My experience with venture capitalists is that they want to make money. Period. And they usually invest in companies that have a goal and actual potential. And MakeMusic does have this. In fact, their smartmusic stuff is doing really well (supposedly subscriptions are still being added).
Of the two (Sibelius and finale) I think finale is moving forward. Avid is really all about protools and everything else is second fiddle. On Nov 20, 2013, at 8:03 AM, Craig Parmerlee <cr...@parmerlee.com> wrote: > > I hadn't thought of that, but you are right. You would probably enjoy > the NPR show "A Way With Words" if you are not already a regular listener. > > In this case, remember that the people running the company are venture > capitalists, so they really are gamblers -- more so than the average > business person. To a gambler, doubling down may be a random, reckless > reaction. But it also may be a calculated move reflecting confidence in > the face of favorable odds. > > My guess is that the ownership got pretty frusterated losing over 2 > years in an effort that may have greatly improved the product > foundation, but doesn't really open up new revenue streams. In that > context, I translate "doubling down" to mean "OK, we put the money into > getting the product fixed. Now we have to charge forward adding new > capability that will fix our business, giving us a lot more revenue." > > In this sense, "doubling down" means you have an expectation of either > hitting big or going bust. > > _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
