I'm not clear about what the $10,000 is for. The domain is purchased. Renewal is $9.95 for next year. Are we paying someone to build a website? To mount a marketing campaign? Pay for events?
This sounds like an exclusive membership organization (country club) in which those who can afford to join get a voice and those who can't have to trust explicitly that the can-joins will vote in the interest of the can't-joins. So how would that group expand? How would it sustain? If someone "quits" the group do they get their "share" refunded thus opening up a slot? I appreciate that there are good intentions from all involved. But this sounds counter-community. I appreciate that Alex (and Tony, et al) have been pioneers, catalysts, authorities and mentors of the movement. Thank you for all you've done. But we're all part of that movement and we all need to have an equal opportunity to guide it forward that is not limited by a cap on participation (100 people; $10,000). If we could all (generally) agree on two or three things we want to accomplish as a group/movement then we would know what each of us would be willing to spend money on. If a client came to you with $10,000 and asked "What should I spend it on?" your professional instincts would take over and you would ask "What is the problem you're trying to solve?" So why not bite the bullet and form a real organization (501c6 or c3) and get on with it? The international organizational issues will not be solved by us (as they have not been solved by other groups) in a short amount of time. They are not social issues but jurisdictional issues. Many of us are in Austin at SXSW. We have the technological know how to wire in many more. We can provide the opportunity for everyone who wishes to participate to do so. These are all great discussions but now we have to boil them down to some concrete action so we can move together as a movement. We will discuss, we will argue and will come to some consensus about the next steps. To jostle a metaphor - The tiger has left the barn and now we have to grab it by the tail. Cheers! Todd O'Neill Catalyst C4 Workspace -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
