Comments on: Looking for a West-Coast Business Development Director http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Matt Hartley http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/comment-page-1/#comment-32582 Matt Hartley Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:12:58 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/#comment-32582 Could you elaborate on what you mean by 'business experience'? I have a number of contacts and ideas within both the entertainment (namely, comedians) industry and the tech industry. http://tinyurl.com/3b29aj We have even discussed some of the ideas in the past, although I do have a few new ones as well. We should talk more about this. I will email you later on today or tomorrow. :) Could you elaborate on what you mean by ‘business experience’? I have a number of contacts and ideas within both the entertainment (namely, comedians) industry and the tech industry.
http://tinyurl.com/3b29aj

We have even discussed some of the ideas in the past, although I do have a few new ones as well.

We should talk more about this. I will email you later on today or tomorrow. :)

]]> By: Nicholas Reville http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/comment-page-1/#comment-32318 Nicholas Reville Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:03:46 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/#comment-32318 Erik, I totally hear your concerns, and it's something that we're taking very seriously. We are considering ways to increase our user-based fundraising, especially as our user base grows. However, my sense is that we're in a very different situation than Wikimedia. Your (unbelievably awesome) project seems similar to craigslist structurally-- relatively straightforward software, running on central servers, driven by community-generated content. Like craigslist, I think you can do well with a fairly small staff. For projects like Miro and Firefox, I feel that we need a lot more resources in order to stay competitive with software from Apple, Microsoft, Joost, etc. More money means more developers which means we can improve Miro much more quickly. This is why we have relatively high goals for our budget. That said, if we can find ways to do it with user support and more foundation grants, that would be great. We have a few more plans up our sleeve on those fronts, so we'll see where those can take us. Erik,
I totally hear your concerns, and it’s something that we’re taking very seriously. We are considering ways to increase our user-based fundraising, especially as our user base grows. However, my sense is that we’re in a very different situation than Wikimedia. Your (unbelievably awesome) project seems similar to craigslist structurally– relatively straightforward software, running on central servers, driven by community-generated content. Like craigslist, I think you can do well with a fairly small staff. For projects like Miro and Firefox, I feel that we need a lot more resources in order to stay competitive with software from Apple, Microsoft, Joost, etc. More money means more developers which means we can improve Miro much more quickly. This is why we have relatively high goals for our budget. That said, if we can find ways to do it with user support and more foundation grants, that would be great. We have a few more plans up our sleeve on those fronts, so we’ll see where those can take us.

]]> By: Business - Wiggly Wigglers podcasts are blooming marvellous | directmails.info http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/comment-page-1/#comment-32313 Business - Wiggly Wigglers podcasts are blooming marvellous | directmails.info Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:20:17 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/#comment-32313 [...] Looking for a West-Coast Business Development DirectorWe don t have a specific set of criteria, but you must have a solid understanding of Miro and a clear idea of how you might pitch the project to potential business partners. You must be very sharp, flexible, and good at building … [...] [...] Looking for a West-Coast Business Development DirectorWe don t have a specific set of criteria, but you must have a solid understanding of Miro and a clear idea of how you might pitch the project to potential business partners. You must be very sharp, flexible, and good at building … [...]

]]> By: Erik Möller http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/comment-page-1/#comment-32295 Erik Möller Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:20:33 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/#comment-32295 You're deciding the future of your organization right now. Seems you're going for a very for-profit-like approach of trying to support the project. Have you considered the alternatives, such as in-application fundraising (donations) or grant-based program development? The drawback I see with the business development approach is that there's a risk of becoming dependent on for-profit entities who have their own agenda that does not necessarily match yours. In the Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia) our focus is more on fundraising & program development, though we have a small business development component. It's a bit tougher to get off the ground, and our budget is meager compared to Mozilla's, but I value the independence that this has given us. You’re deciding the future of your organization right now. Seems you’re going for a very for-profit-like approach of trying to support the project. Have you considered the alternatives, such as in-application fundraising (donations) or grant-based program development? The drawback I see with the business development approach is that there’s a risk of becoming dependent on for-profit entities who have their own agenda that does not necessarily match yours. In the Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia) our focus is more on fundraising & program development, though we have a small business development component. It’s a bit tougher to get off the ground, and our budget is meager compared to Mozilla’s, but I value the independence that this has given us.

]]> By: John’s Blog » Blog Archive » Awesome opportunity mixing mission, impact & business http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/comment-page-1/#comment-32293 John’s Blog » Blog Archive » Awesome opportunity mixing mission, impact & business Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:21:53 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/08/looking-for-a-west-coast-business-development-director/#comment-32293 [...] Nicholas Reville, executive director of one of my favorite non-profit tech companies, the Participatory Culture Foundation, has just posted on their blog that they’re hiring a West Coast business person. [...] [...] Nicholas Reville, executive director of one of my favorite non-profit tech companies, the Participatory Culture Foundation, has just posted on their blog that they’re hiring a West Coast business person. [...]

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