Excited to watch the other Conor (@TheNotoriousMMA) fight tonight
When @RoamResearch had less than 10k in the bank and @hashbrown490 was not yet on the team, his path from plumber to 2 belt champion in 5 years was big part in getting my mind right to win
I sold my first company to Aol at 23, but we sold because we couldn't find a way to make it work.
For years, folks treated me like a success, but I felt like a fraud, and was deeply afraid I'd end up living the phrase
"He had a great future in his past"
When I quit that job, was making more money than anyone in my family had ever seen
But in the 5 years it took to build first version of Roam, the thing which convinced @MeadowsRichard to invest, and Josh to join, I was broke.
The people I respected told me over and over to get a job.
Instead I just kept cutting my burn
First living in this van, then moving to India, eventually 42.us.org
Had been programming for years by then, but the school had free housing
To give credit where credit is due. Have to thank @DavidSHolz for the idea to commit to a minimum number of games before worrying about what the first would be.
I suspect many of these challenges will be around open questions in Tools for Thought domain, but 🤷♂️ who knows
Amazing how friends can get you to look at fears that had completely escaped your conscious mind...
Only tonight did I realize had belief I had not looked at directly in years -- if you ever give people money in a competition -- all the designers will hate you.
Ideologically, I've always felt crowdsourcing innovation was a step in the direction of Commons Based Peer Production, and a step worth taking -- The astrolabe logo that more than 4 of us now have tattooed actually came from a crowdsourcing site, many many many years ago...
The folks at @RoamBounties have been having all together too much fun
It is time we entered the fray
For the next 3 months, we'll announce a new challenge every two weeks, for each challenge we'll distribute $10,000 to those whose public work pushes the frontier the farthest.
I'll announce the first challenge in the next 48 hours.
If you choose to play - share your ideas, progress, videos, and examples with the #RoamGames hashtag.
And know, these games are not a competition - per se...
Our hope is they will be a spectacle, a jam session
To that end, we will be judging not just on the work you put forward - but how the [[Intermediate Packets]] you share along the way inspire others -- how you help to grow the commons, and inspire others in the #roamcult faithful.. what others build on your foundation....
For real, last competition I remember winning outright was Cub Scout Pinewood Derby circa 1995 or 96.
Normally I’m of the mind that competition is for losers, but this feels winnable, and too good an opportunity to test the coordination and tribal loyalty of #roamcult to pass up