[ale] [ot] an open source company?

[synco gibraldter]

yea... i started to respond a while ago, but i don't think i quite
understand the question.  are you talking about making your business model
open to the public?  are you talking about developing open source
software?  i think i'll need more information if i'm going to be involved
with this multi-billion dollar decision.

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On 3 Dec 2002, tom wrote:

> I am interested in hearing the responses.
>
> tom
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> On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 00:55, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> > Hey guys, I need your opinions on something...   I'm in the process of
> > incorporating a company.  It's in a great untapped market, and it's a
> > novel company, and it's got amazing potential (a few hundred billion in
> > revenue over the next 10 years [ yes thats a B]).  Here's my quandry:
> >  should I "open-source" the company?  Would it be possible to do so (be
> > careful if you say no, because you just might motivate me to prove you
> > wrong).  :)  I understand that there are certain aspects of a
> > corporation that have to remain "secret".
> >
> > I'm working with many people across the world (most of whom I've never
> > met) and we're looking at starting this venture.  What I wonder is,
> > could I "open" it up so that the best "performers" get the most return
> > from the company?  It's really hard to explain what I'm thinking, but
> > it's along the lines of:  100% profit gets divided x ways to the
> > "shareholders".  To become a shareholder you have to be a "producer".  A
> > producer would be comprised of let's say the top 4 Sales guys, the top 4
> > engineers, the top 4 etc....
> >
> > So you have 100% of the profits of a company.  The ideal business model
> > would be X% sales, Y% engineering, Z% management, W% something else,
> > etc.  Of those percentages, you break each one up into another
> > percentage level (lets say 50% - the other 50% goes towards the budget
> > of that department).  So for example, your sales department becomes:
> >
> > 50% the budget for "sales" department
> > 12.5% Ricky at hotmail.com
> > 12.5% best sales of america, ltd
> > 12.5% huang in china
> > 12.5% imhimpontoag in india
> > ----------
> > 100% of the sales proceeds (which is a pre-determined fraction of the
> > total profits).
> >
> > This would be calculated using a moderation or voting or business model
> > system to determine who the "top producers" are.
> >
> > The exact model hasn't been determined yet (obviously); but I wonder if
> > something like this could work...
> >
> > Obviously, this is a total shot in the dark, but I'm wondering if
> > there's something obvious that I'm not seeing.  I'm not a "business"
> > guy, but I have common sense and a good taste for logic (duh - that's
> > why I use linux!).
> >
> > Any suggestions / ideas / thoughts???
> >
> > -CB
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