The Pony Express

Surely you don’t actually have a customer that is looking for a Pony Express message delivery.

Stop calling me Shirley.

Do you have a customer that is looking for a Pony Express-based message delivery service?

No – that was poetic license.

But it didn’t rhyme.
Do you have a dime?
I ask the questions here.
Want a beer, my dear?

Where did you get your poetic license?
I live in Switzerland, so it wasn’t easy – lots of forms and fees. I wanted to specialize in limericks, but the Swiss couldn’t grasp the concept.

What was your point in the Pony Express blog posting?

Customers often get so interested in the technical details that they miss the big picture. In short, people like to talk about things they understand. Change is difficult and challenging. Many customers, especially those in the financial services arena, are absolutely convinced that they are brilliant and error-free. The fact that they misplaced several hundred billion dollars, almost cratered the global economy and produce almost nothing of value does not alter this view.

The marble boat is an example of an out-of-date technical solution. (But it looks good.)