User: Frank Ruscica

How My MSFT-Approved Biz Plan Leverages OCW

On: More Universities to Publish Courseware Online

Hello all,

Not long ago, I received the following e-mail from Randy Hinrichs, the Manager of the Learning Sciences and Technology Group at Microsoft Research:

"Frank, you are a good man. Have you thought about joining this team. Your only alternative, of course, is venture capital. But their usual models require getting rid of the 'originator' within the first eighteen months. With Netscape it took a little longer, but you get the idea."

I am in the process of posting at opportunityservices.com an updated version of the business plan Randy reviewed -- which, in part, aspires to provide some insight into how the promise of OCW (and related software) may be leveraged/fulfilled in the coming years. (My reason for 'open sourcing' the business plan is explained at the site.)

Enjoy,

Frank