"Relationships Are Everything", Chuck Andrews YES S.I.R. Book

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John Honovich
Sep 11, 2022
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Chuck Andrews has released a book titled, "Yes, S.I.R.: The Security Influencer's Guide to Success Using Strategy, Intelligence, and Relationships" (free on Kindle). The main theme of the book is "relationships" (mentioned 174 times vs "strategy" mentioned 68 times and "intelligence" just 31 times). Some key excerpts, in chronological order from the book:

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Undisclosed #1
Sep 12, 2022

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****** **** ****** ******** **** ******?

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Michael Silva
Sep 12, 2022
Silva Consultants

* ***** **** ************* *** ********* in *** ********, *** **** ** important *** ******-** *** *********. * have ***** **** * ***** ********** of *** "**********" ** ****** **** to **** ***, **** *****, *** make **** ** ********, *** ****** if **** ******-*******.

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Brian Rhodes
Sep 12, 2022
IPVMU Certified

***, *** *** *** **** ** FOC (******* ** *****) *** *** someone * **** **********.

** **** **********, ** *** * ROCBEL (****** **** ** *****'* ***** Email ****)?

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JH
John Honovich
Sep 12, 2022
IPVM

* ***** ***** ************** *** ******** workload ** * ****** ** *** success.

** **** ******* ********* ******* **-**** days *** ********* ****** ** * am *** ** **** *** **** as ******* * **** ** *** analysis.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 12, 2022

*’* *** * ****** ** *****, but * ** ***** *** ******** posts ** * ****** **.

************* *** ******* ** * *********** to *********** **** ****** ******. **** are ********** ******* **** **** ** communication *** ************ ** *******.

** *** **** * ****** *** life? **** **** **** * *** when **** **** ***.

******* ****** ***** ***** *********** *************, helping **** ***** ***** ***’* *** same.

******* *** ********** ****** **** *****, glad ******* ** ************ *** ******* character ******.

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Rick Caruthers
Sep 12, 2022
Galaxy Control Systems

* ***** **** ***** **** ************* are *** *** ***'* ******** *** value ** ****** * **** ******** personality. *'* *** **** **** * have *** ***** ******** *** ** have **** ** ********** ** **** of *** **** ****** **** *** years. * *** **** **** **** that ** *** * ***** *********** and **** **** ******* ******. ***** southern ****** (**** *** ****** ** southern **) * **** **** ****** from *** ***** **** ** ** a *** **** ********, ************, *****-****** and **** **** ***** ** ******** relationships.

** *** *** ** *** ***, people ** ***** ******* **** ****** they **** *** **** **** ***** these ********* *********** ** ****** *** that ** *** ******** *** ******.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Sep 12, 2022

** ** *** **** *** ** choose ******* *** ******* ********, ****'** going ** ****** *** *** **** by * ****** **** *** *** sold ** **** ***.

** ** *** **** **** *** have *** ********* ********** ** ********** the ********** ******* ******* *******, ****'** going ** ****** *** *** **** by * ****** **** *** *** sold ** **** ***.

** ** *** **** *** * technical *******, *** *** ** ****** between ******** ******* **** ******** ************'* reps, ****'** ***** ** **** *** most ******** ** *** ****** ******** by ***** ****** **** *** ****** supplied ** **** ***.

** ** *** **** *** ** incumbent ******** ****'** **** ** *****, they're ******** ** **** **** *** the **** ** ***, *** **** very **** *** ***** ***** ****** to **** * ********* ********, ***** may **** ** **** ******** *** their ******** ******* *** *** *******.

At *** *** ** *** ***, *** ** **** ** ******* *******. However, you have to position yourself to deliver first. And the only ways the end user is going to allow you to do that are 1) relationships or 2) sheer dumb luck.

* ********** **** ******* ** **** those ******* ** ***** ** **** sales.

** *** ** ** **** ****** to *** **** *** ******** ********, I'm ***** ** **** **** **** relationships **** *** **** ******* **** times *** ****** **** ******** ****. Sometimes ********* ** **** ** ****** chain ****** **** ***** *** **** your ******** ** **** *** *****'* nothing *** *** ** ***** **.

