Two questions. 1. Why does it say: 'Non-Profit'? 2. Assuming the above is a mistake: what is the business model you envision?
Amir Kolsky XP& Software >-----Original Message----- >From: jhrothjr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 5:19 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [XP] An Employee Owned XP Enterprise? > > > >--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Victor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: >> There has been some ranting in this forum about the economic >situation of >> software services. >> Is there anything we can actually do about it? >> >> The software services industry is making quite a bundle out of us. >If you >> cannot beat them, join them. I would like to see a show of hands. >How many >> people would be ready to actively create/join an employee owned >> not-for-profit corporation. The earnings would be partially invested >> in expansion, partially in benefits, and what is left distributed to >> the membership according to some criteria to be developed. >> >> We would need a CEO, a CFO, a good lawyer, and an excelent marketing >person. >> The opertion would be based as much as possible on XP >principles, like >> simplicity, opennes, and cooperation. >> >> It will be a learning experience, and we will make errors, but we >will not >> be the first ones, and we know that it can be done. >> >> Because this is a first call, it's purposly generic. The details >will be >> elaborated by those interested in participating. >> >> At this point in time I am only interested in finding out >the measure >> of interest in following up with the idea. If there is enough >interest, we can >> then discuss the details. Yet, I would like to stress that >one of the >> central conditions of success is to find a good marketing person >> that's comfortable with the idea. As a population (with a >few notable >exceptions), >> we developers are known for not being especially good in marketing, >or as >> entrepeneurs. So, this is an aspect that has to be taken >very seriously. >> >> Victor > >Sounds like a good idea. >Color me interested. > >John Roth > > > > > >To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
