Don’t worry buttercup – I don’t use brokers, but even if I did, I have an aversion for frauds and hypocrites so I don’t think I would ever call JetACQ either.

Don’t have to convince anyone here.

What about the remaining hours NOT on Beechtalk?

For you, it is marketing campaign, a place to constantly display what you are selling.

Mike C.

For you, it is marketing campaign, a place to constantly display what you are selling.

Mike C.

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Thanks for the entertainment fellas. Respect you both for different reasons. You two would make great business partners if you chose to work together.

If you check out Mike’s website you won’t see one “sales type” person shown on the important people page. The “marketing manger” has “technical” in his title.

My guess is Mike has a general aversion to sales folks, doesn’t like nor respect most of them. Doesn’t see them as necessary. That’s OK. He has founded and built a great company that I bet is a pillar of his community. As a life long “sales guy”, I’d also wonder what his company could have been if it had a sales emphasis. Maybe a Gulfstream V instead of a Cessna V? I’ve seen a lot of great technical companies underperform when they believe their superior product will “sell itself”. All speculation/conjecture of course…

I do enjoy the banter - I’d love for Mike to give Chip an inch or two. Maybe acknowledge that his services are valuable for a market segment, etc. But then again, would hate for the “series to end.”

Most really successful companies are very good marketing companies that happen to make a product or provide a service. Marketing will usually beat out quality in the marketing place.

There is but one way to settle this... the Octagon

Not by creating threads just to answer your own questions to show off your "expertise".

If every sponsor did the same as you, it would ruin BT.

Mike C.

If someone asked me what Chip's market is, I'd say it is someone who wants to be mostly hands off and let someone like Chip spend their money in mostly obvious ways. That doesn't sound like the typical BT reader to me, a person who seeks the underlying details on their own and can make their own decisions, and one who usually will be frugal with their money. If a person is reading BT they can learn as much if not more from BT than Chip. BT also represents a cross section of people, not just one voice with its particular biases and opinions.

Forums like BT are a tremendous resource to educate prospective and current owners so they are as "expert" as someone they can hire. 30 years ago, that wasn't the case, the experts held knowledge not easily found elsewhere, but times have changed in the Internet age. You can select any type airplane and in 2 weeks you can be an expert in the issues of that type on your own.

Mike C.

MC should have learned that long ago with the SF50. But Big Ego’s are real hard of hearing.

Wow...who got under who's skin??? Perhaps you should follow Mr. Clemens advice.

If someone asked me what Chip's market is, I'd say it is someone who wants to be mostly hands off and let someone like Chip spend their money in mostly obvious ways. That doesn't sound like the typical BT reader to me, a person who seeks the underlying details on their own and can make their own decisions, and one who usually will be frugal with their money. If a person is reading BT they can learn as much if not more from BT than Chip. BT also represents a cross section of people, not just one voice with its particular biases and opinions.

Forums like BT are a tremendous resource to educate prospective and current owners so they are as "expert" as someone they can hire. 30 years ago, that wasn't the case, the experts held knowledge not easily found elsewhere, but times have changed in the Internet age. You can select any type airplane and in 2 weeks you can be an expert in the issues of that type on your own.

Mike C.

Jan and Chip may have something there...