Your Best Clients Never Haggle On Price | Business Unscripted Ep. 71

Your tech stack either quietly saves you hours every week or slowly bleeds your time and money. Dave and Duarne start with the question every owner asks — Mac or Windows — and land somewhere more useful: it barely matters anymore, because most of us live in a browser all day. What does matter is RAM, storage, and how long the machine will actually last. 16GB is the new floor, 24 to 32GB if you run heavy workflows, and buying used is still one of the easiest write-offs a newer business has.From there it turns into a straight business conversation. Own your own data, and ask a vendor where it lives and who can touch it before you sign up. If you are commissioning custom software, get the ownership terms in writing — changing 10% of the code makes it legally not a copy. And stop switching tools every few months, because software fatigue is something you do to your own team.The second half is the part worth staying for. Duarne's brother paid $750 a month for a phone system, roughly ten times the going rate, and it was still the right call, because the old setup was costing him customers every month. That same week, Duarne withdrew a live proposal from a client who kept pushing for a lower price. Dave ties it together: your best clients are the ones who never haggled, and the painful ones almost always negotiated you down first. If someone wants to negotiate the investment, negotiate the scope with them.If you got something out of this one, share it with another business owner and leave a review so more people can find the show.Episode 71Send us Fan Mail Visit www.triumphbusinesssolutions.pro to learn more about our services and our Profit First Cash Clarity Programs. Learn more about Triumph Business Solutions www.triumphbusinesssolution.proReceive a Complimentary Business Stability Snapshot and see how your business stacks up again 100,000+ successful businesses. https://triumphbusinesssolutions.pro/triumph-assessmentSchedule a 30-Minute Cash Clarity Conversation - Guaranteed Value or full refund - $97: https://stan.store/TriumphBusinessSolutions​​Want to be a guest on the podcast? Register for a future episode here: https://calendar.triumphbusinesssolutions.pro/businessunscriptedguest