[OT: Heather: It's time for a Forum. (And an answer!)]
Dennis Brown
see3d at writeme.com
Thu Dec 15 19:29:00 EST 2005
I just read Kevin's post. I can shut up a wait a month more...
Dennis
On Dec 15, 2005, at 7:23 PM, Dennis Brown wrote:
> Dan,
>
> I know what you mean. I have run several small companies in my
> life, and staying focused on the highest priorities is always a
> challenge. I have also managed technical groups in very large
> companies. Guess what? Unless the company is VERY well run, it is
> even harder. It takes 2-4 times as many people to get the same job
> done because you can't stick to your priorities when the big bosses
> keep changing your mind for you.
>
> Right now, I am almost in tears because of all the great things I
> would like to do in many different creative areas of my life, but
> there is only one of me :-(
>
> I suspect that many of the people on this list are in this same
> boat (being the creative/inventive sort). That may be why it is so
> difficult to get enough critical mass together to get some of these
> documentation/forum type projects off the ground. So many good
> ideas, but only enough resources to do one of them --which one to
> support?...
>
> Undisputed leadership is required to rally the critical mass.
>
> If RunRev would lead in a direction (that we like), most will
> support that as the priority project.
>
> In the mean time we vacillate waiting for someone to lead by making
> a big personal investment in something that is given away for
> free. Of course there is no guarantee that the needed critical
> mass of followers will agree with the direction. Then the effort
> is disappointingly wasted...
>
> Now if there was the possibility of a big personal gain, that might
> make it worth taking a chance on --but where is the gain? Perhaps
> it is in there somewhere for someone.
>
> RunRev has something to gain, but then again, they could reap
> almost all the benefits even if someone else got it started. Maybe
> that is what they are waiting for...
>
> FWIW
>
> Dennis
>
>
> On Dec 15, 2005, at 6:23 PM, Dan Shafer wrote:
>
>> I hope they do. THis is not the first time this has been promised,
>> but I
>> know how that goes at a small company where priority-juggling is
>> an Olympic
>> sport.
>>
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