I would like to react as follows to Lee Thorn's comments on sustainability and profitability:
For any project or venture to be successful, there has to be a return on investment, tangible or intangible. Without this, the initiative is deemed unproductive and hence a waste. Preferably, for sustainability, at least the variable cost should be covered fully. If it covers either a part or fully the fixed cost, it is ideal. If it can also cover the "opportunity cost", there is the possibility of creating other better income generating opportunities in lieu of doing the current project, then there is motivation to continue and scale up the project. This is what is termed as profit by others. I don't know, if I am right or wrong. I would like to benefit by others' opinions. Kris Dev (Krishnan) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ll2b.blogspot.com ------------ This DOT-COM Discussion is funded by USAID's dot-ORG Cooperative Agreement with AED, in partnership with World Resources Institute's Digital Dividend Project, and hosted by GKD. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org and http://www.digitaldividend.org provide more information. To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/archive.html>
