Didn't happen during the boom - it happened at the beginning of the bust... not boom... bust...... you sure assume a lot.
-----Original Message----- From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 4:00 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Getting a business off the ground That's a wonderful story, but that just isn't the norm. Sure tons of web shops got started that way, but it all happened during a boom. The boom is over. Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ V: 415-577-8070 F: 415-341-8906 P: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark A. Kruger - CFG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 1:54 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Getting a business off the ground > > Matt, > > This is a myth and belies ambition. I started my company by working part > time at a regular company doing development, and doing contract work on > the > side for a year and a 1/2, building up clientele - by the time I quite my > regular job I had fully replaced it's income and then some. I also had a > solid base to launch my company full time, as well as an excellent pool of > capital - and it's gone gangbusters ever since. It just depends on who you > are and where you are at in life. There's living by faith - and then > there's > wisdom. You need a balance of both to be well-rounded. > > -mk > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 2:28 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Getting a business off the ground > > > The big thing is that you have to jump all the way in. You can't start a > company moonlighting while you work somewhere else. If you can't bet > your livelihood on your business then you can't really expect anyone > else to either. > > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > V: 415-577-8070 > F: 415-341-8906 > P: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Everland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 11:53 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: OT: Getting a business off the ground > > > > I have started my own company a while ago and am hitting a brick wall > on > > how > > to get it off the ground. It's hard to do absolutely everything > myself, so > > I > > throw this out to some of you that have your own company. What did you > do? > > Did you start with money? Hire people? Do everything yourself? Have a > kick > > ass product that got you off the ground? Cold called people? Sent out > a > > mailing? What did you do? I have an application I made that is pretty > > polished and am just looking for ideas on how to get this thing out > the > > door > > to people as either a service or as a stand alone app people can buy. > WHAT > > DO I DO!!!!!! Anyways, sorry for the OT, flame away, but I figure > there > > has > > to be a couple other people that could benefit from this discussion, > let > > me > > know if this needs to move over to cf-community so I can sign up for > it. > > > > Robert Everland III > > Web Developer Extraordinaire > > Dixon Ticonderoga Company > > http://www.dixonusa.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
