Comments on: The 7 Decisive Elements of Minimalist Business Design http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/ Augmented Humanity, Second Selves, and Cybernetic Yoga Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:03:11 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Štartajmo biznis in ga financirajmo iz njegovega denarnega toka http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-4512 Štartajmo biznis in ga financirajmo iz njegovega denarnega toka Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:33:57 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-4512 [...] zaštartal svoj novi biznis? Ni potrebe! Raje naredi tako, kot pravi Everett v prispevku, ki govori kako štartati minimalističen biznis. To ne velja samo za majhne posle. To velja tudi za [...] [...] zaštartal svoj novi biznis? Ni potrebe! Raje naredi tako, kot pravi Everett v prispevku, ki govori kako štartati minimalističen biznis. To ne velja samo za majhne posle. To velja tudi za [...]

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By: Stanley Lee http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3345 Stanley Lee Wed, 12 May 2010 23:21:33 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-3345 A minimalist, or any other business would makes you ample amount of passive income based on minimal infrastructure overheads and proper automation isn't the goal for everyone. If it is so, then the system would not work. It's the same as being impossible to have everyone being wealthy. Wealth is a relative measure, not the absolute dollar amounts that you have in the bank account. A minimalist, or any other business would makes you ample amount of passive income based on minimal infrastructure overheads and proper automation isn't the goal for everyone. If it is so, then the system would not work. It's the same as being impossible to have everyone being wealthy. Wealth is a relative measure, not the absolute dollar amounts that you have in the bank account.

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By: Everett Bogue http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3329 Everett Bogue Wed, 12 May 2010 03:26:38 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-3329 Thanks Anton. I've put this on my list of things to fix. Thanks Anton. I've put this on my list of things to fix.

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By: AntonPanchishin http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3327 AntonPanchishin Tue, 11 May 2010 14:52:16 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-3327 Hi Everett, great book. If you are looking for feedback in this first draft I'd like to contribute for you. On page 17 the title repeats the word immediate. On page 32 "People with children may need [to] up that number". Thanks for writing this book and continuing you blog, it is an inspiration to many people. Hi Everett, great book. If you are looking for feedback in this first draft I'd like to contribute for you. On page 17 the title repeats the word immediate. On page 32 “People with children may need [to] up that number”. Thanks for writing this book and continuing you blog, it is an inspiration to many people.

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By: Inspired by Minimalism: 52 Awesome Resources on Simplicity | Calm Growth http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3273 Inspired by Minimalism: 52 Awesome Resources on Simplicity | Calm Growth Tue, 04 May 2010 23:29:55 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-3273 [...] The 7 Decisive Elements of Minimalist Business Design (Far Beyond The Stars) [...] [...] The 7 Decisive Elements of Minimalist Business Design (Far Beyond The Stars) [...]

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By: Miguel de Luis http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3263 Miguel de Luis Tue, 04 May 2010 07:43:11 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-3263 Hi Everett, you are making me happy because that's the basic direction I've been following. It's a very special game for me, a game about newsies -- I mean the 12 y/o selling papers for a living in the not-so-good old times -- Hi Everett, you are making me happy because that's the basic direction I've been following. It's a very special game for me, a game about newsies — I mean the 12 y/o selling papers for a living in the not-so-good old times –

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By: Everett Bogue http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3242 Everett Bogue Mon, 03 May 2010 16:24:13 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-3242 Hi Miguel, I'm so glad you brought this up.<br><br>Here's my opinion about publishers: avoid them. They're middlemen, and the internet has made them obsolete. For the last 150 years you needed a publisher to bring your content to market, but no longer. The fact is, you can publish your PDF now on the Internet. <br><br>Use e-junkie or another distributor to sell copies, or give it away for free. Start a blog and write about your roleplaying game. Tell people in online roleplaying forums about your game. The physical publishing market for pen and paper roleplaying games is very small, but the Internet market is huge because you can reach out to the entire world. The planet is your market. When you cut out the paper printing, your distribution costs drop to zero. This means you can lead a tribe of individuals who will support you.<br><br>Here's what I'd do.<br><br>1. Start a blog about the roleplaying game.<br>2. Have live video or text roleplaying sessions where you play the game online with people who enjoy the game.<br>3. Give away the game until there's enough interest, then start charging for it. Or! Give away the base rules and then sell ad-on packs, expanded rules, monster manuels, whatever.<br><br>Avoid those publishers, we all think we need them because we did pre-1999, now we don't need them anymore. Hi Miguel, I'm so glad you brought this up.

Here's my opinion about publishers: avoid them. They're middlemen, and the internet has made them obsolete. For the last 150 years you needed a publisher to bring your content to market, but no longer. The fact is, you can publish your PDF now on the Internet.

Use e-junkie or another distributor to sell copies, or give it away for free. Start a blog and write about your roleplaying game. Tell people in online roleplaying forums about your game. The physical publishing market for pen and paper roleplaying games is very small, but the Internet market is huge because you can reach out to the entire world. The planet is your market. When you cut out the paper printing, your distribution costs drop to zero. This means you can lead a tribe of individuals who will support you.

Here's what I'd do.

1. Start a blog about the roleplaying game.
2. Have live video or text roleplaying sessions where you play the game online with people who enjoy the game.
3. Give away the game until there's enough interest, then start charging for it. Or! Give away the base rules and then sell ad-on packs, expanded rules, monster manuels, whatever.

Avoid those publishers, we all think we need them because we did pre-1999, now we don't need them anymore.

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By: Simple Living News Update http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3241 Simple Living News Update Mon, 03 May 2010 14:08:02 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-3241 [...] The 7 Decisive Elements of Minimalist Business Design [...] [...] The 7 Decisive Elements of Minimalist Business Design [...]

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By: Miguel de Luis http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3240 Miguel de Luis Mon, 03 May 2010 10:53:57 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-3240 Hi Everett<br><br>What do you do when people still value more the paper stuff? I'm trying to publish a role-playing game rulebook as a pdf, and it hurts to see when speaking with publishers that they all seem to agree a paper book is a necessity for the market. Hi Everett

What do you do when people still value more the paper stuff? I'm trying to publish a role-playing game rulebook as a pdf, and it hurts to see when speaking with publishers that they all seem to agree a paper book is a necessity for the market.

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By: Maren Kate http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/the-7-decisive-elements-of-minimalist-business-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3237 Maren Kate Mon, 03 May 2010 06:07:03 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1562#comment-3237 This IS my business! It was like reading my purpose statement :) I love that you put this out there - so very right on! No overhead rocks, total mobility rocks even more and automation rocks the most(est?). Also things that rock include not having to conform to the whole 'grammar' thing anymore! This IS my business! It was like reading my purpose statement :) I love that you put this out there – so very right on! No overhead rocks, total mobility rocks even more and automation rocks the most(est?). Also things that rock include not having to conform to the whole 'grammar' thing anymore!

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