Wow you guys are tough. MY dislike with VC's isn't even the VC's, but rather the chase to find a VC - why? A successful business is one that makes a profit. Not one that makes a lot of noise. Profitability and giving ownership to a VC seem to have little if anything in common. The biggest upside to a VC partnership is gaining advice and a strong network - but even that can turn a "venture capital" relationship into "vulture capital" if you are not careful.
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Donna Marie Vincent < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If this is truly "entirely feasible and self sustainable" then why isn't it > being presented to a venture capitalist who will put up CASH MONEY to pay > for development? > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Joseph Crawford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: New Media Concept <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: jobs@lists.nyphp.org > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:07:31 AM > Subject: Re: [nyphp-jobs] Got a Great Big Idea - Need a Developer/Partner > to Make it Happen > > I have a great big idea too, there are only 2 main competitors.. downfall > is i do not have the ability to fund the project even though i would do all > the programming myself there is server admin, front end designer / js guys > etc. > > The only way I could get this off the ground would be to use a template (i > refuse to) or get friends to join in the deal. > > Trying to sell something to someone for 10% of ZERO is not going to work. > > > > On Aug 19, 2008, at 9:24 PM, New Media Concept wrote: > > I've got a pretty good idea that's been brewing in my head for quite a > while. It's ambitious, audacious, and certainly a challenge, but at the same > time, it's so audacious that it deserves nothing less than a real try. > > I used to work in the media industry and came to the painful realization > that it's probably the only industry that does an incredibly poor job of > bringing in new people and new ideas. At the same time the media industry > hasn't changed much even as technology has given it the potential to solve > many of these issues. The end result is more misses than hits, and promising > original talent being burned out as they tire out from trying to get their > lucky break. I think it's time to change that. > > I've spoken to several tech and marketing execs who all agree that this is > an idea that is entirely feasible and self sustainable, and therefore worth > trying at the very least. I've spoken with others in the industry, including > other artists and creatives, who all tell me that they and everyone they > know would jump at the chance to partake in that concept because something > like this has been sorely lacking in the industry for nearly it's entire > history. So in the end, it could be at the very least a self sustainable and > unique niche site, or be even more, and disrupt and shift the entire > industry. > > It's not a concept that can be deployed overnight, but whose features can > be logically implemented over time to create an ever more full featured > product. The first iteration of the concept would be simple and could be up > and running fairly fast(in fact a simple prototype using open source > resources was built and successfully tested). However I need someone who > will be able to take it beyond that, and keep it going as new pieces of the > puzzle are being implemented and thought up. > > > I'm going to need a good LAMP developer who knows how to work with UGC and > a CMS, and wants to be part of building an idea that might carry them for > the long haul. I'm really looking for my long term technical team/partner(s) > to really make this idea and vision happen. > > > So if you went through the trouble of reading all that and don't think I'm > a nut for daring to think big, shoot me an email with your qualifications > and I'll let you know more of the details. > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Jobs Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Jobs Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >
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