Why don't you go join one of the many "Think Tanks" on the net, where you can form an idea, let people join in and help the idea progress. Then you can make the idea into a well executed plan. You might find that VC's scan these webpages, looking for one that is ready to get funding. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Barnett [mailto:jason.barnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 28 June 2005 14:16 To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: looking for a pure startup opportunity.. ************************************* This e-mail has been received by the Revenue Internet e-mail service. ************************************* OK, let me put this another way... while trying to remain polite. Let's suppose that I am an unknown (to you) member of this list and I have this great idea that I want to develop. My idea is a great one and it's going to make millions. Now since I'm the one that had the idea I think it's pretty easy for me to go find 3 friends of mine (people that I know/trust/live close to me) that have the requisite skills. After all, it's not like most programmers go hanging out with Hollywood celebrities. ;) If I really believed that my idea was so hot then I probably wouldn't be waiting around for someone on this mailing list, I'd just get started doing it. <true_story> Back about two years ago I was subscribed to this newsgroup with my email address from college. Back then I was just doing what I do now... answering PHP questions while I work. Except that I answered a lot more questions then because, well, I was in school still. :) I don't remember exactly how many I answered, but you can check out the marcives if you really want. Anyhow, after doing this for about a year I apparently caught someone's attention. I received an email from <insert_name_of_big-shot-venture-capitalist-here /> telling me that he had capital to give me if I had an idea that I wanted to develop. I politely declined, but I told him I would get back to him if a superb idea came my way... </true_story> I have always felt that getting the financing is the easy part. Besides, if your goal is to get $millions in funding then you're looking at it all wrong. The goal is to make profit... and loads of it. If it just so happens that you need a lot of funding to make that happen, then you can go get it. If you have killer idea(s), then you are better off mocking up a prototype and networking with some people that can get you financing. You always have to make a profit. You always have to make a profit. At least, if you plan on doing anything that's going to catch the attention of some VC's. ;) -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php ************************ This message has been delivered to the Internet by the Revenue Internet e-mail service ************************* -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
