Comments on: Why you may (not) disagree with my wecena solution http://www.akasig.org/2008/11/03/why-you-may-not-disagree-with-my-wecena-solution/ Innover, servir, entreprendre. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:44:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sig http://www.akasig.org/2008/11/03/why-you-may-not-disagree-with-my-wecena-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-135921 Sig Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:26:53 +0000 http://www.akasig.org/?p=833#comment-135921 Salut Yann ! Your suggestion about drawing the wecena model is one I will keep in mind. I have used a couple of drawings in the marketing presentations I have been using with IT firms. The main "conceptual" drawing represents the French State, the IT firm, the nonprofit recipient and Wecena SARL as well as the flows of donations, tax savings and payment from one another. It's probably a drawing I should post on my website. Keep on posting comments. Especially on the application article itself, available at http://www.akasig.org/2008/11/04/applying-to-the-echoing-green-fellowship-program/#comments. Thanks. Salut Yann !

Your suggestion about drawing the wecena model is one I will keep in mind. I have used a couple of drawings in the marketing presentations I have been using with IT firms. The main “conceptual” drawing represents the French State, the IT firm, the nonprofit recipient and Wecena SARL as well as the flows of donations, tax savings and payment from one another. It’s probably a drawing I should post on my website.

Keep on posting comments. Especially on the application article itself, available at http://www.akasig.org/2008/11/04/applying-to-the-echoing-green-fellowship-program/#comments.

Thanks.

]]> By: Yann http://www.akasig.org/2008/11/03/why-you-may-not-disagree-with-my-wecena-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-135898 Yann Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:20:47 +0000 http://www.akasig.org/?p=833#comment-135898 "Too complex" ?! I think this comment is good for thinking : when you first explained me your project, I didn't understand it very well ! When I tried to explained it to my wife, it was hard for me to be clear. This is probably due to 2 reasons : the first one is that this project is (too) complex, in every case, not absolutly simple, that's right. But the 2nd reason is perhaps because this idea is "very new" ! We always find complex what we discover, before understanding it. It seems to be complex only because it's innovation ! Other subjects look like complexe for who discover them (internet for exemple). So from my point of view, it can't be negativ to simplify the desciption of your model (try to write a description several times, for different publics, try to draw it why not !), but in every case, if it's look like complex, it's a real source of motivation too : because it's a really new idea, very new model. “Too complex” ?!
I think this comment is good for thinking : when you first explained me your project, I didn’t understand it very well ! When I tried to explained it to my wife, it was hard for me to be clear.
This is probably due to 2 reasons :
the first one is that this project is (too) complex, in every case, not absolutly simple, that’s right.
But the 2nd reason is perhaps because this idea is “very new” ! We always find complex what we discover, before understanding it. It seems to be complex only because it’s innovation ! Other subjects look like complexe for who discover them (internet for exemple).
So from my point of view, it can’t be negativ to simplify the desciption of your model (try to write a description several times, for different publics, try to draw it why not !), but in every case, if it’s look like complex, it’s a real source of motivation too : because it’s a really new idea, very new model.

]]> By: Sig http://www.akasig.org/2008/11/03/why-you-may-not-disagree-with-my-wecena-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-135434 Sig Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:26:48 +0000 http://www.akasig.org/?p=833#comment-135434 Here is another objection I got. It was from <strong>a consultant in career development and entrepreneurship</strong> who knows me well: " <em>Your solution and business model is too complex. IT firms and non-profits enjoy simple solutions. You will end earning a great reputation but absolutely no customer.</em> " She created a somehow similar venture several years ago and could not get any customer despite being acclaimed by industry leaders. She knows I love deep thinking and complex technology. She fears my engineering mentality would be an hinderance to the success of the wecena solution. I think she may be right and I have to make daily efforts to communicate my concept and sell it to both non-profits and IT firms. I started marketing the wecena solution to big IT firms several early 2008. Sales cycles to big firms (thousands employees) are long. Selling when you are a very small and unknown company is even longer. Selling innovative services without previous customer reference is even longer. Selling services that cross the distinct domains of responsibility of executive managers (PR, HR, finance, marketing and operations) is even longer. Today, I still have no IT firms signed to any of "my" non-profits. But several of my IT prospects have gathered more than 2 thirds of the executive "green lights" they require for starting their first wecena operation. I have good hope to gain a 1st reference early 2009 if not before. Having a first operation in place is the best response I can give her. Here is another objection I got. It was from a consultant in career development and entrepreneurship who knows me well: ” Your solution and business model is too complex. IT firms and non-profits enjoy simple solutions. You will end earning a great reputation but absolutely no customer. ” She created a somehow similar venture several years ago and could not get any customer despite being acclaimed by industry leaders. She knows I love deep thinking and complex technology. She fears my engineering mentality would be an hinderance to the success of the wecena solution. I think she may be right and I have to make daily efforts to communicate my concept and sell it to both non-profits and IT firms. I started marketing the wecena solution to big IT firms several early 2008. Sales cycles to big firms (thousands employees) are long. Selling when you are a very small and unknown company is even longer. Selling innovative services without previous customer reference is even longer. Selling services that cross the distinct domains of responsibility of executive managers (PR, HR, finance, marketing and operations) is even longer. Today, I still have no IT firms signed to any of “my” non-profits. But several of my IT prospects have gathered more than 2 thirds of the executive “green lights” they require for starting their first wecena operation. I have good hope to gain a 1st reference early 2009 if not before. Having a first operation in place is the best response I can give her.

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