If you are good at what you do, you’ll survive. If you’re amazing at what you do, you’ll thrive.

An interesting conversation has been happening int he past few weeks about what Leo should do with the money the TWiT makes by donations. When faced with this issue, Leo decided to do something amazing with the donations. Announced on December 3rd, Leo will no longer be paying himself with the money the company makes through sponsorships, advertising, etc. Leo’s salary will be paid through the donations made to TWiT and not the company’s operating budget. This is similar to a CEO of a company being paid a $1 annual salary, but making money if the stock in that company increases. He makes sure to point out that he won’t starve, as he has other jobs that will feed and put a roof over his family, but he’s created an incentive for himself that didn’t previously exist.

I’ve been launching podcasts like it’s 2005 lately, and one of my biggest frustrations is not being able to launch on the net and in the iTunes store at the same time. Apple reviews each podcast feed submitted to the store and it takes a few days to be accepted into the cool kids club. [...]

Podango is giving a few days warning before it blinks itself out of existence, but don’t be fooled by any optimism coming from the company. When a company starts to crow about being unsure about sustainability, it’s time to run away with your intellectual property. Here’s the Podango dispatch:
We at Podango believe that you, our [...]

This post is meant to start a discussion. I have a deep respect for everyone that put work into organizing Podcamp Boston 3. I’m sure it’s difficult to organize a conference the size of the one this past weekend and I appreciate everyone who contributed to getting it together.
My impression of Podcamp Boston 3 is [...]