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[Kristina Anderson]

Leam,

I'm interested in hearing any tips from anyone on how to obtain funding /
business partners for an open-source project (and also put a note at the
end just in case anyone DOES have any work lying around they can pass
through).

I'm definitely NOT looking to get a "job" and I'm NOT looking to deal with
any recruiters.

Thanks!!

Kristina

On Sat, May 19, 2012 7:21 am, leam hall wrote:
> Morning Kristina!
>
>
> I'm not sure if I understand your prime motivation as I see more than
> one. To go from hourly consulting to a longer term gig then I'd recommend
> finding a code house that supports products you are interested in. Or that
> use technologies you want to integrate into your future solution. For
> example, look to 10Gen for MongoDB, etc.
>
> If your driver is income stability then there are lots of recruiters
> who will happily make $$ off your desire for resource levelling. There were
> some recent posts on the Jobs list, I believe.
>
> If your desire is to raise your income then perhaps you need to look
> at marketing and selling yourself better. I highly recommend Josh
> Kaufmann's "The Personal MBA" as a way to get better in business
> without the overly expensive and often pointless sheepskin.
>
> If your desire is to build a better mousetrap then perhaps getting
> work with a current CRM shop to see what goes on behind the scenes owuld
> help. It doesn't have to be a PHP based product but you'll probably be
> able to transfer your knowledge fairly easily.
>
> Hope that helps! Many of us are in the throes of career growth or
> transition and there seems to be a lot of good out there.
>
> Leam
>
>
> On 5/19/12, Matthew Kaufman <mkfmncom at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This doesn't answer your question, but check out
>> http://apps.gotonames.com
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, May 19, 2012, Kristina Anderson wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Greetings, all!
>>>
>>>
>>> For a while now I've been tossing an idea around in my head --
>>> building and maintaining a saleable open source product rather than
>>> doing hourly consulting.  Specifically, a product in the CRM /
>>> marketing software space, which I feel is under-served.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any experience with hooking up with business side
>>> people to refine ideas, get their input, and obtain funding/business
>>> partners?
>>>
>>> I've become increasingly disenchanted with hourly and per-project
>>> consulting as the economic pressures increase (and increased economic
>>> pressures are another reason why I think CRM/marketing is the area to
>>> go with).  But, I'm not sure exactly how to go about making my dream
>>> come true and look forward to any input.
>>>
>>> On a side note, if anyone has any overflow work, please contact me
>>> off list.  No reasonable offer refused. :)
>>>
>>> Thanks guys.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kristina
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> PHP / MySQL / AJAX / etc / Systems Analyst / Programmer / Consultant
>>> Skype:  kristina.anderson835
>>>
>>>
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