Ben Serotta's New Blog

[RedRider]

http://benserotta.com/

[ctcyclistbob]

The blog is well written, and it's good to read that he's formulating plans to survive and hopefully thrive.

Thanks for posting the link.

[dekindy]

Originally Posted by RedRider

http://benserotta.com/

I wonder why now that he is turning to social media when he could not do it before. Strange. This should have been his public comment instead of trashing the folks that were trying to save Serotta.

[Chris]

He should start a forum on his site.

[Joachim]

Consultancy? Hmm... I do like the first two ideas.

[slidey]

+1

That bit gave me quite a good laugh.

Originally Posted by Joachim

Consultancy? Hmm... I do like the first two ideas.

[rnhood]

Yea, that is humorous. Ben isn't much different than many of the 50-something crowd that have been dumped by their organization. They still think they know the best way to do things.

Ben has always had the ability to write well, just that the last few tumultuous years left little time for writing.....I suspect. But its nice to see him writing again and I hope it continues. As far as his long term prospects, I think he will focus more on the "fit" avenue and less on frame making. The frame making industry is very competitive now.

[pro12tc]

Originally Posted by rnhood

Yea, that is humorous. Ben isn't much different than many of the 50-something crowd that have been dumped by their organization. They still think they know the best way to do things.

Sometimes they do.

[#campyuserftw]

I wish him well. Just like on the bike...you fall down...you get back up.

[tiretrax]

Originally Posted by rnhood

Yea, that is humorous. Ben isn't much different than many of the 50-something crowd that have been dumped by their organization. They still think they know the best way to do things.

Ben has always had the ability to write well, just that the last few tumultuous years left little time for writing.....I suspect. But its nice to see him writing again and I hope it continues. As far as his long term prospects, I think he will focus more on the "fit" avenue and less on frame making. The frame making industry is very competitive now.

If you are so smart now, just imagine how much smarter you'll be when you're 50. Bear in mind that there were a large number of forces working against him, such as not having complete control of the company, and some poor decision making, especially the ill fated merger.

[Tin Turtle]

As I approach the year in question I do find it amusing that my experiences have taught me one thing for sure - bad business decisions have nothing to do with age.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by tiretrax

If you are so smart now, just imagine how much smarter you'll be when you're 50. Bear in mind that there were a large number of forces working against him, such as not having complete control of the company, and some poor decision making, especially the ill fated merger.

Dude...the guy ran the company into the ground on three separate occassions. It just so happens that with this bail out, the company who bought Serotta (this time) decided they just wanted the name. If you want to know how to build a frame, Ben would be a great choice, if you want to know how to be successful in business and you hire Ben to mentor you, then I am afraid you didn't do your due diligence.

[malcolm]

Originally Posted by Chris

Dude...the guy ran the company into the ground on three separate occassions. It just so happens that with this bail out, the company who bought Serotta (this time) decided they just wanted the name. If you want to know how to build a frame, Ben would be a great choice, if you want to know how to be successful in business and you hire Ben to mentor you, then I am afraid you didn't do your due diligence.

There are a bunch of bike businesses that didn't last anywhere near as long as he did. I don't have a dog in the hunt but often times things are not as simple as they seem and very bright people do sometimes fail. Often times failure is the greatest educator.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by malcolm

Often times failure is the greatest educator.

Agreed. It's important to learn from the education.

[Richard]

Isn't the expression "those that can...do; those that can't...teach; those that can't do either...consult?"