Re: BDI install disk for EMC

>From: Brian Bartholomew <bb@...>
>
> However you slice it, I'm looking to make as a minimum my
> usual software consulting/development billable rate of
> $125/hour. This will go up proportionally to the risk I
> accept. If there's only a 1 in 5 chance I can sell enough
> product to cover my time, the rate I try to achieve must be
> multiplied by 5 just to keep parity.

As I see it, you are saying you will accept zero risk, because your
chances are 1 in 1 either way. I don't understand why you are mentioning
risks of 1 in 5 if you wouldn't consider it, and aren't considering any
future returns.
I think it's a bit pricey, and I don't like the idea of paying a developer
full price to develop something that he can then sell to others for profit.
If the group pays the full pull to develope it, then it should be a public
domain product. Of course there's the risk that it won't work, or will go
over alotted time a few hundred percent, or that support costs will eat all
the profit in future sales. Those are big risks for the first 20 folks, and
for the developer.

I understand that you want to get your going rate, and that's your
prerogative. But either you see a future with this thing or you don't. See
a future, take a risk and gain potential future rewards. See only the
immediate market, tehn why do it at all, even if you get your rate?

Processing 1500 orders is a lot cheaper per order than processing 20! At
$20 each plus $5 s/h you would net around $20,000. Not a bad return on 20
hours of work already billed at $125 and hour! But how many copies of
commercial products like EMC are really sold per year? Anybody have any
idea?

>
> Are the 15 people willing to pay $134 instead of $20?

I would pay $50 tops, on delivery of a working package.

Jim Fackert