[TYPO3-UG US] TYPO3.us Project

[Kasper SkŒrh¿j]

Hi Michael,

I think you are very right. 

a) There has to be a personal incentive for everyone of you to
collaborate and "volunteer" on typo3.us and any other project you run nationally.
b) The mature conclusion probably is, that joining forces will take you
further each of you even if you are competitors - but its an
"investment" people have to believe in.
So, although its kind of weird to admit, I will recommend that you build
your joint efforts not on a moral obligation to contribute to TYPO3 but
because each of you see a benefit it doing so. Otherwise, forget it and
do your own thing everyone...
Also, the ideas of a North American conference is not bad either. Why
not? TYPO3 has a certain european culture that may always feel weird to
you over there, maybe that is what hinders TYPO3s success in USA. Also, if
the manuals are crappy and badly written or what do I know; guess who
could change that... and guess who are the only ones who cares. No one in
europe (except UK) cares a bit if all grammar is right, we wouldn't
know anyway.

Good luck!


- kasper




Michael Cannon <michael-typo3 at cannonbose.com> wrote:
>I'm seeing a few more people come out of the woodworks this past week  
>on talks about typo3.us, so we must be hitting a nerve. As such, I'll  
>broach one thought on why we're holding back with Typo3.us.
>
>[ ego thinking]
>We want to know what's in it for us. This Typo3.us site is supposed  
>to be for us as a whole, but folks are concerned about lost leads,  
>opportunities, and contracts because they're sharing the Typo3 pot  
>with each other.
>
>Frankly, I used to care about the same thing, but then realized that  
>I needed to quit worrying about other people and start focusing more  
>on my company and clients. By focusing inward on my company and  
>clients, my reputation and capabilities has grown quite a bit. I used  
>to be one of them freelancers, but now Cannonbose is at 12 folks  
>outside of the 24/7 network admin teams.
>
>Cannonbose grew because I quit worrying about losing business and  
>instead on keeping and helping each and every one of my clients by  
>doing my best for them.
>
>Competition amongst us is a good thing. If it wasn't for competition,  
>our overall quality of work would be lower, our contracts would be  
>smaller, and we wouldn't have any pressure to reach higher for  
>ourselves or clients. Without competition, it's too easy to get fat  
>and lazy with ourselves and in our attitudes towards clients.
>
>Now that I'm able to pop my head up more readily and look back at  
>where Cannonbose has been; I've realized that Cannonbose could be  
>even bigger by having worked with others like each of us to share  
>tips, tricks, advice, services, and even sob stories.
>
>In long, I'm finding that the more I help others, whether small  
>office, home office, government offices, or national accounts  
>Cannonbose is more successful. Sure I lose some leads and sales  
>because I'm helping others too much with how to do something and  
>sharing resources, but most importantly, Cannonbose's name gets out  
>there for other to know as a solid, reliable resource.
>
>In short, if we quit lurking around and start working together on  
>something small and simple for promoting ourselves as a whole, we can  
>grow it to all of our benefits.
>[ /ego thinking ]
>
>Michael
>
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>President of Cannonbose, LLC
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