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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Milner" data-source="post: 73802" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Your post reminds me of another strategic advantage I've enjoyed recently... Which is not being tied down to just the gear that I personally choose to own. I've had a client insist that a d&b system is what was needed to do his jobs... Obviously, I could have made the gigs work with any number of other boxes (including ones that I could actually afford to own), but I no longer have to make that argument... Just call my buddy with a warehouse full of d&b and get a quote. </p><p></p><p> Similarly, I will NEVER own lights again... Simply isn't something I dig fooling with. But I can still make money by putting a great LD on a show with his companies gear/crew etc. It doesn't always have to be top/varsity level shows either, this same thought process can work even on modest shows if you know the right people to call in your area.</p><p></p><p> I personally choose to call a guy like Kirby Yarborough (fellow forum member) when I need SOS gear, he has a great stock of QSC k-series that is clean, reliable, properly cased for travel and can delivered by a friendly professional (himself) for a reasonable fee. He's already made the choice to invest in the gear, my choice to make is: </p><p></p><p>Will my revenue be increased more by (A) duplicating his investment (buying the same gear myself, and owning it everyday, even when it's not needed), or by (B) leveraging his investment (using his gear to make both of us money, when the need arises).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Milner, post: 73802, member: 9"] Your post reminds me of another strategic advantage I've enjoyed recently... Which is not being tied down to just the gear that I personally choose to own. I've had a client insist that a d&b system is what was needed to do his jobs... Obviously, I could have made the gigs work with any number of other boxes (including ones that I could actually afford to own), but I no longer have to make that argument... Just call my buddy with a warehouse full of d&b and get a quote. Similarly, I will NEVER own lights again... Simply isn't something I dig fooling with. But I can still make money by putting a great LD on a show with his companies gear/crew etc. It doesn't always have to be top/varsity level shows either, this same thought process can work even on modest shows if you know the right people to call in your area. I personally choose to call a guy like Kirby Yarborough (fellow forum member) when I need SOS gear, he has a great stock of QSC k-series that is clean, reliable, properly cased for travel and can delivered by a friendly professional (himself) for a reasonable fee. He's already made the choice to invest in the gear, my choice to make is: Will my revenue be increased more by (A) duplicating his investment (buying the same gear myself, and owning it everyday, even when it's not needed), or by (B) leveraging his investment (using his gear to make both of us money, when the need arises). [/QUOTE]
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