Without reviewing a business plan we have no idea what Dan is putting up. The success of any business includes much more than "product development".
In most cases, when people ask for equity deals, such as this one, I'm able to put their requests to rest by asking for a business plan. At 01:15 PM 7/13/2005, you wrote: >Can we please move this thread to cf-jobs-talk ? > >Dan's got what he thinks is a good idea, and instead of investing his own >money he's looking for someone else who is willing to invest a lot of time >into an idea, where Dan's not putting up much of anything, other than his idea. > >If someone wants to invest a lot of programming time into an idea where >Dan isn't willing to put a penny into his own idea, so be it - that's the >programmer's choice. I'm not knocking on this guy's door, and neither >are you. Let Dan post without getting flamed for it. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Robert Raisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:49 am >Subject: Re: Simple Web App Needed > > > *chuckle* Good for you! > > > > It's amazing how many think all they need is a "good idea" to > > become > > Internet Bazillionaires(tm). If good ideas were all we needed, > > most of > > us would own tropical islands loaded with toys and connected by > > multiple > > T3s. > > > > I've often thought what our industry really needs is a truly > > objective > > exposition on how hard it is to build a business online, > > emphasizing how > > little the idea really matters. Most books on the topic are > > thinly > > disguised, ego-stroking marketing fluff trumpeting the founders' > > brilliance in coming up with the "good idea" and how the "if you > > build > > it, they will come" mantra is all you need to succeed. > > > > Every young would-be entrepreneur should read how business acumen, > > effective market intelligence, and swift, nimble and sustainable > > execution are the real secrets to success online. > > > > /rr (who has done it a few times, badly.) > > > > > > Chris Hiester wrote: > > > > >Hi Dan, > > > > > >I'm curious if you have a business plan? Since you're asking a > > developer to make an investment in this venture, can you > > demonstrate how enough subscriptions will be generated to pay the > > developer's fee? How does your idea compare to existing casting > > applications? Is there a market for this service? What > > differentiates your offering? > > > > > >Thanks. > > > > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I am looking for someone to build a simple web application for me > > on a > > >profit share basis. It will need to be able to store and display > > both headshots > > >and resumes for actors, with the administration of the site being > > done by the > > >individuals themselves. For example, when an actor completes a > > job, they are > > >able to update it to their resume online. A bonus would be if the > > resume could > > >be printed off as a nicely laid out pdf. > > > > > >Here's the deal with the money. You name your regular fee, and > > take 50% of > > >all subscriptions until your fee is paid in full, after that > > point, you will > > >receive an agreed percentage of subscriptions for a year > > afterwards. > > >Percentages will then be renegotiated after that point. > > > > > >The project is for a new initiative for theatre, film and > > television in > > >London, New York, Los Angeles and Paris. I have worked as an > > Actors Agent in the > > >West End for 7 years, as well as working on the recent revival of > > Les > > >Liaisons Dangereuses, directed by Ice Princess director Tim > > Fywell and produced by > > >Oscar Winning producer David Parfitt, and on Bat Boy - The > > Musical with The > > >Hours producer, Michael Alden. > > > > > >Please submit your resumes as soon as possible to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >([EMAIL PROTECTED]) . > > > > > >Many thanks, > > > > > >Dan Blumenau > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2739 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
