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you know, i also thought about the fact that all the success stories are of people who did it themselves, and i believe that is already a fundamental ingredient for success because it allows for flexibility. and you guys make a good argument for putting my own team together. so if any of you have the b@lls to do something radical, and you have the skill necessary, let me know if you're interested.
 
johnnygirl said:
you know, i also thought about the fact that all the success stories are of people who did it themselves, and i believe that is already a fundamental ingredient for success because it allows for flexibility. and you guys make a good argument for putting my own team together. so if any of you have the b@lls to do something radical, and you have the skill necessary, let me know if you're interested.
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Sadly, I'm stuck with loads of work already, so as interesting as the project sounds, I'll have to pass... :(
 
@icyrus: i browsed over some of that book, and it is REALLY helpful, from a business point-of-view. thanx for the link!
 
johnnygirl said:
chicken! so in other words you mean you don't have brass b@lls ...?
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Actually, you would be surprised how many business proposals get passed onto web developers. The sad fact is that most people want to form a 'partnership' and thus side step the development cost.
 
Syzygy78 said:
Actually, you would be surprised how many business proposals get passed onto web developers. The sad fact is that most people want to form a 'partnership' and thus side step the development cost.
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i'm sure. let me tell you, bringing a partner in is a tough decision, because it would mean that i give up a share of my profit ... forever! and i will NOT do that without making sure that this person is gonna give enough to this business (in terms of skill/knowledge/expertise) to warrant the share of the profit they are gonna take from me. btw, did i mention i'm a difficult person to work with?;)
 
Syzygy78 said:
Actually, you would be surprised how many business proposals get passed onto web developers. The sad fact is that most people want to form a 'partnership' and thus side step the development cost.
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Tell me about it. I have a business partner that spent over a year and about R10G in development costs prototyping an electronic solution in a partnership that eventually didn't pan out. :mad: He made me promise not to do that in a hurry.
 
I dont doubt it is a tough decision. However, what if the venture is nonprofitable? Does the web developer share in your loss as well? That certainly won't be fair.
 
Raithlin said:
Tell me about it. I have a business partner that spent over a year and about R10G in development costs prototyping an electronic solution in a partnership that eventually didn't pan out. :mad: He made me promise not to do that in a hurry.
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And that doesnt take into account the R300 per hour contracts that could possibly have been lost :p
 
I usually share in web-development losses - mostly because I'm the developer and I do too many "good deeds" towards people. :p
 
It's difficult to guage partnership offers. You have to weigh up the benefits of a future profit margin against the solid, if limited benefits of a per hour income. Some people prefer the latter, while others are willing (at first, at least) to take the plunge. Everyone needs to take a risk sometime, I suppose. ;)
 
it's a question of attitude: some people are attracted to security, some chase dreams, some shoot from the hip ... oh gosh, it's probably a philosophical topic.
 
wait, let me rephrase that: it's a question of fit. even if you are the work-for-a-boss type, you still should never work for an organisation where your personality doesn't "fit" the culture of that particular business.
 
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