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PLEASE, whatever you do, FORGIVE the simple, 'amateurish' & naive makeup of this or any other of my correspondence, as well as any other possible grammatical or compositional type mistakes that might negatively affect your opinion of it---CONSIDER ONLY THE QUALITY AND VALIDITY OF IT'S CONTENT!!!!
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Additionally, my use of CAPITAL letters---contrary to the negative connotation that their use is considered in this day and age--- is used ONLY TO ILLUSTRATE IMPORTANT POINTS!!
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My name is Frederick Scanlin and I am a 77 year old man who has tried my entire adult life to become a successful entrepreneur, but I haven't as yet achieved that goal due to a childhood/lifelong 'deficit disorder' type of malady that severely affects BOTH my organizational abilities and my short term concentration span, as well as, most importantly, MY VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, which is, obviously, a personal 'attribute' which is almost mandatory for anyone wanting to be a successful entrepreneur---and one whose importance in virtually every area of life is vastly under rated by most people.
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Unlike most unsuccessful 77 year old 'wannabe' entrepreneurs, I have no intentions of 'giving up' until I either succeed, die, become incapacitated, or until somebody proves me wrong with regard to the following:
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Unless you can find any 'definitive' facts/reasons that would prove that the few simple/obvious facts & observations---which I refer to as 'Timeless & Universal Statements Of Fact')---are not more true than false, then I contend that they will show, among other things, that there are countless 'wannabe' entrepreneurs around the world, who, like myself, have the realistic chance to possibly become successful if we just had a little help from the right people---but unfortunately, we are being overlooked/neglected simply because we are plagued by legitimate reasons beyond our control which won't allow us to PERSONALLY bring any of our 'ideas' to successful fruition.
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However these personal 'deficiencies' don't hinder we overlooked unsuccessful 'wannabe' entrepreneurs in any way from thinking just as good as those entrepreneurs who aren't plagued by these debilitating 'deficiencies'---and for us to possibly become successful, we may be only in need of help from a qualified someone in 'bridging' the gap between what we know and how to do something positive with what we know!!!
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Before I go any further, let me tell you a little bit about Ray Kroc & Howard Schultz, who are what I consider to be two of the finest examples of the quintessential modern day entrepreneur!!!:
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Let me take just a few paragraphs to illustrate one of the key differences between a TRUE ENTREPRENEUR and most of the entrepreneurial types of today that I have corresponded with. Ray Kroc & Howard Schultz(the two men behind the success of McDonald’s & Starbucks)and who are the complete antithesis of the electronic/computer/internet billionaire entrepreneurs of today(especially the young ones)who, if they had to do 10% of what these two guys had to do, or had to face 10% of the rejection/ridicule that these two men did to become successful, their companies (and possibly even them) most likely wouldn’t even be around today---and if it were a ‘brick & mortar’ type operation that they were involved with, it’s virtually certain that most of them wouldn’t be anywhere around today.
To give you an idea what caliber of entrepreneur these two men were, consider the way they got ‘introduced’ to the businesses that they would, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE WHATSOEVER IN RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF ANY KIND(but what they did have in common to eventually build their respective ventures into the biggest food service companies of their kind in the world, was that they were both 'Super Salesman'!).
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A true entrepreneur is, more or less, powerless to fight their natural entrepreneurial curiosity/instinct/zeal, and in the case of Ray Kroc & Howard Schultz it was so strong that it drove/ forced/compelled them to want to know why a small single unit store that they sold merchandise to did more business than stores several times its size.
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Unable to fight off their entrepreneurial curiosity, they both, AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE & ON THEIR OWN TIME, flew across the country to simply find out why that one store did so much more business than stores twice their size!!! Instantly, within an hour after meeting the owners of those business's and seeing their operations, both men could vision hundreds or even thousands of them across the country---never even for a second did either of them entertain the thought of ever having anything but a nationwide chain of them!!!
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Unfortunately I am afraid, TRUE entrepreneurs like Ray Kroc & Howard Schultz are on their way to becoming an' extinct species'.
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If you can't find any definitive 'fallacies' in any of the few dozen 'Statements Of Fact' alluded to below, then that would mean that I may well be right in what I am saying about their potential benefits(to understand how they can be so beneficial, go to my other website listed at the top of this page)and read the section titled 'THE METHOD').
