NYCPHP Meetup

[Kristina Anderson]

Excuse me, I'm not billing my clients for posting these emails...and 
for you to suggest it in a public forum is slanderous and extremely 
improper.  Who are you, anyway??

-- Kristina

> Here's an idea, how about writing some code instead of responding to 
this ridiculous email chain and billing your clients for it.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at lists.nyphp.org [mailto:jobs-
bounces at lists.nyphp.org] On Behalf Of Kristina Anderson
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:46 AM
> To: jobs at lists.nyphp.org
> Subject: Re: [nycphp-jobs] Got a Great Big Idea - Need a 
Developer/Partner to Make it Happen
> 
> I had a brilliant idea also and that was, as a self employed
> programmer, to build stuff for people with these "great ideas".
> 
> Now, thanks to all these people and their "great ideas" and "low
> budgets", I have some new great ideas.  Such as being able to go to 
the
> dentist when I need to go, being able to afford decent food, and being
> able to pay rent on time.
> 
> Full Time Job....here I come!! Cash is king -- it's so true.  I'm done
> posting on this...but it sure did hit a nerve.
> 
> > I have 2 great ideas too, one of them there's no competitor and the
> > other there are only one competitor, but it's years behind the new 
web
> > tendencies.
> >
> > I have all expertise to build each project, BUT my main issue is 
time.
> > Currently I work 10h/day in my own company and the rest of my
> > available time I help in open source projects (read as Doctrine and
> > Symfony). My company job is a fulltime work on a "brilliant idea" of
> > someone else, that has enough money to build it.
> > So, we all have our "brilliant ideas", but most of us never can make
> > it happen. If you have budget to hire someone to build it for you,
> > great.... otherwise... define new metas and "create" time to build 
by
> > yourself...
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Dan Masca <dan at reea.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > we work with start-ups from different States from some years ago.
> > > We invest our work for equity and small amount of money in 5 
start-
> ups.
> > > One of the best experience we had with Toby Murdock and Mike 
Lewis.
> They
> > > are  co-founders of www.qloud.com ( search for "MyMUSIC" plug-ins 
on
> > > different social networking sites) was done by us ( they and
> REEA.net
> > > team)for shares and small amount of money at the beginning.
> > > They respect our low rate  and they respect the equity that my new
> media
> > > shop had. They were good and find angel investors and VC's after a
> lot of
> > > work . Not easy, but we fight together for this ideas even that we
> work at
> > > thousands miles distance.
> > > >From some months ago  www.qloud.com is part of www.buzznet.com
> > >
> > > We work for other start-up : www.cellit.com and related media
> services in
> > > special for radio station.
> > > We work right now in other two. One of them found the big investor
> and after
> > > almost 10months of work and some equity we have the chance to
> develop it the
> > > business for next 2-3 years.
> > >
> > > We believe in the dreams of our business partners and we try to
> share with
> > > them our experience and in almost all the situations we understood
> what we
> > > must do and how we can recover the investment.
> > > >From my point of view is more important to be pro-active and to
> try to help
> > > the other and to learn how we can do good businesses .
> > > Of course that we don't invest money in something that don't have 
a
> business
> > > plan and  a minimum market research, but all the time I will
> say : "I am
> > > interested and let's see if we can make profit and if is possible 
a
> big
> > > ones." :)
> > > I think that big ideas, need big dreamers too .
> > >
> > > Good luck to every entrepreneurs !
> > >
> > > Dan MASCA
> > > www.reea.net
> > >
> > >
> > > Joseph Crawford wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a great big idea too, there are only 2 main competitors..
> downfall is
> > > i do not have the ability to fund the project even though i would
> do all the
> > > programming myself there is server admin, front end designer / js
> guys etc.
> > > The only way I could get this off the ground would be to use a
> template (i
> > > refuse to) or get friends to join in the deal.
> > > Trying to sell something to someone for 10% of ZERO is not going 
to
> work.
> > >
> > > On Aug 19, 2008, at 9:24 PM, New Media Concept wrote:
> > >
> > > I've got a pretty good idea that's been brewing in my head for
> quite a
> > > while. It's ambitious, audacious, and certainly a challenge, but 
at
> the same
> > > time, it's so audacious that it deserves nothing less than a real
> try.
> > >
> > > I used to work in the media industry and came to the painful
> realization
> > > that it's probably the only industry that does an incredibly poor
> job of
> > > bringing in new people and new ideas. At the same time the media
> industry
> > > hasn't changed much even as technology has given it the potential
> to solve
> > > many of these issues. The end result is more misses than hits, and
> promising
> > > original talent being burned out as they tire out from trying to
> get their
> > > lucky break. I think it's time to change that.
> > >
> > > I've spoken to several tech and marketing execs who all agree that
> this is
> > > an idea that is entirely feasible and self sustainable, and
> therefore worth
> > > trying at the very least. I've spoken with others in the industry,
> including
> > > other artists and creatives, who all tell me that they and 
everyone
> they
> > > know would jump at the chance to partake in that concept because
> something
> > > like this has been sorely lacking in the industry for nearly it's
> entire
> > > history. So in the end, it could be at the very least a self
> sustainable and
> > > unique niche site, or be even more, and disrupt and shift the 
entire
> > > industry.
> > >
> > > It's not a concept that can be deployed overnight, but whose
> features can be
> > > logically implemented over time to create an ever more full 
featured
> > > product. The first iteration of the concept would be simple and
> could be up
> > > and running fairly fast(in fact a simple prototype using open 
source
> > > resources was built and successfully tested). However I need
> someone who
> > > will be able to take it beyond that, and keep it going as new
> pieces of the
> > > puzzle are being implemented and thought up.
> > >
> > > I'm going to need a good LAMP developer who knows how to work with
> UGC and a
> > > CMS, and wants to be part of building an idea that might carry 
them
> for the
> > > long haul. I'm really looking for my long term technical
> team/partner(s) to
> > > really make this idea and vision happen.
> > >
> > > So if you went through the trouble of reading all that and don't
> think I'm a
> > > nut for daring to think big, shoot me an email with your
> qualifications and
> > > I'll let you know more of the details.
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