I've posted a few excerpts from an impromptu lecture that I gave this summer on independent film development & business planning at Griffith University in Brisbane.
http://www.animationoptions.com/blog/
I was on my fourth of five countries in two months (trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific), and saturated with caffeine - so a little "punchy" at this point. 
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[I]Kevin Geiger
Director & Co-founder
The Animation Co-op
http://www.animationcoop.org/[/I]
The fourth and final excerpt is up, touching upon distribution pitches and the ups and downs of distributor feedback:
http://www.animationoptions.com/blog/2008/09/07/kangaroo-court-jester-excerpt-4/
[I]Kevin Geiger
Director & Co-founder
The Animation Co-op
http://www.animationcoop.org/[/I]