God, I love my subconscious...

Suffice it to say, CommYou's business plan quite suddenly gelled this morning. It's adapted from a bunch of things I've been thinking about for some months now; when I put the pieces together right, I discover that there's actually a series of products that, put together, have really *lovely* network effects.

(No, I'm not going to talk about the details publically quite yet. Suffice it to say, the existing social-conversation system is a crucial component, but the money comes from expanding our horizons a bit. If we can do it right, I think we can pull off the hat trick of providing real value to users, making real money, and not doing anything evil in the process.)

We'll see if it stands up to some reflection, and we'll see if we can pull it all off, but if I can get everything arranged right, I think this might actually work...

God, I love my subconscious...

Suffice it to say, CommYou's business plan quite suddenly gelled this morning. It's adapted from a bunch of things I've been thinking about for some months now; when I put the pieces together right, I discover that there's actually a series of products that, put together, have really *lovely* network effects.

(No, I'm not going to talk about the details publically quite yet. Suffice it to say, the existing social-conversation system is a crucial component, but the money comes from expanding our horizons a bit. If we can do it right, I think we can pull off the hat trick of providing real value to users, making real money, and not doing anything evil in the process.)

We'll see if it stands up to some reflection, and we'll see if we can pull it all off, but if I can get everything arranged right, I think this might actually work...

Battlestar Galactica Speculation

For those who are having fun speculating about who the Final Cylon is, I commend this entry in Peter David's blog -- I hadn't heard this particular guess before, and while I don't *think* it's likely correct, it's an intriguing left-field idea...

Battlestar Galactica Speculation

For those who are having fun speculating about who the Final Cylon is, I commend this entry in Peter David's blog -- I hadn't heard this particular guess before, and while I don't *think* it's likely correct, it's an intriguing left-field idea...