http://amountaintop.com/topics/relationships Comments for "Relationships" en http://amountaintop.com/what_is_a_relationship#comment-20 Relationships are everything, aren't they, both in business and in life. Our culture really isolates us if we let it. Biznik is a reaction to that, focused on the business slice of the pie. Here's a couple relevant lines from the Biznik Manifesto (which hasn't been published yet, so this is a sneak peek for ya...): We Believe in Relationships, not Referrals. We don't care if you never once refer to another Biznik. Do we hope you will? Sure. But we'll take a hard-working, passionate professional over a hackneyed-unethical-referral-throwing-ladder-climber any day of the week. Be a Biznik. Build relationships. And if you've got business to give, go for it. We Believe in Collaboration, Not Competition. Competition is an old myth made up by old men with old ideas and no imagination. There's work out there--big gobs of it--plenty to make all of us fat and happy and (if we eat too much) probably a little tired. Bizniks work together. Bizniks form teams. Bizniks will stage a completely collaborative, non-violent coup of the greater business world. We Believe in Community. Business is a social game. Let's play together. Biznik isn't something you go to, show up for, log into or whisper about. Biznik is something you are. Becoming a Biznik is just like joining a family. But without the death benefits, crying bouts and awkward and uncomfortable family dinners. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:09:32 +0000 Dan McComb comment 20 at http://amountaintop.com