http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2007/03/cutting-the-little-guy-some-slack Ben Hyde Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:55:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2007/03/cutting-the-little-guy-some-slack/comment-page-1#comment-896 Ascription is an Anathema to any Enthusiasm » Blog Archive » Esty - two kinds of entrepeurship Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:04:20 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2007/03/cutting-the-little-guy-some-slack/#comment-896 [...] For me the most interesting aspect of esty might be called their branding, but that’s far too bloodless, worse it leads to a misunderstanding.  Etsy is entrepreneurial in two or more ways.  They are building business, what can turn out to be a quite significant retailing hub.  So they are classic business entrepreneurs with all that implies; much of which is unfortunate.  Success at that would be significant.  While I am conflicted about this conclusion, but I am generally of the opinion that the internet has accelerated the hollowing out of small business.  There are days when I’m reasonably confident that the internet’s power to create major intermediaries and thus break and thin out the connections between producers and consumers ain’t a healthy development for us all. [...] [...] For me the most interesting aspect of esty might be called their branding, but that’s far too bloodless, worse it leads to a misunderstanding.  Etsy is entrepreneurial in two or more ways.  They are building business, what can turn out to be a quite significant retailing hub.  So they are classic business entrepreneurs with all that implies; much of which is unfortunate.  Success at that would be significant.  While I am conflicted about this conclusion, but I am generally of the opinion that the internet has accelerated the hollowing out of small business.  There are days when I’m reasonably confident that the internet’s power to create major intermediaries and thus break and thin out the connections between producers and consumers ain’t a healthy development for us all. [...]

]]> http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2007/03/cutting-the-little-guy-some-slack/comment-page-1#comment-895 Ben Hyde: Equality under the law | Server software Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:47:39 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2007/03/cutting-the-little-guy-some-slack/#comment-895 [...] The progressive project has lead to a vast array of programs that aid the small actors with funds taken from the large actors. We have a broad program of cutting the little guys some slack which unsurprising large actors sometimes abuse. What the Finn’s are doing is an example of how you can refine the system to work around that. [...] [...] The progressive project has lead to a vast array of programs that aid the small actors with funds taken from the large actors. We have a broad program of cutting the little guys some slack which unsurprising large actors sometimes abuse. What the Finn’s are doing is an example of how you can refine the system to work around that. [...]

]]> http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2007/03/cutting-the-little-guy-some-slack/comment-page-1#comment-894 Ascription is an Anathema to any Enthusiasm » Blog Archive » Equality under the law Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:48:56 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2007/03/cutting-the-little-guy-some-slack/#comment-894 [...] The progressive project has lead to a vast array of programs that aid the small actors with funds taken from the large actors.  We have a broad program of cutting the little guys some slack which unsurprising large actors sometimes abuse.   What the Finn’s are doing is an example of how you can refine the system to work around that. [...] [...] The progressive project has lead to a vast array of programs that aid the small actors with funds taken from the large actors.  We have a broad program of cutting the little guys some slack which unsurprising large actors sometimes abuse.   What the Finn’s are doing is an example of how you can refine the system to work around that. [...]

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