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[John Wilson]

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 <
donnamarievincent at yahoo.com> 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?
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joseph Crawford <codebowl at gmail.com>
> To: New Media Concept <newmediaconcept at gmail.com>
> Cc: jobs at lists.nyphp.org
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:07:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [nycphp-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.
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