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August 3, 2003
Another reason I don't think Quixtar works...
By QBlog in
UPDATE: I should say that I don't think it works for some people. I realize that there are quite a number of people who find success in Quixtar and have built what appears to be a solid, reliable network.
Interviews: They are a critical part of any business. Hiring new employees or finding new business partners is a process that takes training, skill and a lot of hard work. Entire industries are built around the process of finding and hiring quality personnel.
However, with Quixtar there is barely a similar (if any) vetting process. The business is often pitched to the "guy on the street" who just happens to show a bit of intelligence or some extra friendliness. Or it's shown to friends who may or may not have any sort of business savvy.
Yet, Quixtar is supposed to be a network of people who reliably build a system that will continue to provide financial dividends long after "retirement." The Robert Kiyosaki example of building a water pipeline for villiagers illustrates that the "network" has been built and now the "network" owners can sit back and collect the profits. Yet what if your network is full of crappy people? What if that pipeline is built with bad materials? Inevitably the network/pipeline will break down and may eventually need to be rebuilt altogether.
Now, back to my interview thing. The point is that with job interviews a manager or whatever will try to find the best person. Yet with Quixtar, this is less important from my observations. What seems to be most important is just getting people in and not the quality of those people.
What would be better, in my opinion, is to have some sort of resume, some sort of vetting process instituted by Quixtar. Something to keep the bad apples out of the barrel, just like in a real business. Maybe I should start an MLM with this very process installed. I could call it QBlogStar!