Yesterday I was invited to go into business with a dynamic, entrepreneurial group of young guys in Portugal with a portfolio of companies that range from online sales to communication design and web applications. They wanted me to articulate my business model, a task I stumble over but shouldn't. Who am I? What do I offer, to whom? Who are my partners? How do I generate revenue? What is my vision?
One thing the conversation did was make me realise how important my independence is. No, I don't want a salary and no I don't want a percentage arrangement. I would like to work on a project basis, with partners that I know and trust, and where the projects have boundaries, budget and outcomes. I want to be free to dance in the gaps between generating revenue, learning, writing and carrying out research. I like working from home, but I also physically need to be with other people, including bright, young people. Also, I like hands-on doing and being, but I have to have gaps for reflection and writing up - increasingly, in narrative genres.
An income-generating communities of practice approach to action-research of social learning in Portuguese, international settings. I think that's what drives me, although I'm not sure how to represent it as a business model. Nor if it would attract big investors!
But the thought send me over to Eudaimonia.pt to create a TagCrowd of my services and mission. It was interesting to see what I got:
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