tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.comments2023-10-22T09:02:19.096-07:00Disruptive Business ModelsJoe Agliozzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04925512414925612743noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-63934831203836469812009-02-17T15:23:00.000-08:002009-02-17T15:23:00.000-08:00Thanks Arno, sorry it took SO LONG to publish your...Thanks Arno, sorry it took SO LONG to publish your comment, I didn't realize it was lost somewhere in the moderation process!Joe Agliozzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925512414925612743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-43203488298722672132009-02-17T15:22:00.000-08:002009-02-17T15:22:00.000-08:00Thanks William - keep up the good work, I think th...Thanks William - keep up the good work, I think this tool has a lot of value.Joe Agliozzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925512414925612743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-63781609523719494902009-02-17T15:09:00.000-08:002009-02-17T15:09:00.000-08:00Hey Joe,Thanks for your suggestions. Today we rel...Hey Joe,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your suggestions. Today <A HREF="http://blog.opensolar.org/2009/02/mapping-the-california-solar-initiative.html" REL="nofollow">we released an update</A> which may make things a little easier for you. <BR/><BR/>We will continue to improve this tool, add more solar installation data and additional features over the next several weeks. Please stay tuned!<BR/><BR/>Cheers. <BR/><BR/>William<BR/>http://opensolar.org/csiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296904518970478578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-78724398459082561652008-03-31T22:53:00.000-07:002008-03-31T22:53:00.000-07:00Hi, Joe. I enjoyed your post. The point about gree...Hi, Joe. I enjoyed your post. The point about green claims is based on how green energy is bought and sold. For every green megawatt-hour generated, regulators grant the generator a renewable energy credit (REC). The REC represents all the "green benefits", ie avoided emissions, associated with that megawatt hour of clean electricity. <BR/><BR/>RECs are a cricital part of maintaining accountability in green power sales. The buyer of the REC has the exclusive right to claim that they are responsible for the related green benefits. Otherwise we'd end up with a greenwashing nightmare. Consider the situation here: SCE installs a solar power system on a ProLogis building that has FedEx as a tenant--only one solar power system has been installed, have all three of them reduced their emissions? Obviously not.<BR/><BR/>In the recent announcement, SCE is claiming the benefits of the solar electricity generated--they're using the RECs to meet their legal obligations under California's RPS regulations requiring utilities to source a portion of their electricity from renewable sources. Because SCE is making this claim, it would be triple-counting to allow ProLogis and their tenants to claim the benefits as well. Only one set of emissions has been avoided--so only one party can claim them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12432532235899566851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1131662285357908732005-11-10T14:38:00.000-08:002005-11-10T14:38:00.000-08:00At the end of Each lesson their will be Valuable F...At the end of Each lesson their will be Valuable FREE Marketing Networks where you will be able toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1131347630740724022005-11-06T23:13:00.000-08:002005-11-06T23:13:00.000-08:00to all of the major RSS feed directories on the In...to all of the major RSS feed directories on the Internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1131039282460124042005-11-03T09:34:00.000-08:002005-11-03T09:34:00.000-08:00Click here if your LOOKING for "No Charge Online A...Click here if your LOOKING for "No Charge Online Advertising Channels For Any Business"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1130798105041702912005-10-31T14:35:00.000-08:002005-10-31T14:35:00.000-08:00to all of the major RSS feed directories on the In...to all of the major RSS feed directories on the Internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1129069860224461332005-10-11T15:31:00.000-07:002005-10-11T15:31:00.000-07:00Hey, you have a great blog here!I have a top searc...Hey, you have a great blog here!<BR/><BR/>I have a <A HREF="http://www.search9.net" REL="nofollow">top search engine ranking</A> site. 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Your blog doesn't seem to have an email contract. So I thought I'd leave a post. What is your email?<BR/><BR/>Bill Hilliard<BR/>bill@hilliardvc.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1121635610185480942005-07-17T14:26:00.000-07:002005-07-17T14:26:00.000-07:00!<A HREF="." REL="nofollow">!</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1109876743447127132005-03-03T11:05:00.000-08:002005-03-03T11:05:00.000-08:00Couldn't agree more! Great book!Couldn't agree more! Great book!Joe Agliozzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925512414925612743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1109522638795074052005-02-27T08:43:00.000-08:002005-02-27T08:43:00.000-08:00Joe, if you or your readers are starting software ...Joe, if you or your readers are starting software or IT service companies, I'd highly recommend Geoffrey Moore's "<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=techplanning-20&path=tg/detail/-/0060517123/qid=1109521724/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" REL="nofollow">Crossing the Chasm</A>".<br /><br />Taking the time to read this short book will save an awful lot of time, money, frustration and aggravation... (it did for me) and help point a tech business toward successfully selling to mainstream markets as opposed to being distracted by early adopting customers.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923514950699307450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1109102293355141792005-02-22T11:58:00.000-08:002005-02-22T11:58:00.000-08:00Good point. I agree that be crappy is not a goal,...Good point. I agree that be crappy is not a goal, but rather a part of the process.<br /><br />The reason I advocate be crappy it helps avoid "we can't go to market yet, we don't have [fill in the blank] feature, yet." End result is that often the product never gets released and the company dies (especially if it is a startup). <br /><br />I have been a part of this, so I know.<br /><br />In addition, no matter how in touch with the market the creators are, there is no substitute for getting a customer to use the product - that is as close as you can get!<br /><br />So, some caveats in line with what you rightly point out:<br /><br />1. probably not a good strategy for safety or life-affecting products (but then few software products really fit this category, right?)<br />2. fully disclose to the customer (presumably with the designation "beta" etc.) that your product is crappy and you are looking for help in perfecting it<br />3. compensate the customer by offering the product for free, and insure that you are giving the customer something back by making sure that even the "crappy" product gives them something of value.<br /><br />JoeJoe Agliozzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925512414925612743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937463.post-1107843316435561632005-02-07T22:15:00.000-08:002005-02-07T22:15:00.000-08:00Ah, but the Lightning Strikers Manifesto, which I ...Ah, but the Lightning Strikers Manifesto, which I will soon post on my Streight Site blog (Mentally Correct Marketing) goes well beyond the "Don't Worry, Be Crappy."<br /><br />The problem with this theory is that some companies, certainly not you, my friend, but some will let the product *remain crappy* if the customers like it fine.<br /><br />They hide behind the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" which is the recipe for mediocrity and traditionalism...not the formula for innovation and revolutionary break throughs.<br /><br />Oh my...the Lightning Strikers believe in Instant Perfection According to Present Input, which leaves the door open to Future Enhancements.<br /><br />I say "Don't Be Blurry, Strike Like Lightning"...with a product that is as perfect as you can get it. A crappy product may communicate to customers a crappy manufacturer...then all credibility disappears forever.<br /><br />Think about this, my friend.<br /><br />Then consider Mentally Correct Marketing over at:<br /><br />http://www.streightsite.blogspot.comsteven edward streighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401227642461826748noreply@blogger.com