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Despite their simplicity, I contend that if they are ever given enough proper thought & discernment, the knowledge obtained by accepting their validity has the potential to literally change in a very beneficial way, both the business world, as well as other sectors of society as well!!
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However, in order to be completely fair in this regard, if it turns out that you are able to find any DEFINITIVE 'fallacies' in any of the several dozen 'Statements Of Fact' listed on my website, I will accept those 'fallacies' as being factual if you are simply able to compose a short 'rebuttal' statement, whose wisdom & discernment in describing the exact nature of those 'fallacies', is able to change the minds of just 3 people in the entire world who also read those several dozen 'Statements Of Fact' but found no 'fallacies' in them!!
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If you think that these alluded to 'Statements Of Fact' have the kind of potential that I believe that they do, I would appreciate all the help that I can get in helping to make a success of any of those many proposed 'start up' ventures(that are described at the end of that list of 'Statements Of Fact')which have no definitive obstacles standing in the way of their potential success!
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SEVERAL DOZEN Timeless Business Principles:
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The following are several dozen what I refer to as TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES---listed in their approximate relevance of importance to this particular sector of endeavor--- which I believe if completely understood and properly utilized, could extract the MAXIMUM amount of benefit from, among many other things, the 'startup' sector of business:
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Unless you can find any 'definitive' facts/reasons that would prove that the following several dozen simple/obvious facts & observations---which I refer to as 'Timeless Business Principles & Statements Of Fact'---are not more true than false, then I contend that they will show, among a host of other POSITIVE/BENEFICIAL things, that there are countless 'wannabe' entrepreneurs around the world, who, like myself, have the realistic chance to possibly become successful if we just had a little help from the right people---but unfortunately, we are being overlooked or neglected simply because we are plagued by legitimate reasons beyond our control which won't allow us to PERSONALLY bring any of our 'ideas' to successful fruition.
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However these personal 'deficiencies' don't hinder we overlooked unsuccessful 'wannabe' entrepreneurs in any way from thinking just as good as those entrepreneurs who aren't plagued by these debilitating 'deficiencies'---and for us to possibly become successful, we may be only in need of help from a qualified someone in 'bridging' the gap between what we know and how to do something positive with what we know!!!
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The new 'Sharing Economy' is ushering in, among a host of other things, a 'New Way Of Thinking', which has the realistic potential to open up a whole new 'paradigm' of doing things, as opposed to continuing doing them "in the same old way'' that they have always been done!!!
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Before I go any further, let me tell you a little bit about Ray Kroc & Howard Schultz, who are what I consider to be two of the finest examples of the quintessential modern day entrepreneur!!!:
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Let me take just a few paragraphs to illustrate one of the key differences between a TRUE ENTREPRENEUR and most of the entrepreneurial types of today that I have corresponded with. Ray Kroc & Howard Schultz(the two men behind the success of McDonald’s & Starbucks)and who are the complete antithesis of the electronic/computer/internet billionaire entrepreneurs of today(especially the young ones)who, if they had to do 10% of what these two guys had to do, or had to face 10% of the rejection/ridicule that these two men did to become successful, their companies (and possibly even them) most likely wouldn’t even be around today---and if it were a ‘brick & mortar’ type operation that they were involved with, it’s virtually certain that most of them wouldn’t be anywhere around today.
To give you an idea what caliber of entrepreneur these two men were, consider the way they got ‘introduced’ to the businesses that they would, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE WHATSOEVER IN RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF ANY KIND(but what they did have in common to eventually build their respective ventures into the biggest food service companies of their kind in the world, was that they were both 'Super Salesman'!).
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A true entrepreneur is, more or less, powerless to fight their natural entrepreneurial curiosity/instinct/zeal, and in the case of Ray Kroc & Howard Schultz it was so strong that it drove/ forced/compelled them to want to know why a small single unit store that they sold merchandise to did more business than stores several times its size.
