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Mobile versions of our blogs–what should we do?

3/2/2006

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I’ve had a number of mobile companies pitch us on creating “mobile” versions of our sites over the past year. The business model started at “promote our service so we can get your content to readers!” to “we’ll pay you a bounty for each user you send us.” So, that’s a start.

However, I’m wondering if these companies that sit between publishers and phones are even necessary given the fact that a) people have better and better browsers on their phones and b) people will soon have RSS readers on their phones.

What would you do if you were us?

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Hello, my name is Jason. Welcome to my blog on the interwebs. You can reach me on twitter @jason and by email at jason@calacanis.com. My Skype is jasoncalacanis, and my mobile phone is 310-456-4900.

I only pick up numbers I recognize, and in terms of emailing me, the best strategy is to write short, blunt and to the point requests. I can quickly respond to short messages, and many times I simply don't have the time to read five page pitches. In terms of taking meetings, I only do that after reviewing an actual product (not a business plan). So, the best time to ping me is when you have mockups or an alpha site. I don't read business plans, and I've never written one.

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