Comments on: “extreme business modelling”

By: frosty

frosty — Thu, 26 May 2005 05:13:36 +0000

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ExtremeProgramming That's pretty much the number one place for Extreme Programming ideas, in case anyone reading the void isn't familiar with it. A lot of XP methodology can be soul-crushing, sweatshop-of-the-mind stuff... or it can be very liberating, depending on the who and how and why. Productivity almost always goes up, creativity very often goes down. The Cult of the Test has many strengths, but I do think that if everyone joined then innovation would slow a lot. To me the most potent, useful, cross-applicable and intellectually sound part of the XP mantra is Refactor Mercilessly. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?RefactorMercilessly Don't think of it so much as a methodology, rather as a broad concept for dealing with ideas. You can translate that easily enough to business plans, to marketing plans, to writing, to your shopping list... Very interesting post, thanks.

By: Forthcoming

Forthcoming — Mon, 23 May 2005 14:24:18 +0000

ladies and gentlemen, what’s your business model? Part #4

More on ‘Extreme Business Modelling’ — following #1, #2 and #3 and Hugh’s here: Investors, VCs — they’d really like a neat five year plan showing nice profits etc. so they can calculate a value today without too much hassle.

By: life (over IP)

life (over IP) — Mon, 23 May 2005 09:54:47 +0000

Buzzword overload

I’ve said before (although not online) that there are very few new ideas. As a technical matter, a new idea is a synthesis of what you already know and have experienced. So, how do we get so many bloggers,…

By: steven streight aka vaspers the grate

steven streight aka vaspers the grate — Mon, 23 May 2005 04:41:49 +0000

This is a very smart post which I agree with 100%.
In my new blog Blog Core Values I’m mixing blogology, web usability analysis, decontruction, yoga mind science, direct marketing principles, micro-content composition technique, and orginal abstract digital art…
…with no other business models or path forgers to follow. No example of this mix being successful or viable. So what?
So many dumb ass CEOs and business idiots are waiting around for someone to explain blogs and to show them real world examples of successful business blogging.
They are mediocre losers.
Winners, innovators, pioneers seek theory, not examples. They are their own examples.