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Pajamas Leaders Pull Out Of OSM

Apparently, were back to using the previous name of "Pajamas Media" rather than the new "Open Source Media". Look, even I laughed at the "Open Sores Media" Tag. Funny is funny, even if its directed at you...

Note to "The Chief": Ignore the suits and stick with your instincts. The know-it-alls who are attracted by the musk-like scent of VC cash arent worth your money or your time. If the VC's knew what they were dong they wouldnt be coming to you to fund you they would already own the idea outright, so start with that idea when you talk to VC and their parasitical lifeform the " business consultant", they dont know what they are doing. As a survivor of not one but three crashes in the Silicon Valley I can tell you this: Money does not equate to brains! It's one or the other and on rare, very rare occasions its both. I think there is something to be said for Open Source Media, but 20 minutes of google time might have shown that it was already being used, and thus, not really a candidate in the first place. Use your tools, use your instincts. Your people are your best resource, not the suits who came with the VC cash.

"Pajamas" works, "Pajamas" is a brand already, Pajamas is what this is all about in the first place, so rather than run from it, make the rest of the world think that it was their idea in the first place.

To me it was never about the name, but the content. Names come with reputation, so work on building a reputation first, the name will come when the market decides they have to call you something. I'd spend a little more time on the content of the site and less on the damn name.

Roger - Just make Pajamas the "go to" place for info and forget all the rest of it.

UPDATE: "The Official Word Via Roger Simon( AKA- The Chief"" - Thanks Harry.

Oh man, I just found out that Baldilocks is my new "Blog Boss". So much for all the swearing and goings on around this place for awhile.

Posted @ November 22, 2005 09:24 AM | Current Affairs

Posted by: Harry at November 22, 2005 11:25 AM