Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-05 Thread arunthe...@gmail.com
Hello all, I am grateful to everyone of you for responding to my questions. Most of you apart from just answering my question, have gone great lengths to explain many things related to it. Even new threads have been created discussing the topic. I think my mail not just helped me but a lot others.

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-04 Thread satyaakam goswami
all points were good i would like to add more getting some inspiration ...choosing a mentor... listening to people like steve jobs at Stanford commencement speech 2005... reading http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/06/the_art_of_the_.html#axzz1Fcve0pwk... this is something very imp i noted more

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-03 Thread Mohan Sundaram
I've been in early stage investing and an entrepreneur for a good while now. There are two sides to a coin. For every success that one sees in startups, there is a graveyard of 10. Aspiring entrepreneurs must be aware of this as these would give pointers to what succeeds. It also points to the fac

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-03 Thread Arun Venkataswamy
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Karthik Narayanaswami wrote: > > > > I agree there are remarkable exceptions. > > But this cannot be generalized. > > Adobe's founders were 40+ when they started out. > > > > One or two would have been remarkable exceptions -- more than half a dozen > in just the F

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-03 Thread Arun Venkataswamy
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 10:39 PM, subhojit ojha wrote: > > > Adobe's founders were 40+ when they started out. > > > > > > >To add, founders of CISCO and RIM (famous for Blackberry brand) were > > >also 40+ when they started out :-) > > > > *Mark Elliot Zuckerberg* (born May 14, 1984) : He is the fo

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-03 Thread Karthik Narayanaswami
> > I agree there are remarkable exceptions. > But this cannot be generalized. > Adobe's founders were 40+ when they started out. > One or two would have been remarkable exceptions -- more than half a dozen in just the Forbes 25? Not so much. Unless you had a product idea which is simply out of

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-03 Thread subhojit ojha
> > Adobe's founders were 40+ when they started out. > > > >To add, founders of CISCO and RIM (famous for Blackberry brand) were > >also 40+ when they started out :-) > *Mark Elliot Zuckerberg* (born May 14, 1984) : He is the founder of Facebook at the age of 26. So, Please don't discourage other

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-01 Thread Chandrashekar Babu
Hi, >> This is a myth. The history of startups shows us that the best >> entrepreneurs were neither mature nor experienced when they started out [snip] > Adobe's founders were 40+ when they started out. To add, founders of CISCO and RIM (famous for Blackberry brand) were also 40+ when they st

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-01 Thread Arun Venkataswamy
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Karthik Narayanaswami wrote: > > And maturity counts in biz more than anything else. > > > > Also working for companies will tell you what it takes to do biz. > > This is a myth. The history of startups shows us that the best > entrepreneurs were neither mature no

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-01 Thread Karthik Narayanaswami
> And maturity counts in biz more than anything else. > > Also working for companies will tell you what it takes to do biz. This is a myth. The history of startups shows us that the best entrepreneurs were neither mature nor experienced when they started out If anything, the history of college-

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-03-01 Thread Baskar Selvaraj
> > Remember, entrepreneurs are the fuel for any nation. Any economy. > > Without them who will you work for? > > Give it your best shot. > > But the reason I feel you should not start now is that it is rare to > see mature people below > the age of 26 or 28. > > And maturity counts in biz more th

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-02-28 Thread Manokaran K
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 6:47 PM, arunthe...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello All, > > I am a final year BE student. While most of my mates are sincerely > searching for a spot in the corporates, me and two of my friends > cherish a dream of creating a business for ourselves. We got something > like a few

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-02-28 Thread Girish Venkatachalam
You got a very nice reply. I am not sure what value I can add. It will sure be colored by my pessimism and feeling of failure but still I will try. ;) On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 6:47 PM, arunthe...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello All, > > I am a final year BE student. While most of my mates are sincerely

Re: [Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-02-28 Thread amit sharma
hi Good and Interesting post. I am also in the same situation. Thanks & Regards, Amit Sharma MCA (2008-11) University Of Jammu +91-9797432772(Jammu) +91-9811242001(Delhi) +91-9803655892(Chd.) On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 6:47 PM, arunthe...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello All, > > I am a fina

[Ilugc] Making a Career in FOSS [New Business]

2011-02-28 Thread arunthe...@gmail.com
Hello All, I am a final year BE student. While most of my mates are sincerely searching for a spot in the corporates, me and two of my friends cherish a dream of creating a business for ourselves. We got something like a few website development offers and that has motivated us further. But we are