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Unable to fight off their entrepreneurial curiosity, they both, AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE & ON THEIR OWN TIME, flew across the country to simply find out why that one store did so much more business than stores twice their size!!! Instantly, within an hour after meeting the owners of those business's and seeing their operations, both men could vision hundreds or even thousands of them across the country---never even for a second did either of them entertain the thought of ever having anything but a nationwide chain of them!!!
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Unfortunately I am afraid, TRUE entrepreneurs like Ray Kroc & Howard Schultz are on their way to becoming an' extinct species'.
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The following are several dozen what I refer to as TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES---listed in their approximate relevance of importance to this particular sector of endeavor--- which I believe if completely understood and properly utilized, could extract the MAXIMUM amount of benefit from, among many other things, the 'startup' sector of business:
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1)Someone doesn't have to be the one who originally came up with a potentially good idea for something in order to be able to see it's potential and get both excited and passionate about it's future possibilities.
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2)Very few successful business's--or anything else of consequence for that matter---would have ever even have 'gotten off the ground' if their 'founders' didn't possess reasonably proficient 'verbal communication skills'!!!
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3)The success or failure of anything has a lot to do with the 'quality' of how well it is 'marketed'!!
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4)It doesn't take near as much intelligence to recognize problems, as it does to solve them.
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5)Even the most valuable/important of things in existence can be virtually worthless if nobody is aware that they exist.
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6)The only things that are impossible to do or create in our world, are those which attempt to break 'the laws of physics/nature', or those for which no knowledge &/or technology as yet exists that would allow them to even be possible!!
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7)The potential value/worth of an 'idea' isn't enhanced or diminished simply because the one who thought of it---for any number of LEGITIMATE reasons---can't/won't or is incapable of doing anything of a positive nature with it!!!
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8)The primary purpose for any advancement in mankind's level of Knowledge & Technology is basically to continuously improve the quality of every aspect of his existence.
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9)a mediocre or worse solution to any kind of a problem that is suggested by someone of 'authority &/or prominence' will get implemented in many more instances than will a great solution to it that is offered by someone of relative obscurity!!
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10)limitless amounts of time, effort & money is wasted each year searching for and implementing the solutions to the negative results of various problems, AS OPPOSED to implementing the solutions to the actual problems themselves.
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11)If NOTHING can be found relative to a given 'entity' of any kind being true &/or valid, then that 'entity' must be universally accepted as being true &/or valid!!
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12)There are many occasions in all sectors of our society when a 'functioning entity' of every kind imaginable, may look or appear to be in great condition on the outside, but on the inside, it may actually be in varying degrees of disintegration/deterioration, even to the point that it may be just a 'heartbeat' away from ceasing to even function anymore at all!!!!
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13)The cause of many potentially good 'ideas' in all sectors of global society never getting the chance to ever even see 'the light of day' is due to the fact that those ideas were deemed 'no good' or 'worthless' by, in many cases, unqualified people WITHOUT any 'plausible' explanation as to why they weren't any good!!
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14)Problems can be solved much quicker/easier/cheaper/better, if, rather than looking for its solution by advancing forward from its present one, instead 'retreat' BACKWARDS from the absolutely best possible solution to it(if anything were possible, no matter how ridiculous it may sound/be)until you come to the best of all possible/economically feasible solutions to it that can be implemented within the limits of presently existing knowledge & technology.
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15)There are hundreds of millions of people in this world that for any number of LEGITIMATE REASONS--none of which are any fault of their own--although they can come up with many potentially valuable 'ideas' for countless different things in all areas of human endeavor, THEY DON'T HAVE THE SKILLS/ABILITIES/EXPERTISE to do anything of a positive nature with them.
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16)There are tens of millions of people around the world who may not be able to come up with a good 'idea' for anything if their life depended on it, but do have, collectively among them, every skill, trait, ability, talent, characteristic/\ or expertise/etc. that it takes to bring to fruition any kind of an 'idea' for ANYTHING in ANY REALM OF HUMAN ENDEAVOR WHATSOEVER!!!
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17)It doesn't take near as much education or intelligence to come up with some very beneficial ways to utilize the knowledge & technology that originally took someone with a much higher level of 'intellectual expertise' to learn, 'create' or discover in the first place.
