Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations By: Saturday working group (teluride) on Sun, Jul 25, '93 9 responses so far hosted by Louis Rosetto from Wired magazine 9 responses total. Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations # 1: Jim Bennet (teluride) Sun, Jul 25, '93 (00:39) 5 lines Jim Bennett: we should talk about how to start *now*, i.e., not wait for legal or political changes.. What kind of physical structure do you need in a town to support an info-based business? Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations # 2: (teluride) Sun, Jul 25, '93 (00:39) 4 lines Someone who grew up in Merricrest NY spoke.. said the problem had been the nature of the people drawn to such communities is that they are individually very dynamic.. put together you get fireworks. Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations # 3: (teluride) Sun, Jul 25, '93 (00:40) 7 lines Some interesting studies done by PacTel in the NW (Seattle) said productivity didnt increase with people tele-working... someone else said other studies had had quite different results. Theres an officeless office in Boulder.. Can video conferencing take the place of face to face communication? No, cant supplant it seemed to be the consensus.. Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations # 4: (teluride) Sun, Jul 25, '93 (00:40) 3 lines Shouldnt wait for service providers: do it yourself (fellow in Durango, CO whos in process of buying old AT&T microwave towers..) Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations # 5: (teluride) Sun, Jul 25, '93 (00:40) 3 lines Someone stated there are two meanings of community: (1) virtual community you creat online (2) *physical* community.. Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations # 6: (teluride) Sun, Jul 25, '93 (00:41) 4 lines What are the services you need to support an info-based business? Telecommunication, transportation (access to an airport) plus need services to support real community elements, i.e., education, health, etc. Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations # 7: (teluride) Sun, Jul 25, '93 (00:41) 3 lines Someone asked if there was an online resource for obtaining info on classifieds? ** ProCD ** is a CD-based electronic yellow pages available (advertised in Wired). Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations # 8: Are We Really? (really) Sun, Jul 25, '93 (08:34) 3 lines A good example of info businesses working well from remote locations... look at the amount of money advisors and investing services offering stock market related newsletters who are doing so far from Wall Street! Topic 31: Running Global Village Business from Remote Locations # 9: Greg Law's Notes (teluride) Sun, Jul 25, '93 (12:06) 30 lines 1993 Telluride Ideas Festival Saturday, July 24, 1993 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Ideas for Global Village Businesses Ideas/Thoughts: The issues have to do with the kinds of communities one wants to go to and live in. What are the concrete costs of creating a tele-community in which to run a business? (communication lines, transponders, etc.) Studies have found that those operating telecommunication-based businesses from their homes havenUt been very successful because people need a certain level of social and physical interaction. In Boulder there is a corporation with no central office. They all operate via telecommunications. Important services that are needed in a geographic location are certainly telecom first, then transportation. If you have those, other services can be outsourced and are anyway. Many listed community elements as important to be able to locate a business in an area, i.e., schools, housing, arts, etc. === end of file. .