Tag Archives: Open Source Consulting

The Salons of Manila and Washington

I was born in 1951. As a pre-teen and young teen it was a fairly common practice to write letters; I corresponded with people by mail.  When I left home in 1969 to go to college, I still wrote letters to my Grandmother.
The point being that it was not that long ago that we saw [...]

The 0.001 Percenters

Ben and Jackie have been writing for some time now about the one percenters. In fact, they’re writing a damn book about it.
But I’ve got to believe I’m a 0.001 percenter. Evidence? There is no "small community" (yet) with which I can reinforce "strong-as-steel" bonds. There is not great demand (yet) for my advisory [...]

Ponder This

“Millions of dollars are spent by multinational energy companies on solutions sold by software companies that are minnows by comparison.” -UtiliPoint
This is why enabling a community discussion matters. Not just in sofware, of course.