The problem with being a boomer is being so easily bamboozled. The source of today’s bamboozlement is ki work, a “new model” for brokering professional relationships and outsourcing projects.
The site aspires to being a marketplace where ki work acts as the intermediary for globally dispersed talent that is otherwise available in everyone’s virtual backyard.
I don’t understand why reasonably good ideas go to market with nothing more than a reasonably good idea, do you?
When you have to register to see “open projects” that have a single posting for a commission-only sales jobs for who knows who — Nestor Makhno’s auntie? Impossible! — it gives one a new appreciation for the familiar things like picking up the phone and making cold-calls.
With apparently no content, jobs, projects or any thing at this time other than the founder’s mug-shot explaining why there’s nothing of interest one leaves with the disappointment of missed opportunity on every level. Not even worth the money to buy-in to the venture, downline revenue.
And I have to say, being guided by a couple of corporate finance advisers who look like they’ve been called away from a gig at the London Palladium to take care of a tooth ache isn’t very inspiring either.
Bummer.
I understand what you are saying Amitai and I’ve been involved with ki work for a while now.
Any suggestions how we can get a few million members over-night so we can avoid this problematic start-up phase?
Mike
Thanks for your comment Mike. I have replied via email.
Hi,
I am beginning some research into crowdsourcing and specifically business models built on it. Would anyone with an understanding of the ki-work model be willing to talk to me about it?
Kelly
Hi Kelly
I’m the ceo of ki work and would be delighted to talk with you about it. See http://www.ki-work.com/pg/3539/default.aspx
Best regards, Michael