{"id":2828,"date":"2013-11-29T11:15:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T16:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2828"},"modified":"2013-11-29T11:15:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T16:15:45","slug":"attitude-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2013\/11\/29\/attitude-matters","title":{"rendered":"Attitude matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read a plea by a fledgling entrepreneur trying to build a global company, who&#8217;s been through a bunch of startup competitions, &#8220;But struggling on getting grants or investments from local VCs\/Angel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I recently saw a customer get annoyed with a service provider she had been using at length, only to rally a &#8220;hate page&#8221;. However it never garnered too much as there was an odd flair to the way she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In business or in any inter-personal relationship, <em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">attitude matters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>You may have the best private security system out there, but if you have a shoddy attitude, you will get no users. You may have the best cause out there, but if you have a shoddy attitude, you will not get followers. You may have the best piece of software out there since sliced bread, but if you take on an aggressive attitude, you may not get as many users as you had hoped for.<\/p>\n<p>Think about how you portray yourself to others, and if need be, improve your attitude. 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