*ducking too* I've set up Elias with an implementation of our Affinity app to provide the back end if it's of value and desirable. I'd be happy to make it the development of a front end a StartupCamp project this weekend, but it won't be something we can auction off :-(
If any other StartupCamp people are keen, feel free to email me off list... especially if you're a designer! Geoff -----Original Message----- From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto:silicon-beach-austra...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Warren Seen Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 3:13 PM To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Key challenges for 2009? You know, that SBA database thing would come in handy right about now... *ducks* :) For me, the "GFC" has already bitten, a key client of mine is winding down their project so I am shortly going to have a LOT of free time on my hands - I've been spoiled these last couple of years, that's for sure. A firm/collective is an interesting idea, another variation I've seen floated in the past is modeling software development on the movie industry, ie you have producers who build a team for a specific project drawing from a pool of talent which disbands once the project is done (although there's always the question of how you handle ongoing maintenance...) On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Elias Bizannes <elias.bizan...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you are a consultant working alone, why don't you borrow some thinking > from the industrial age: that being, creating a firm so as to minimise the > costs of transactions that you would otherwise incur alone. > As you spend your time > 1) Finding work > 2) Admin > 3) Doing work > ...why not create a loose collective to economise on the admin and finding? > Cross promotion of each other? Pooled resources on research? > Just a thought. > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Stephen Collins <t...@acidlabs.org> wrote: >> >> I think the challenge for many of us in 2009 will be to continue to >> prove our relevance to our clients. Many of us who are in small or >> solo businesses will have to fight for work (although I have a newly >> signed client today, so I'm happy about that) in a more competitive >> market. We'll need to review pricing, terms and the way we do things. >> >> I agree that there's plenty of work to be had. I have this new client >> and two other leads that I am pretty certain will come through. >> >> One thing that I'm already involved in that I think more of us will >> need to do is combining our services with others that offer >> complementary or matching services. As an example, I'm working with a >> few well-known names in the Enterprise 2.0 space to come up with a >> vendor- and analyst-independent offering to provide services to >> clients wherever they are. >> >> We're all going to have to tighten belts and spend less. Maybe the new >> laptop every two years will stretch to three... >> >> Steve >> -- >> Stephen Collins >> Cell +61 410 680722 >> Skype trib22 >> www.twitter.com/trib >> www.linkedin.com/in/stephencollins >> >> www.acidlabs.org >> >> acidlabs >> Conversation. Collaboration. Community. >> >> This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private >> > > > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
