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(This is purely from an Indian perspective).

Cost Cutting

1. The current financial situations of Jolla confirms that Jolla needs better management. Management should be willing to take a huge pay cut until they can satisfy us customers and deliver SUSTAINABLE profits over long term.

2. Outsource - I know this is something that no European or American likes to hear. But from a financial point of view it makes REAL business sense. Example - assuming Jolla is currently paying around $5000 / month for an average developer and have 10 such developers in a division, the cost to company for these 10 developers is 10 x $5000 x 12 months = $600,000 / year. If you were to hire 10 Indian developers instead, the annual cost to company for the same would range between $60,000 (fresh college graduates with excellent grades) to $300,000 (good, experienced developers). (The best way to do this would be to retain, or hire, really experienced developers in the Finland office, to act as project managers, who would then guide the outsourced developer team.)

Funding

1. As suggested by many others, allow us users to become investors in Jolla too (if legally possible).
2. Approach Indian businessman and investors, like Azim Premji and Ratan Tata for investment. Since India and China are your target market, you should certainly pique their interest. Both the investors I mentioned have managed billion dollar software companies. Note on Mr. Ratan Tata - pitch to him the current and planned privacy features of Sailfish OS, and he may be seriously interested. (His privacy was violated after some phone conversations of his were leaked in a public scandal, and he has approached the Supreme Court of India urging them to clarify the privacy rights of Indians; the case is ongoing.) He has also invested in Xiaomi - another angle to use in your pitch.

(This is purely from an Indian perspective).

Cost Cutting

1. The current financial situations of Jolla confirms that Jolla needs better management. Management should be willing to take a huge pay cut until they can satisfy us customers and deliver create and maintain SUSTAINABLE profits profit over long term. term, and have satisfied customers.

2. Outsource - I know this is something that no European or American likes to hear. But from a financial point of view it makes REAL business sense. Example - assuming Jolla is currently paying around $5000 / month for an average developer and have 10 such developers in a division, the cost to company for these 10 developers is 10 x $5000 x 12 months = $600,000 / year. If you were to hire 10 Indian developers instead, the annual cost to company for the same would range between $60,000 (fresh college graduates with excellent grades) to $300,000 (good, experienced developers). (The best way to do this would be to retain, or hire, really experienced developers in the Finland office, to act as project managers, who would then guide the outsourced developer team.)

Funding

1. As suggested by many others, allow us users to become investors in Jolla too (if legally possible).
2. Approach Indian businessman and investors, like Azim Premji and Ratan Tata for investment. Since India and China are your target market, you should certainly pique their interest. Both the investors I mentioned have managed billion dollar software companies. Note on Mr. Ratan Tata - pitch to him the current and planned privacy features of Sailfish OS, and he may be seriously interested. (His privacy was violated after some phone conversations of his were leaked in a public scandal, and he has approached the Supreme Court of India urging them to clarify the privacy rights of Indians; the case is ongoing.) He has also invested in Xiaomi - another angle to use in your pitch.

(This is purely from an Indian perspective).

Cost Cutting

1. The current financial situations of Jolla confirms that Jolla needs better management. Management should be willing to take a huge pay cut until they can create and maintain SUSTAINABLE profit over long term, and have satisfied customers.

2. Outsource - I know this is something that no European or American likes to hear. But from a financial point of view it makes REAL business sense. Example - assuming Jolla is currently paying around $5000 / month for an average developer and have 10 such developers in a division, the cost to company for these 10 developers is 10 x $5000 x 12 months = $600,000 / year. If you were to hire 10 Indian developers instead, the annual cost to company for the same would range between $60,000 (fresh college graduates with excellent grades) to $300,000 (good, experienced developers). (The best way to do this would be to retain, or hire, really experienced developers in the Finland office, to act as project managers, who would then guide the outsourced developer team.)

Funding

1. As suggested by many others, allow us users to become investors in Jolla too (if legally possible).
2. Approach Indian businessman and investors, like Azim Premji and Ratan Tata for investment. Since India and China are your target market, you should certainly pique their interest. Both the investors I mentioned have managed billion dollar software companies. Note on Mr. Ratan Tata - pitch to him the current and planned privacy features of Sailfish OS, and he may be seriously interested. (His privacy was violated after some phone conversations of his were leaked in a public scandal, and he has approached the Supreme Court of India urging them to clarify the privacy rights of Indians; the case is ongoing.) He has also invested in Xiaomi - another angle to use in your pitch.