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 > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
