> I am liking the complaining about complaining on this mailing list. Makes me > chuckle.
Ironic, isn't it. -- silky On 3/19/09, gradconnection <[email protected]> wrote: > Traditional Business Models +1 > > I am liking the complaining about complaining on this mailing list. Makes me > chuckle. > > Mike > > Dale Hurley wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> On top of Mikes email I feel the government already does heaps to help >> business' get started. business.gov.au has amazing array of templates and >> guides on how to start a business. Registering for an ABN is easy, and >> online activity statements make life a lot easier. Than there is all of >> the services which provide you with information on how to break into >> overseas markets. If you take some time to visit the governments' various >> sites you will be amazed at how much they do for you. >> >> Our wonderful ABC (gov funded) has shows like The New Inventors. This show >> helps people get exposure who have truely created innovative products. Yet >> Another Online Tool is normally not that innovative. I am sorry guys but I >> see a lot of tools, especially ones from myself which after a few weeks >> the novality wears off. While you may have spent a lot of time on it, did >> you really consider if it is something people would be willing to pay for? >> What market research did you do? I know I haven't in the past so I am >> constantly playing catch-up. >> >> The problem I find with a lot people is that they are looking to get rich >> building simple online tools. With the exception of a few, like >> Twitter, you need to have a solid business model and provide people with a >> service they are willing to pay for. I always think back to traditional >> businesses which have lasted the test of time and the thing that stands >> out is that they provide a service which has a personal touch and takes >> time to deliver. While there is the Googles and FaceBooks of the world >> they are rare. However you consider the bricks and mortar stores they >> presonally interact with their customers. Companies like SalesForce.com >> repersent that half-way between online and bricks and mortar. SF call you, >> talk to you, and help you. >> >> I have to admit it looks great the prospect of having the next big thing. >> Just think in a year you could be a billionair. This is very unlikely. Why >> not put your efforts into helping other people and charge for that? Okay >> you wont be creating the next YouTube but were you really anyway? Why not >> do something which fills a hole in the services business? Hell there could >> be a market in the Eastern Suburbs to clean people's dog's blow. I doubt >> it but there could be. Or create an online tool which allows people to >> send all their tax stuff online to an accountant. Design a tool for a >> process which is normally done offline and costs a lot to. >> >> What I propose everyone should do: >> Write a business plan, detail how the hell you are going to make money >> Stop asking for hand-outs - VCs or gov - if you have a solid business >> model then the bank will lend you money >> Focus on improving the world - Start a consulting company doing Green >> Computing, teach people how to cook healthy, transform the way houses are >> built etc >> Sell solutions not concepts >> Have something tangable and personnal >> Forget get rich fast and focus on wealth creation (even if it is rapid) >> >> This whole concept that online advertising can work is very rare. I find >> it is an undeveloped, and inmature model, especially when you compare >> it to traditional media. When I say it is inmature I don't mean that it >> is not smart. It is quite the opposite, online advertising is very >> targetted. It is inmature in the sense it is very cheap, it is saturated >> (think of a telecast without ads than the first ad appears, it is a lot >> more memorable), and it is annoying. Yes annoying, TV and radio ads are >> structured, they occur in regulated bursts. While they interupt what you >> are doing, they don't stop you. >> >> All in all >> >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:08:25 +1100 >> > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Govt pledges $83M to save tech innovators >> > >> > >> > Wow. That's great. Now if only we were a car industry producing vehicles >> > people don't want to buy in a market too small to achieve economies of >> > scale owned by parent companies who'll repatriate $AU from taxpayers >> > back to their own struggling head offices, we might actually have an >> > industry strategy and some decent funding approaching the billions the >> > car industry got handed out AFTER the productivity commission reported >> > that it was a shocking waste. >> > >> > With a different perspective and some actual leadership , perhaps we >> > could transition our economy ahead of the information revolution we're >> > in the middle of... >> > >> > The more I hear about how this so-called Innovation department works, >> > the more concerned I get for our industry which represents one of the >> > few bright opportunities for our country. >> > >> > If you haven't already seen it, read >> > http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/opinion/perspectives/backwards-from-the-backwater/2009/02/16/1234632734542.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. >> > >> > >> > Geoff >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bengrubb >> > Sent: Wednesday, 18 March 2009 2:30 PM >> > To: Silicon Beach Australia >> > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Govt pledges $83M to save tech innovators >> > >> > >> > THE Rudd government will inject up to $83 million into the local >> > venture capital pipeline as a stop gap measure to try and prevent >> > promising tech companies going under due to the global financial >> > crisis. >> > >> > http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25205179-5013040,00.html?from=public_rss >> > >> > >> > >> > > > -- > Mike Casey > Director > > Level 5, 95 > Pitt Street > Sydney > New South Wales > 2000 > > P: +61 2 8005 0266 > M: +61 4 4997 6059 > > > > > -- noon silky http://www.boxofgoodfeelings.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. 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