Project Natal: Real-Time Motion Capture for the Masses There is some actual hot news coming out of the E3 conference today – a little something Microsoft has cooked up on the Xbox 360 platform called “Project Natal.” The technology is being likened to both Minority Report as well as the “beginnings of SkyNet or The Ma...
I Don't Want to Eat Generitech With You Another online video conference that’s making headlines today but is scheduled to take place during NYC’s Internet Week is the Digital Content Newfronts. They’ve made a splashier impression on me with a comedic video that’s circulating starring Emcees Jake ...
MySpace Launching an Online Reality Series and a Marriage [New Media Minute] Guess who’s getting married? One lucky engaged couple will be tying the knot and they’ll say their vows live online this summer. Hollywood production studio Endemol (producers of “Deal or No Deal”) has teamed up with MySpace to produce the online interactive reality...
@biz and @ev Go On the ViewYou are viewing a page meant mostly for machines to read - if you want the original article, click here for it and the video. Twitter has been officially declared “off the market” today by Biz Stone during today’s appearance on what has been loosely termed “daytime t...
SearchMe Rolls Out New Features at Ad:Tech SF 2009 My friends John Furrier and Nate D’amico from SiliconANGLE have been roaming the halls of Ad:Tech 2009, and one of the more interesting updates has been when Furrier caught up with John Galatea, the VP of SearchMe’s marketing and sales. The video contains a few words on ...
Take, for instance, this project I started working on putting together last night. It's collaborative, and if it prospers and succeeds, I stand to profit from it. I can't make money with this without the help of others.
The first four people I asked to help all unconditionally said "yes, they're on board" via IM. Their reply hit the screen almost as soon as my IM saying "I plan on sharing revenue" hit the screen.
In all four cases, that little devil that sits on my shoulder said "Now Mark, you're leaving money on the table. These people would've helped you for free."
Of course that's probably not altogether true. I believe in offering payment, even when none is asked for, because when it's clear that it's not just a friendly arrangement, but a business one, there is a greater expectation of mutual performance. Of course, as the guy paying the money, it always puts more pressure on me to come up with a supportive business plan and a solid cashflow.
I think it's the ethical thing, though.
I'm guessing, though, that even though these people are my friends and want to see me succeed, part of why they say yes is that they know I'm ethical 'to a fault,' and that I want to bring others up with me.
That, or all my friends just have no business sense. :-)
Either way, I appreciate my friends, and hope we all prosper together. You know who you are.
In other news, I'll be in Dallas tomorrow. If you want to set up a business meeting or just a get together, ring me on my GrandCentral line (it's on the sidebar at rizzn.com).
Project Natal: Real-Time Motion Capture for the Masses There is some actual hot news coming out of the E3 conference today – a little something Microsoft has cooked up on the Xbox 360 platform called “Project Natal.” The technology is being likened to both Minority Report as well as the “beginnings of SkyNet or The Ma...
I Don't Want to Eat Generitech With You Another online video conference that’s making headlines today but is scheduled to take place during NYC’s Internet Week is the Digital Content Newfronts. They’ve made a splashier impression on me with a comedic video that’s circulating starring Emcees Jake ...
MySpace Launching an Online Reality Series and a Marriage [New Media Minute] Guess who’s getting married? One lucky engaged couple will be tying the knot and they’ll say their vows live online this summer. Hollywood production studio Endemol (producers of “Deal or No Deal”) has teamed up with MySpace to produce the online interactive reality...
@biz and @ev Go On the ViewYou are viewing a page meant mostly for machines to read - if you want the original article, click here for it and the video. Twitter has been officially declared “off the market” today by Biz Stone during today’s appearance on what has been loosely termed “daytime t...
SearchMe Rolls Out New Features at Ad:Tech SF 2009 My friends John Furrier and Nate D’amico from SiliconANGLE have been roaming the halls of Ad:Tech 2009, and one of the more interesting updates has been when Furrier caught up with John Galatea, the VP of SearchMe’s marketing and sales. The video contains a few words on ...