Re: Kelly in GQ
Mike,
Although I look forward to seeing the article, I doubt that I will buy
the magazine.
I'm glad that you were featured in a mainstream publication.
I doubt though that even with a wide e-mail distribution that space
enthusiasts would make an appreciable dent in a 750,000 run distribution
of the Sept. GQ. I'm willing to be surprised though.
The value of this coverage is that it may reach potential investors.
Mark Reiff
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Sam Coniglio wrote:
>
> I know this is way off topic, but I thought you would find this interesting.
>
> Mike Kelly, founder of Kelly Space and Technology, is going to be featured
> in an upcoming GQ magazine. The juxtaposition of a hip mainstream magazine
> catering to men carrying an article about a space entrepreneur is very
> interesting.
>
> Spread this email to your friends.
>
> Sam
>
> >Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 18:33:48 -0700
> >From: "Michael S. Kelly" <mkelly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >X-Accept-Language: en,pdf
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >To: "Michael S. Kelly" <mkelly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: A Networking Experiment
> >
> >Dear All:
> >
> >This is an experiment in networking, designed to: a) See how big our
> >network is, and b) Draw media attention to the emerging
> >commercial space industry. To make the experiment work, I request that
> >each recipient of this e-mail do two things:
> >
> >1) Buy the September issue of GQ Magazine, which has a feature story on
> >me (more on that in a second).
> >
> >2) Forward this e-mail to everyone in your addressbook(s).
> >
> >The feature story is a personal profile of a space entrepreneur, and GQ
> >selected me (of all people). I have no idea what it says, but
> >from the questions I got in fact-checking, it's bound to contain some
> >embarrassing things. That alone should motivate you to help with
> >this experiment :=). So this isn't an exercise in self-aggrandizement.
> >
> >My point in doing this experiment is to see if we can make a
> >statistically significant (positive) difference in sales of the
> >September issue,
> >which is expected to sell 750,000 copies (and is typically GQ's biggest
> >issue of the year -- it hits the news stands in mid-August, so
> >buy early [and often!]). If they sell much more than that, it will get
> >noticed by the rest of the media, who might then focus more
> >attention on the startup space companies. This is a unique
> >opportunity; we have a magazine doing a story that is so far afield
> >from its
> >usual fare that the reason for a statistically significant sales
> >increase (if any) will be obvious.
> >
> >If you've ever wanted to know how much power you have, this is one way
> >to find out.
> >
> >Some of you I've already contacted, so forgive the redundancy. For
> >those who know me, the truly cosmic irony of me being in GQ
> >will not be lost. For those who don't, buy the issue and you'll
> >probably know more about me than I do about myself. The author,
> >Steven Kotler, was one of the most observant human beings I've ever
> >met. The risks are obvious, but if we can get some more media
> >attention focused on this industry, I don't mind taking them.
> >
> >All the best,
> >
> >Mike Kelly
> >
>
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