I'LL BELIEVE IN ANYTHING

Hey. I'm John Coates.
I work at FreshBooks running our marketing communications. Some call me a hat collector (lots of different roles) and I'm usually trying wear too many at any given time.

I post/comment on anything I find interesting. That usually means marketing, sales, management, and entrepreneurship. I am also an audiophile, outdoors guy, beer geek (my videos: Beer O'Clock) and like to go really fast on skis and bicycles.

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Est. Nov. 15, 2007

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Mon Feb 13

“ The fact is, Steve Jobs didn’t succeed because he was an asshole. He succeeded because he was Steve Jobs. He had an uncanny sixth sense about what consumers wanted, an unmatched ability to adapt existing technology and turn it into something new, and a commitment to quality that turned ordinary Apple customers into fans for life. Being an asshole was part of the Steve package, but it wasn’t essential to his success. But that’s not a message most of the assholes in the corner offices want to hear. Be a Jerk: The Worst Business Lesson From the Steve Jobs Biography - Tom McNichol - Business - The Atlantic