Comments on: New Business Model http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2007/05/21/new-business-model/ An American Game Designer in Shanghai Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Reality Panic » Work Tactics Advance http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2007/05/21/new-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-34621 Reality Panic » Work Tactics Advance Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:01:53 +0000 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=235#comment-34621 [...] The ever colorful American McGee exposes his new funding model. In short, in trying to recruit for his Shanghai-based studio, entrenched studios - Ubisoft in particular - are doing all they can to thwart poaching (eg, providing bonuses and raises when staff present a letter of offer from a competing studio). So, McGee is offering to write any Ubi staff an offer letter if they agree to split the difference of bonus/raise money. Fun exercise, but does beg the question of why talent is not properly compensated to begin with… [...] [...] The ever colorful American McGee exposes his new funding model. In short, in trying to recruit for his Shanghai-based studio, entrenched studios – Ubisoft in particular – are doing all they can to thwart poaching (eg, providing bonuses and raises when staff present a letter of offer from a competing studio). So, McGee is offering to write any Ubi staff an offer letter if they agree to split the difference of bonus/raise money. Fun exercise, but does beg the question of why talent is not properly compensated to begin with… [...]

]]> By: pre http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2007/05/21/new-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-27454 pre Wed, 23 May 2007 13:12:51 +0000 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=235#comment-27454 You should try to lure away everyone @ Ubi. This way they have to pay higher salaries for everyone, which they can't afford, thus they are ruined and you are the new boss in town! /pre You should try to lure away everyone @ Ubi. This way they have to pay higher salaries for everyone, which they can’t afford, thus they are ruined and you are the new boss in town!

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]]> By: 0mri http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2007/05/21/new-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-26869 0mri Tue, 22 May 2007 16:09:03 +0000 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=235#comment-26869 I am so bummed that i can't work for you! good luck with Spicy! 0mri.deviantart.com I am so bummed that i can’t work for you!

good luck with Spicy!

0mri.deviantart.com

]]> By: Bumix http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2007/05/21/new-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-26654 Bumix Tue, 22 May 2007 07:34:37 +0000 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=235#comment-26654 haha, that's awesome! you don't even have to bother developing games anymore! ;) haha, that’s awesome!
you don’t even have to bother developing games anymore! ;)

]]> By: Christine Shao http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2007/05/21/new-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-26541 Christine Shao Tue, 22 May 2007 02:48:51 +0000 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=235#comment-26541 I c how much your sense of humor grows. LOL~~ The chiefs only need to build up the core team with those who have real passion for the work and attachment for the working group to keep the company run in full effeciency, for outsourcing part, may devide the whole thing into several small pakages, find those who are really interested in the project, talented as well as independent freelencers/ professional companies to acompalish the target within the deadline, report their every step timely in order to adapt/balance the whole working group's velocity/pace. For those who have already made their choice to make the job shift, they need to be clear about that 's their own choices, people who make comparision in the way you described will never be satisfied, no matter whether their wish being fullfilled or not. Keep going and looking forward for your good news soon. I c how much your sense of humor grows. LOL~~ The chiefs only need to build up the core team with those who have real passion for the work and attachment for the working group to keep the company run in full effeciency, for outsourcing part, may devide the whole thing into several small pakages, find those who are really interested in the project, talented as well as independent freelencers/ professional companies to acompalish the target within the deadline, report their every step timely in order to adapt/balance the whole working group’s velocity/pace. For those who have already made their choice to make the job shift, they need to be clear about that ‘s their own choices, people who make comparision in the way you described will never be satisfied, no matter whether their wish being fullfilled or not. Keep going and looking forward for your good news soon.

]]> By: mattref http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2007/05/21/new-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-26282 mattref Mon, 21 May 2007 13:40:52 +0000 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=235#comment-26282 lol! lol!

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