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18)One of the GREATEST HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE HISTORY THE WORLD, IS THE VAST POTENTIAL OF THE HUMAN MIND--which manifests itself in a myriad of different ways, not the least of which is THE LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF GOOD IDEAS, IN EVERY REALM IMAGINABLE, that exists out there in the hearts and minds and imaginations of multiplied millions of NOT JUST EDUCATED PEOPLE, but in those of just 'average' people all around the world!!
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19)If someone is fully aware of all of their 'limitations' in every aspect of their lives, and are also aware of the limitless value of the proper 'relegation' of certain jobs/tasks/projects/assignments, it isn't always necessary for them to personally possess the skills, abilities, expertise or knowledge that is needed for them to accomplish certain things, just as long as they are aware of both which of these various attributes will be necessary to successfully get the job done, and know how they can best be used to do so, and then have at their disposal those people who do actually possess all of those needed attributes.
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20)KEEPING IN MIND THAT, in basically the same way that ALL of the words & phrases of our ENTIRE English language are formed simply by 're-arranging', in an infinite number of different ways, the FINITE 26 letters of our alphabet..................................:
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IN A SIMILAR FASHION, ALL 'NEW' BUSINESS 'START UP' VENTURES that don't need any new or unproven technology to make them fully 'functional' business enterprises, ARE ONLY 'NEW' in the sense that the various presently existing technologies that make them up, simply have never before been arranged/'put together' in exactly the particular way/shape/manner or form that is now necessary for them to be arranged in, in order that they are able to take on the look, feel and other features or characteristics' of THE 'NEW' START UP VENTURE that they are to become!!!
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21)Because creating 'start up' ventures that don't need any new or unproven technology to make them fully 'functional' business enterprises is basically just an exercise in simply re-arranging whatever presently existing technology is necessary in order to make it the required functioning business enterprise envisioned by the founders and described in it's 'business model', it's 'management team' will require only a finite number of known 'skill sets'(whose number and type can be determined by simply checking those utilized in other successful start up' ventures of a comparable nature)in order to have all of the necessary expertise to insure that it has the absolute best in the world chance of becoming a successful venture!!!
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In light of what has been said both above and in the next few 'principles, rather than missing out on either countless, potentially successful 'start ups' simply because their 'founders, for whatever reason, can't, won't or are incapable/unqualified of making them a success, OR letting the 'talent' of that large pool of entrepreneurs go to waste, you can do the much more sensible thing of assembling from this vast pool of talented entrepreneurs(who are just waiting to become associated with a 'start up' that they can become passionate about), a hand-picked, 'tailor-made 'team' for that venture who have all of the EXACT qualifications that you need (and in the exact degree of expertise required)in order to give that venture THE ABSOLUTE BEST CHANCE IN THE WORLD TO HAVE EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL!!
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22)Even though there are now, and always will be, new or improved products &/or services that are novel, unique, sensational, spectacular &/OR unbelievable, THE SIMPLE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT, in most of these cases, there isn't either a big enough market of people out there who would want your product/service at any price, OR they can't be offered at a price that enough people could afford to purchase them---OR THERE is SIMPLY too much competition in that particular sector!!!
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THEREFORE, THE FIRST & MOST IMPORTANT thing that must be considered if a proposed 'start up' is to have any reasonable chance to become successful, is to simply determine if there is a big enough POTENTIAL market of buyers out there, who would even want your PRODUCT OR SERVICE if it were available at a fair/reasonable price?
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23)THE MANAGEMENT TEAM that is in charge of making a success of any given venture is the singularly most important 'element' in determining its success or failure--and just how successful it becomes is, in turn, directly proportional to both the amount and degree of original, 'out-of-the-box' type of entrepreneurial expertise that is possessed/exhibited by that team, AS WELL AS, their ability to properly discern which parts/aspects of the prevailing status-quo that affects their particular venture in any way---ones which they will no longer accept or hold up as being the unquestioned way that the who, what, where, when and why of how they will do things to insure the success of their venture!!
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24)If a company is going to survive, remain competitive and continue to proliferate in the harsh and uncertain environment of today’s ever-changing global economy, they must at all times be consciously aware of APATHY, COMPLACENCY AND UNAWARENESS, which must, in their many direct, indirect and ripple-down forms and guises, be avoided like the plague--for not to do so can & will have devastating effects.
