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Excited to receive a @contactstringr request that I can fulfill! Fun way to get paid for shooting video: https://beta.stringr.com/
This link sends you to the homepage of a random Ben: http://ben.thatmustbe.us
Wanted: a Deep Dream Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt. Make it so, Internet.
A little baffled by @elloworld plastering San Francisco walls with posters that say they hate advertising. #likerainonyourweddingday
Crossing the Cascadia Subduction Zone off my "places to live" list. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one
Revisiting Ev's Formula for Entrepreneurial Success. It's really good: https://medium.com/@ev/formula-for-entrepreneurial-success-ea0b02c504cd
In this short film, a startup founder summons a demon using a YouTube tutorial. We've all been there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZoiva3DfI8
@scottros Linearly would be a good first step! But non-linearly allows the business to have a built-in safety cushion, & ride changes well.
11/ This is an ongoing exploration, which I'm privileged to be able to do. We're still finding the right balance. But I'm confident we will.
10/ If we want to see software built with better principles, we can't criticize businesses for wanting to make money. Profit is not evil.
9/ A sustainable, respectful business is one that can grow non-linearly based on its products, while not exploiting its users.
8/ Creating a paid-for add-on to commoditized software is not sustainable, because the primary product is still commoditized.
7/ Even in enterprise, the value of open source is often "freedom from recurring licensing" - i.e., a devalued product.
6/ Known's business is support and hosted services like Pro and Convoy, not the open source platform.
5/ Therefore, open software has to be a by-product, not the core focus of, a business.
4/ The core people who are attracted by open software are exactly the people who won't pay for your products or services.
2/ Not charging for a product doesn't lower the support burden or cost to produce, putting open startups in a very hard place.
1/ "Libre" and "free as in beer" have been conflated in open source. For most projects, it's now just assumed that everything is gratis.
@tef I'm actually not so into dinghies. But the name appeals to me a lot.
Just saw "GopherCon" show up in my stream. Was briefly really excited, then deflated. I can't be the only one? #oldtimer
My brand new Emotiv EEG headset (developer edition) arrives on Monday. Does anyone want to buy it from me?
What's the meaning of life? Joss Whedon says it's all about storytelling. http://io9.com/joss-whedon-just-explained-the-meaning-of-life-to-us-1717277218
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