Possibly the unique angle is "building innovative businesses/startups outside silicon valley". I am sure there are entrepreneurs in spain, italy, morocco and adelaide would love to benefit from such a weighty tome.
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:50 PM, silky <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Elias Bizannes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ross Hill was teasing me that I haven't done anything on the website. > > One day. > > > > But in that conversation, an idea sprouted based on all the knowledge > > this mailing list generates and the intelligent people we have > > contributing. > > > > How about we write a book? > > > > We use the start-up camp concept - but we write words, not (just) > > code. Based on the community at wide, we work out what knowledge > > people would appreciate - and the editorial decision gets made and > > evolved over the course of the weekend. The end product gets > > published, with proceeds to help related causes (perhaps funding a > > barcamp or something). > > > > Imagine getting experienced entrepreneurs, professionals, and the rest > > to argue over their views and synthesise them into crisp English. > > Remote contributors will be accepted via a wiki. Anyone that speaks > > the English language can have a role from copy-editing, graphic > > design, or a cool little dynamic table of contents that uses something > > bling bling for the online version of the book. > > > > Thoughts? > > I think it's an okay idea but I question the content that it would > have. I would say, however, that it would be appropriate for the > proceeds of such an effort to go to a charity. If that's the case, I'd > be happy to be involved if there is anything anyone feels like hearing > from me on :) But I have no real desire. > > I do think that it will require more effort then 1 weekend though. And > someone will have to take the effort to try and get it published (into > legitimate book-shops? or just something like lulu?). > > Either way, not a terrible idea, but I don't see a massive amount of > merit in it. A lot of the advice given here is *reasonably* short term > (go to this website, use this guy, advice on law, starting X business) > and specific. Maybe something useful could be done, but it'll be a > fair effort, IMHO, and questionable whether it's more beneficial to > the community then giving it away for free via the list. > > -- > noon silky > http://www.boxofgoodfeelings.com/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
