I wasn't referring to any specific company. I was referring to all the web shops that got started in recent years.
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 5:39 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Getting a business off the ground > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.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
