Hi Peter, Peter Junge wrote (07-06-10 03:44)
Reorganizing Governance ----------------------- - Project leads => Centrally steering the project => Maintaining the website => Selecting and maintaining tools => Selecting and maintaining external presence - Regional Representatives (like MarCons) => Working closely with local communities => Being in touch with regional businesses => Presence at events (OOo funding required) Verified and categorized OOo Business directory ----------------------------------------------- - Unknown entities have to show evidence of OOo related business - Linking case studies with the business View on business directory: - By business + Individual Consultant/Freelancer + SMB + OEM + ISV + IHV - By country - By continent or by business region + (North/South) America + (East/Central/Western) Europe + EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Asia) + APAC (Asian-Pacific) + Africa + etc. Using the web for BizDev ------------------------ Creating groups on LinkedIn etc. for example: "OpenOffice.org Business Crucible" with a mission statement like (briefly): "For OOo businesses to search customers - For customers to search OOo businesses". Using Identi.ca, Twitter, etc. like: "OOo ecosystem gets extended with solution XYZ now available [optional: in country]" As we are not so many contributers yet, I wouldn't go for too much more at the moment.
At the first read I though: wow, what a lot. And that in combination with you latest sentence... But when looking for the second time, I think it is not overdone to mention these items now.
I think most business people will have a sharp look for 'what is in it for me'. Though I contribute quite some to the OpennOffice.org project (inter-)national, the current state of BizDev is not that attractive that it triggers me to be active. However, best to start with is that the leads of the project pick up the situation, and draft steps that lead to gradual improvement, with little steps. Keeping in mind that we are few on the one hand, but being able to show clear steps to better on the other. I think you did a good job form them with your ideas :-)
When it is in digestible chunks, progression can come. Best, Cor -- >> Your office 2010 software: the new OpenOffice.org << Cor Nouws - ideas/remarks for the community council? - http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Community_Council --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
