excellent, here there was NO business plan, when I asked for one, the idea was scoffed at...<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/15/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Richard Archer</b> <<a href="mailto:rha@juggernaut.com.au">
rha@juggernaut.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">At 11:07 AM -0300 15/4/07, Victor Kane wrote:<br>
<br>>I will have to take my business elsewhere."<br>>Consultant (right answer): please do!<br><br>If you're offered the chance to work for equity, it's always<br>worth looking over the business plan with a critical eye.
<br><br>Sure, you're never going to be offered the next Google to build,<br>but there are people out there with excellent ideas and some of<br>them even have realistic expectations and the funds to establish<br>the new business.
<br><br>I'm sure everyone in this business is very experienced with the<br>Internet and how people use it. So it should be pretty obvious<br>if an idea is likely to take off.<br><br>Likewise, we all know how to build a site, so we know whether
<br>the project is technically viable.<br><br>Business matters are a little harder to grasp... you need to<br>ensure:<br><br>- The project has a business plan (BP)!!<br>- The BP considers competition, current and future<br>
- The BP considers the profile of potential customers<br>- The BP includes realistic development time frame<br>- The project is realistically budgeted<br>- The BP considers promotion for the completed project.<br><br>If all these factors are positive, and you have some spare
<br>time to invest into a gamble, the project may well be worth<br>considering.<br><br> ...R.<br>_______________________________________________<br>consulting mailing list<br><a href="mailto:consulting@drupal.org">consulting@drupal.org
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