It seems to me that giving up less ownership and having more freedom to answer to their own vision and no one else is not some automagical formula for success.
I have had the freedom to do that with my own websites. In spite of audience interest which led to their creation, they have dismal traffic, are not profitable, and have helped only a paltry few people. Having that kind of "fuck you" decision making autonomy was critical to my ability to get well when doctors claim it cannot be done but it has not been a good basis for a business model. I am currently working on getting feedback to change that. It is clear to me I need more connection, not less, to make a viable business model. Yes, I am leery of the type of connection which can be strangulating but I am also leery of being so autonomous as to be isolated.
I remember someone posting here with an anonymous account who expressed similar concerns because he had $400,000 in savings and was thus free to pursue his vision to his heart's content. He worried he would go broke before he got his act together and created a solid business model simply because he didn't have to before that. "Duke Nukem Forever" comes to mind as well.
I have had the freedom to do that with my own websites. In spite of audience interest which led to their creation, they have dismal traffic, are not profitable, and have helped only a paltry few people. Having that kind of "fuck you" decision making autonomy was critical to my ability to get well when doctors claim it cannot be done but it has not been a good basis for a business model. I am currently working on getting feedback to change that. It is clear to me I need more connection, not less, to make a viable business model. Yes, I am leery of the type of connection which can be strangulating but I am also leery of being so autonomous as to be isolated.
I remember someone posting here with an anonymous account who expressed similar concerns because he had $400,000 in savings and was thus free to pursue his vision to his heart's content. He worried he would go broke before he got his act together and created a solid business model simply because he didn't have to before that. "Duke Nukem Forever" comes to mind as well.