Comments on: Evaluating potential clients http://bradlauster.com/archives/620 On User Experience Design and life, since 2000. Now in New York City! Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michael Harris http://bradlauster.com/archives/620/comment-page-1#comment-430 Michael Harris Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:35:29 +0000 http://bradlauster.com/?p=620#comment-430 Bradley- This is a great list, and quite functional. If I may add to it: I always ask if they have ever worked with a firm like mine. Typically, they have not. But if they have, I like to know what their experience was like, and why. If the previous firm is similar enough to mine, I can glean some valuable intel and insight as to how I will be perceived, where I can improve my value proposition, and most important, I can identify potential pitfalls, and mitigate or neutralize them early doors. I also like when my Client is the first to drop an "F-bomb". Then I know we're in business. Laters, -Mike- aperturecapital.com Bradley-
This is a great list, and quite functional. If I may add to it: I always ask if they have ever worked with a firm like mine. Typically, they have not. But if they have, I like to know what their experience was like, and why. If the previous firm is similar enough to mine, I can glean some valuable intel and insight as to how I will be perceived, where I can improve my value proposition, and most important, I can identify potential pitfalls, and mitigate or neutralize them early doors.

I also like when my Client is the first to drop an “F-bomb”. Then I know we’re in business.

Laters,
-Mike-
aperturecapital.com

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