On 5 August 2012 03:25, Miles Fidelman <[email protected]> wrote:
> .... where are they and how do I get their attention? > > Hi Folks, > > A lot of folks here are involved in using/developing technology to support > various forms of networked collaboration, with particular leanings toward > open, decentralized approaches. So I wonder if I might solicit opinions > on the following..... > > I've been working on some open source software to support virtual teams > and projects - putting some of the experiences and techniques I've > acquired over the years into code - and I'm trying to gather some > support via Kickstarter. > > The thing is, I'm having a very hard time getting people to even visit > the project's web page - so far, only about 300 people have visited the > Kickstarter page, despite some serious attempts to spread the word > across various email lists, twitter, and so forth. > > It's one thing if people were looking at the page and not contributing, > but I can't even seem to get people's attention - which suggestions one > or more of four things: > > - nobody cares about project management (I hope this isn't the case - I > know administrivia isn't sexy, but an awful lot of people are working on > an awful lot of projects, and getting buried in mountains of paper, > email, phone calls, texts, meetings, and yellow stickies. I sure know > that I'm always looking for ways to declutter that side of my life) > > - I'm not reaching people who care. > > - I'm reaching people, but not getting their attention. > > - I'm reaching people, getting their attention, but not providing enough > motivation to go the next step and click their mouse (on > > http://www.kickstarter.com/**projects/1947703258/smart-** > notebooks-keeping-on-the-same-**page-across-th<http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1947703258/smart-notebooks-keeping-on-the-same-page-across-th> > > So... I'd really welcome any feedback on the questions who cares about > project management & collaboration tools, how to reach them, and what > might motivate them enough to take a look at what I'm doing? > > Thanks very much, > Have you seen bettermeans? www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAlnMWlvw9g > > Miles Fidelman > > -- > In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. > In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra > >
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