The unconference was awesome. Learnt quite a bit which I will write about once the CNY comes around. It would have been nice to get one of the T-shirts.
Via Techmeme.com I found this post about competing with free. It reminds me of something one of the founders of Tyler Projects said, “Piracy is a good thing because it shows that your product is popular”. I am paraphrasing but his point was that piracy wasn’t a bad thing if you had a value proposition which would make people come direct to you (or return to you) and pay for your product. His company is an inspiring example of what can be achieved with little funding, lots of skill and tons of passion. Go check out their game at MobileWeapon.net.
Bjorn | 16-Feb-07 at 4:29 am | Permalink
pity we didn;t get to meet, i was giving out the shirts to everyone at the end of the event. you left early?
inspir3d | 16-Feb-07 at 8:36 am | Permalink
hello Ian.
where were u sitting in the Tyler Projects presentation? i was there as well
iantimothy | 16-Feb-07 at 10:02 am | Permalink
Hey Bjorn, actually, we did get to meet. I’ll introduce myself properly the next time I see you. Ian Timothy is a pseudonym I’m using where Timothy is the baptism name, and Ian is the name that has meaning among my closer friends.
I stayed till the end of the event. Probably left just before you started giving out the shirts. Shucks.
Hey inspir3d. I was sitting at the back. Last row, left side, third chair from the left.
Bjorn | 17-Feb-07 at 5:26 pm | Permalink
drop me a mail, “iantimothy”.. something i want to share with you about some plans post-CNY..