Liza has worked in the fashion industry for ten years, and had a background in the arts prior to coming to work for Lullabot 5 years ago.
She believes in ‘Openness in business’
Use business to do good in communities!
Knowledge is collective tradition
Keep seeds (ideas) open, open pollenated seeds, can be saved generation after generation, open-source knowledge is a way of spreading such seeds
1) What is open?
Open is one of the five key straits that describes human’s persinalality
Read open source definition: www.opensource.org
- http://www.socialsignal.com/
- http://www.koumbit.org/
- http://www.threadless.com
- Radiohead
- Mobi- free music for independent film-makers and creative artists
Lullabot has been successful in adopting open source business practices
Just launched the the grammies website
Lullabot shares business success….
Open Business Models – It creates value and then it captures a portion of that value…… Henry Chesborough
So… create then capture!
Make mistakes
Making mistakes is a key part of Lullabot culture
Angie (webchic) had an epic mistake - MTV UK – drupal site – entering data – Lullabot’s solution – Angie becomes the ‘data entry expert’!
Liza was doing a work contract in negotiating hotel rooms, rooms were overbooked and company was charged $17,000 for rooms that were not used!
Talent is rare, management’s job is to make it safe so that the truth can be told.
Lullabotism
In a culture in where you can own up to your mistakes, you can make your company culture fun!
Liza was nicknamed by a client ‘the velvet hammer’ because over time she has had to say ‘NO’ alot to get the job done
No bad clients
Mean people suck
When you filter your clients and business by this process, you have alot of open space – we give our knowledge away!
Check out the lullabot podcast
Review of pricing charges in the drupal industry
You’re already giving back cause you run a business give people jobs, so you can…..
It’s not about charity, it’s about empowerment!
