History: User Type

Brainstorming to answer why/how Tiki is useful for various types of users.

From Matthews's presentation

The Developer

• Danny wants it to be part of a community
• Dan wants to have a say in the development
• A “fun weekend” results in 10,000 lines of code

The Guerilla Developer

• Loves to impress others with a quick solution to a problem
• Spends a lot of time reading through code, learning all the time
• Writes about 100 lines of code a week

The Hobbyist

• Harry is using Tiki to create a community
• Harriet is interested more in the hobby than the software
• Interested in easy to implement design and functionality

The Consultant

• Interested in how it can be used to attract or satisfy his/her clients
• Charlie needs the product to have credibility

The agency selector

• Chris wants to use a technology as core to their business offerings
• Must have confidence that the product will be around in 5 years time!!

The corporate client

The applicator

• Andy is a corporate IT implementer wanting to solve a particular business problem
• Wants software to work “off the shelf”
• Likes setting it up but not programming code

The Entrepreneur

• Erin the entrepreneur wants to make a fortune with it
  • Using Tiki as a platform (ex.: WikiFarm, Social Networking site, Selling stuff online, etc.)
  • Selling products or services for Tiki (Consulting, Hosting, etc.)
• Wants to know how to sell it