Yep - Ross said the same thing :) Should we run it at Start-up camp Sydney for synergies? Or does it merit its own event, which will maximise quality?
There are a lot of different angles on this we could take - it could be a very interesting project, now that I've spent a full 4 minutes thinking it through. Elias Bizannes Mobile: +61 412 338 508 E-mail: elias.bizan...@gmail.com DataPortability.Org - SiliconBeachAustralia.Org Chat: Skype: elias.bizannes [image: Linkedin] <http://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasbizannes>[image: Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=501903123>[image: Flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/liako/>[image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/liako>[image: del.icio.us]<http://delicious.com/liako>[image: Blogger] <http://liako.biz> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:37 PM, BrianMenzies <bmenz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Love the idea. I don't know much but I'm in. > Maybe we can have cartoons like Getting Real (or whatever that > 37signals book is) > Brian > ;) > > > On Dec 16, 6:49 pm, Elias Bizannes <elias.bizan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ross Hill was teasing me that I haven't done anything on the website. > > One day. > > > > But in that conversation, an idea sprouted based on all the knowledge > > this mailing list generates and the intelligent people we have > > contributing. > > > > How about we write a book? > > > > We use the start-up camp concept - but we write words, not (just) > > code. Based on the community at wide, we work out what knowledge > > people would appreciate - and the editorial decision gets made and > > evolved over the course of the weekend. The end product gets > > published, with proceeds to help related causes (perhaps funding a > > barcamp or something). > > > > Imagine getting experienced entrepreneurs, professionals, and the rest > > to argue over their views and synthesise them into crisp English. > > Remote contributors will be accepted via a wiki. Anyone that speaks > > the English language can have a role from copy-editing, graphic > > design, or a cool little dynamic table of contents that uses something > > bling bling for the online version of the book. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > -- Elias Bizannes http://liako.biz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
