>Well it's certainly a (IMHO) sad fact of business... That is a problem common to many people dreaming to start their own company (myself included). A product, even a brilliant one, doesn't guarantee a success in business. I am not sure that "to be around people who can help you to commercialize an idea... is an 'easier' way to be successful". Is it really that easy and is it enough? Here is a challenge: imagine you have a wonderful idea, try to convince couple of your friends that the idea is great, so that they start working with you or lend you some money! I doubt it is simple.
I'd say that one needs to have a good idea, be able to implement it (hard work required :), be around people, be able to convince people, etc, etc. Tons of things. If one has one of required qualities but not the rest, why not go and develop them, why not join other people with qualities you are missing? Business is a collective undertaking after all. There is a book "The E Myth" by Michael Gerber saying lots of things about differences between "the technician", "the manager", and "the entrepreneur". It is a good reading for those who owns a small business or want to own one. On Jan 19, 1:51 pm, silky <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Elias Bizannes > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, good response. > > > You actually just made me realise *how* I could raise that money. Sure, I've > > got some people in my life who are wealthy. But more interesting is why they > > are wealthy: they are repeat entrepreneurs. People that I would brainstorm > > business ideas with, because even though they've got wealth (not that it's > > obvious), it's how their mind works. > > > Maybe that's the best solution: surround yourself with like minded people. > > Well it's certainly a (IMHO) sad fact of business that an 'easier' way > to be successfully is not to have a good idea necessarily, or even be > a hard worker, but to be around people who can help you commercialise > it. Money and connections go a long way. Specially when money gets you > smart employees. > > It suggests that if you want to be in "business", you should not > exactly be working on your application/system/device but out at > parties, meeting people, etc. > > From that point of view I don't consider myself anything like a > "businessman" more like "a working guy who wants your money" :D > > Bothers me a bit, but that's the way it is. > > > It seems like everything goes back to building a strong community that > > supports each others. More alchohol is what we need, not VC's. > > Indeed. > > -- > noon silkyhttp://www.boxofgoodfeelings.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
