| ...continued...With the advent of technology such as | | | | cybermediary will be easy, perfecting it will not. |
| Jyve Pro, it is possible for us, all of us, to sell our | | | | The early adopters will gain a swift and massive |
| time over the internet. We all have something | | | | advantage over their competitors that will be |
| that is of value to someone. From the examples | | | | difficult if not impossible to react (successfully) to. |
| above, perhaps you could provide a review of an | | | | If you're interested in being ahead of the game, |
| emailed x-ray in a discussion on Skype. You could | | | | get in touch.Now there is only one thing left that |
| tutor children, anywhere, in your particular area of | | | | can make this fail in it's entirety - trust. You will |
| expertise. Or you could provide legal advice. | | | | need trust before you're willing to offer an |
| Maybe you an expert in how to remove red wine | | | | individual some work. You will need trust before |
| stains from cream coloured carpets. Regardless | | | | you engage with an intermediary. The quicker you |
| of what it is, there is value and you just need to | | | | do this, the quicker you will win clients. Now you're |
| know how to find the market for it and | | | | building a reputation, this creates implicit trust with |
| commodotise it.The value in all of these can be | | | | potential new clients. Now all you've got to do is |
| delivered via voip, with minimal infrastructure cost, | | | | keep up.Clearly, there is a killer app' - Trust is the |
| and charged on a time basis. This type of | | | | killer appPS: The team of us at Winning By |
| technology will allow us to be more efficient, work | | | | Sharing are a virtual team with geographic spread |
| far more flexibly and commodotise far more of | | | | and all involved in various different ventures.My |
| our knowledge than has ever been previously | | | | background and experience is mainly project |
| possible. This is the future. This is Fractional | | | | management within diverse environments such as |
| Work.So where do intermediaries come in all of | | | | large corporate financial institutions, medium-sized |
| this? What's not going to work in a distributed | | | | technology consultancies and smaller start-ups. |
| work environment is everyone searching for | | | | Having held positions including Operations Director |
| everyone. This takes time and therefore costs | | | | (COO) and Head of Process Management, I |
| money. Bring in the intermediary. Intermediaries | | | | recently decided that the time is right to take a |
| will broker introductions and deals, in a similar way | | | | calculated risk and leave corporate life for |
| to recruitment companies operate now (although | | | | good...the entrepreneurial side of my character is |
| hopefully much better). The difference? They will | | | | prevailing.My focus is on becoming an "Un-natural |
| be virtual, you don't need to meet with anyone, | | | | Entrepreneur". I want to work with people and |
| you just need a need.Online Intermediaries are the | | | | companies that have vision. I can offer key |
| millionaires of the future. People with truly global | | | | values and skills to help bring your ideas to fruition. |
| reach who understand both their clients | | | | If you are a "starter", then I am your "finisher". |
| requirements and their associates value | | | | My approach to a challenge is to clarify, |
| offering.This is not a new concept. Sarkar, Butler | | | | understand, problem-solve, develop and deliver.To |
| and Steinfeld wrote about this in their paper on | | | | take an idea or concept through from its inception |
| cybermediaries. Camrass and Farncombe referred | | | | to its execution requires a consultative approach - |
| to this role as the Webspinner in their book The | | | | a partnership. |
| Atomic Corporation.Establishing yourself as a | | | | |