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Product Development vs Service provider: Raincity Studios, a drupal service provider since 2004!

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:16:43 -0700

A question that has been growing in popularity since we started in early 2004. I recall Boris Mann and I debating this some time ago, before Raincity and Bryght even had offices...

Drupal product development vs product service provider. What is the best route to take for an entrepreneur?

For myself the answer was pretty easy: To create a reputable open source service provider firm! It is my calling. Why? Simple! I am a business developer, a marketeer and somewhat of a visionary (and arrogant apparently). I'm not a very talented coder or designer, I know my basics but I am passionate about the business development and enabling clients and talent to work together.

Plus it's easier to build other people's products than coming up with your own. At the end of the day, I am unsure how I would cope with having to report to an investor(s)?

If you ask me, creating a service company is easier as you don't have to go through months of development to create a product that will hopefully provide you a decent return on investment to justify the initial expenses and the hardship that the team had to face to get the product off the ground. Not counting the time you need to spend to maintain, support, upgrade and fund this new monster you've just created!

Raincity and Bryght in the Thunderbird UBC School Journal

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:04:21 -0800

A few weeks ago while we hosted the first joint drupal training session between Bryght and Raincity, Anna Olejarczyk interviewed Krug and I for her upcoming article on Web 2.0 start-ups in Vancouver.

The article came out last week, here's a portion of it.

Robert Scales, CEO and founder of Raincity Studios, says that people who are in the Web 2.0 industry are more like “private investors.�?

There’s not much public investment going on, but in this goldrush stage, there are a number of young entrepreneurs being picked up for their product. Yahoo acquiring Flickr, Google buying YouTube and News Corp. obtaining MySpace – these are all large companies that are getting the missing pieces of the puzzle that will make them leading edge in this new technology frenzy says Scales.

A reflection of 10 days at SXSW

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 01:36:43 -0800

My first SXSW, I spent 10 days in Austin, Texas armed with a video camera, a digital SLR and my mac! In my hand a platinum and photographer pass giving me access to almost all events and venues in town for the film, interactive and music festival.

Raincity Studios and Bryght hosted a party with our friends at Blue Flavor and Newsvines.

Bryght had a booth in the Convention Centre, where I spent the best part of my afternoon chatting with geeks and rockstars alike. Helping Colin and kk to promote Backstage and our services.

Ponzi stopped by one afternoon and did a podcasts with me and one with KK, you can listen to mine on the Chris Pirillo Show.

South by Northwest - Raincity and Friends are Throwing a Party Together at South by Southwest

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:40:17 -0800

It’s that time of year again, where hundreds of web geeks make the
long trek down south to city of Austin for South by Southwest
Interactive. Now, anyone who has gone to SXSW knows fairly well
that the best part of the conference is all of the parties that go on
after hours. With that said I am happy to invite you to South by
Northwest sponsored by Blue Flavor, Bryght, Newsvine and Raincity
Studios. There will be lots of beer, wine and margaritas to suck
down. Be sure to bring your digital cameras because there is nothing
more bloggable than drunken web geek celebrities.

Podcasting from Massive 2006 at the Bryght / Raincity Booth (#253 in the Peer 1 Pipeline)

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:38:04 -0800

Here's some of the podcasts I recorded at Massive 2006.

Chatting with Graham about the launch of his podcast

TechVibes Massive 2006 - Podcast with Graham

Having a chat with Mark, TechVibes Marketing lead, about the event
TechVibes Massive 2006 - Podcast with Mark from TechVibes about the event

Chatting with Philip Djaw
TechVibes Massive 2006 - Podcast with Philip Djwa of Djwa Strategies

Scales checking in from Massive 2006

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:55:47 -0800

On Location at Massive 2006 with Bryght at booth 253 in the Peer 1 Pipeline

Raincity and Bryght at Techvibes Massive 2006

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:22:52 -0800

Raincity Studios is at Massive Techvibes 2006, at the Telusphere (formerly know as Science World) for the second year, come visit us at the Bryght booth in the Peer One Pipeline.

It’s a great time to get to know us, our work and get first hand answ

Raincity's Partner in Crime Departs to Seek New Opportunities

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:03:01 -0800

Raincity checking in from Torino, Italy where we participated in a symposium on Web 2.0 and the Olympics in collaboration with New Media BC.

We’ve been very busy over the past week working on various events, meeting local new media companies and building our network.

Back in Canada, the Raincity team is busy; we have many cool projects going live this coming month and the production team is working hard to create and develop various projects for our clients. We’re also helping Bryght develop their next product, Backstage, due to beta launch at SXSW next month.

Vancouver Web Talent to Wow International Audiences in Torino

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:47:25 -0800

Press Release posted on New Media BC Website

February 2, 2006

Vancouver, BC - New Media BC announced today that there will be a BC led new media symposium in Torino, Italy, during next week's Winter Olympics.

The event, billed as "Olympics and Web 2.0", and slated for February 17th, will showcase a pioneering cluster of British Columbia companies leading a shift towards Web 2.0 - what is being called the evolution of the Internet.

Blue Flavor, Bryght, News Vine and Raincity Studios are Having a Party at South by Southwest

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:12:16 -0800

Another fine segment of the Krug and Scales Show.

Checking in from Robson Square in Vancouver. Kris Krug and I are talking about Skateboarding, SXSW and the party we are hosting with Blue Flavor, News Vine, Bryght and Raincity Studios.