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Old 21st July 2008, 09:14 PM
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Thumbs up Re: Wannabe Entrepreneurs - How/when/where to get started!

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Originally Posted by ash View Post
True that

But I think its a little more technical. Perhaps its probably an engineering plan for us two rather than a business one.

But, I think we'd need a proper Business plan to convince those folks who holds those "technopreneur funds" for tech start ups. Maybe they want to make sure our business actually works. There has been cases where start ups just fizzle, and burn away those limited and precious funds Oh well.. I suppose we wont really spend TOO much time on it.
May I chip in my $0.02 [I mean, advice ]

Here's an excerpt from our Small Talk with Guy Kawasaki

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CE: We thank you for taking out time to talk to CrazyEngineers. What is your message to the CEans?
Guy: Engineers, not marketers, are the core of enterpreneurship--and I am a marketer saying this. I believe in supply-side entrepreneurship: Build something good enough, and "they will come." Engineering is hard--marketing is easy.
While you will want VCs to chase you; you must build something that is 'Gold'. Initially, focus on building a great product/service and while you're ready with some of it, start studying about writing business plans, funding etc.

The 'business' side of entrepreneurship scares many engineers. Don't let that happen to you !
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