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JH
John Honovich
Sep 12, 2022
IPVM

** ** *** **** *** ** choose ******* *** ******* ********

* ***** **** ****. * *** question ** ********** ********** ** **** and *** *** *** **** **** product ************* ****** **** ******. ** the ****** *** ** ****, *** advantage ****** **** **** ************* ** technology.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 12, 2022

* **** **********, *** ** **** as…oh, ***** ** **** ********.

* **** **** ** ******** **** rarely *** ******* *** *** ******* an *** **** **** **** ** you ***’*.

** **** ******** *** ****** ** a ****** ** ****** *** ****** patents ****** ************* **** *** ****** user *****.

(1)
JH
John Honovich
Sep 12, 2022
IPVM

** **** ******** *** ****** ** a ****** ** ****** *** ****** patents ****** ************* **** *** ****** user *****.

*** ***** **** * ********** ******** about *************.

* ***** **'* **** ** *** that **** ************* *** ** ********* like *********** ********** ************ *** ** advantage.

*** *******, ********'* ***** ****** *** not ** ********* ** ************* ** Arecont's *** *****. *** ** ****, Arecont *** *** **** ** **** as ***** ************* ** ***** ******* Arecont *** ********** (*****-********* *.***) **** its ****-********* *********** *** *** ****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 12, 2022

***** *** *** ****** ** *****.

******* ***** **** *** *** **** wanted, *** ***** ************ ****** ************ the ********** ** *** *****. *** big **** *** ******* ** *** a ***** ********.

************* **** **** ** *** *** original ***** ** ***** ** *** users. ************* **** ******* ******* ** the **** **********.

* *** ******** ***** ******* *** latest *** ******** ** *** ***** imaging ** ***** ** ****** *** was ***** “*** ** **** ****** so ********* *** *** ** ***** as ** $***.** ***** ******?”

******* **** ** **** *** ********* Viewer ******** (********* ** ************) *** a * ********* ****** **** ****** like ** *** **** *** **’* and ***’* ****.

(1)
JH
John Honovich
Sep 12, 2022
IPVM

******* ***** **** *** *** **** wanted, *** ***** ************ ****** ************ the ********** ** *** *****. *** big **** *** ******* ** *** a ***** ********.

* ***'* ***** ****'* *******. **** in *** **** *****, ******* *** a ******* ********** ********* **** *** internally ********* *****. *** *** ** my ********** ** ******* **** *** years, **** *** **** **** ********** to ***** **** *** ****** **************. It *** *** **** *********** ******* it *** * ***** (*****-********* *.*** with *** *********** ** **** ********** and ********** *** ********* *** * clear ******), ** *** **** *********** could *** ******* *******'* ********** ***** later.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 12, 2022

**, ** **** **** ********* *** Sony **** ***** *** ******* ** the ******** ******, **** **** ***********. No?

**** ******’* **** ******** * *** single ****** ****** **** * ********** fixed **** ** * *** *****?

JH
John Honovich
Sep 12, 2022
IPVM

******* *** *** ** * **** specializing ** ***** **********. **** **** able ** ******* *.*** ***** ****** were ***** **** *****. ****, ******* was **** ** ** *.*** ÷ multi-megapixel ******* *********.

*** *** ***** ***** *** ******* that. ******* *** ** **** **** primarily ******* ** ****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Sep 12, 2022

****, * *********** **** ******* ** sell ***'* ***** ** *** **** far. *** * ********** ********* ** ****:

******** ***** *** ************** ********* ****** * ********, **** **** no ******* ***************. *** ******** ** not ****. ** ****** *** ****** your *******- **** ** ** **** into ******* *********** ****** *** ******* who ***** ** ***** ** ***********- you **** ***** ******* ** **** a ****** ************ ****.

******** *****.

*****'* * ****** *** ********* ***** is ** * **** ****** *** most ******* ******* ***** ***** **** for ********** ************ ** *** **, even ****** **** (* ***** **** go ** *** ** ** *** most) ***** ****** ********* ** *** market *** ************* ****** ** ***** way. ****'** *** * ******** ************ model.

