Daniel Terdiman of CNet has always done well by SL. He writes with honesty and compassion, which is always refreshing when it comes to SL. So, in the deluge of new books coming out on SL, I'm glad he's taken the time to write one of his own. It's called The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life: Making Money in the Metaverse. It's geared toward analyzing businesses that work in SL, and how you can create a business that will become successful.In the referring article, Daniel says that while it's true he's not an SL entrepreneur, he does qualify to some degree in being an authority on his subject. In fact, I'd argue that by not being an entrepreneur himself, he brings a much-needed perspective to the subject. And in seven months, too; that's pretty damned quick. Go check this book out here, and its related blog here.
1. This one is a little iffy to me.... I've not read the book, but if he's qualified to write about being a successful entrepreneur in SL, then I'm qualified to comment on his book without reading it.
To me, this seems like one of those, "i got rich and you can too" infomercials... where you hear a guy talk about these simple easy steps to making you rich and successful. But when I see these guys on the infomercials at 330am all i think is, 'why didn't this guy just follow his own successful steps and get rich? Instead he's peddling books and CDs on how to do it at 330 in the morning.'
I'm sure the book is a good read, and I'm sure anyone will come away with some helpful tips. But it seems to me the info inside won't be reliable source bases and experience based if the author has yet to do it themselves and be successful.
Posted at 4:53PM on Oct 27th 2007 by Doubledown Tandino