am thinking I 
> should warn the group(s) in question, most likely with names, 
> dates, and 
> places.  But if I do, that will also start a huge flame war 
> in the group.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> -Steve
> 
> 
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