**** ** ***** ** **** *** surveillance *** ****** ******* *********, *** distribution ***** **** ************* ****** *** most *** ***** **** **** ** expect ** ************ ***** ***** ****. And *** **** *** *** * rep ** ** ********** ** ** focusing ** ******** *************.

JH
John Honovich
Sep 12, 2022
IPVM

**'* ****** ************ ** ******** *** power ** * "************ ****" (*'** call ** ******** *****) **** "*************".

**** *******. ******* ** *** **** at *************, ** *** ***** ******* sense. ******, ******* *********** ** ****** people *** **** ** ************* ********** with ****** **** **** **. *** their ***** ******* ** ********* ** call *** ***** *** ***** **** and **** *****, *** ** ******* relationships.

*******, *********** *** ********* ******* *** that's ********* ****** ** ***** ******** model - ******* ********* ** ****-**** generates ******* *******, ***** * ********** sales **** ** **** *** ***** for ******* ** **** **** **.

**** ******** ***** ******* *** *** their ******* *** ***** ***** ** relationships?

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Sep 12, 2022

********, ** *** ******* ************ *** I *** ** **** **** * read **** ***** *** *** ***** time, ******* ******* ******* * ************ model **** ** **** ****** ** delivering ***** **** ******* **** *** relationship ***** ***** ******* ** ******* about.

******* ***** ****** ****** ****** ** the ******* *** ********* ******** *** everything ***** **** *** ** * great *** ** ******** * *** of ***** **** **** ****, ***** increases *******'* *********.

****'* ******* ******* ***'* ** *** security ********, ******* ** ********* *** Silicone ****** ******* ***** ** ********** ridiculous ******* ** **** ***** *** of *** ******* **** ****** **** essentially ** ****** *** ** ******* them. ******* ***'* ** *** ******** business, ****'** ** *** ****-******** ******** (for *** ********, ******).

* ******'* ** * *** ********* if **** **** ******* ** *** data-hoovering-and-selling ******** ** * **** ******, but ** *** *****'* **** ****** sign ** **** ********* ***** ** *********** *** ***** expect** * ******* ***** ***** *********** does *** *****. *******, * ****** the************ **** **** ********* ** ** key **** ** ***** **** *** some **** ***** ** ******* ****.

** ***'** ** *** ******** ********, and *** **** ** **** ******* things ** *** **** ****** *** thirty ** ***** *****, *** **** them ********* *** ** *** ***** buddies, **** *** ************ ***** ** superior ** ********** **** ****, ********** results. **** ** ********** **** *** the ***** ****, ***** ***-**** ******** is ***** * *****.

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Rick Caruthers
Sep 12, 2022
Galaxy Control Systems

******** ** ** *** **** ******* distribution ** ** *** *** *** firm ***** *** *** *** **** reason *** *********, **** **** *** relationships. * ******** **** * ****** for ** **********, * *** * few **** **** ****** ** ** that * ****** ***** *** * tried ** ****** ***** ******** **** my ******** **** ********.

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David Mueller
Sep 12, 2022
Genetec

"* ** * ***** ******** ** luck, *** * **** *** ****** I ****, *** **** * **** of **."

- ****** *********

**********, * ***** ************* *** ********* important. *** ** **** *** ******** those *************, *** **** ** ** willing ** *** ** *** ****. Like **** ***** ********** **** *********, it ** *** ***** ** ** a ****** ******, *** * **** of ****** ******* ** ********* **** sink *** ************.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Sep 12, 2022

*******. * ******* *** ** **** a **** ****** **** ********** * charmer *** ** ****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Sep 12, 2022

**'* ***** **** ************* *** *********. I ****** **** ****** *** ****-************ has ** *** *************. 🤔

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Sep 13, 2022

************ = ********* ************ + *****.

*** *** ***** ********* **** ********* intelligence *** *** ****** ***** * relationship ******* *****.

"*****" ** *** **** ********* **** in *** ********. **** ***** ** "please", "***** ***" *** "****** **."

* ******* **** ********* ** ******** also ********.

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