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Also they must have it be an integral part of their 'business model' to, AT ALL TIMES, be consciously aware of the importance of being constantly vigilant to the subtle and ever changing social/political/economic 'landscape' and be able, at a moment’s notice', to adjust/change/PIVOT their company's direction to adapt to & accommodate these changes.
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25)Lastly, a 'start up' must always be properly, carefully and thoroughly searching out &/or being on the lookout from across the entire spectrum of all business ‘disciplines’ for the following two things:1) ANYTHING from which the premise, concept or principle upon which they are based, can be successfully ‘adjusted’, adapted and then ‘transferred’ for successful utilization in other areas that may possibly be of interest/benefit to them;2)ALL INNOVATIVE COST & LABOR SAVING MEASURES, as well as any other SALES PRODUCING &/OR ENHANCING METHODS which it might successfully utilize in some way or another.
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PROPOSED STARTUP VENTURES:
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1)INTERNET 'DIRECTORY':
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THE INTERNET IS GROWING MUCH FASTER THAN IT'S PROPER ORGANIZATION IS, AND THERE IS REALLY NO EXCUSE FOR IT AS THERE ARE SO MANY EASILY DEVISED WAYS AND MEANS TO MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER/FASTER/BETTER!!!!
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The listing/organizing of ALL BLOGS/WEBSITES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB according to their particular 'genre' is a classic example of my contention. I don't know why it hasn't already been done(especially given how easily it would be to do so, given today's technology), but there is a big void existing on the WORLD WIDE WEB in the form of there not being a way to be able to easily/quickly find any/every blog/website that exists on the WORLD WIDE WEB, according to their particular category/classification/genre/'subject'/etc., etc.!!!!
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2) PERSONAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM:
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Every day of the year you read/hear literally dozens of stories in the news about robberies, rapes, kidnappings, personal attacks and shootings of all kinds, making SECURITY something that I believe most people would consider a very important area of not only their lives, but that of their loved ones as well, and, consequently, will to do everything possible to make them as safe as possible.
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When you couple the dismal economic conditions that are plaguing not only the citizens of this country, but those of the rest of the world as well (with no relief in sight in the foreseeable future) with government's global 'push' to make it unlawful for anyone to carry a personal firearm of any kind, NEVER HAS THE GLOBAL WANT/NEED FOR A DEPENDABLE, HI-TECH PERSONAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM EVER BEEN MORE NECESSARY THAN IT IS TODAY!! .
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I have been watching for the last few years as more 'personal security' type systems are being introduced, both in the form of cell phone 'apps' as well as 'pendants' worn around the neck(mainly for the sick and elderly)which when 'pressed' in the case of an emergency, they notify a call-center via 'wireless technology' that someone needs help. For a 'system' like this to work properly, SPEED AND RELIABILITY are key components that it must possess, and having to get to either your cell phone in the event of an 'attack', or to the 'pendant' around your neck, a person might not be able to get to them in time even as accessible as they obviously are.
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My 'idea' in this regard is to transfer the cell phone 'triggering' method/mechanism and the 'push-button' pendant technology to a 'system' that employs an alarm system that can be easily and quickly triggered/activated by 'pushing' on a ring worn on the finger. For several obvious reasons, in almost any projected situation, sounding the alarm for help would be much more practical in every way by 'pushing' on a ring on your finger (using the thumb on the same finger that the ring is on to push it) as opposed to having to reach for your cell phone or push a pendant around your neck.
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The 'heart' of this system will be a cell phone size 'device' that can be worn anywhere on the body(but I suggest wearing it on a belt in the 'small' of your back making it almost impossible for a 'perpetrator' to take it off the owner). When 'accosted' be someone, the owner simply pushes on the ring, which in almost every situation of being attacked, because of the easily/quickly accessed 'ring' feature, the 'perpetrator' will find it virtually impossible to stop the owner from being able to sound the alarm. Once the ring is 'pushed', it both sets off the ABSOLUTELY LOUDEST POSSIBLE SOUND that is possible to come up with using today's 'sound' technology, and it also notifies a 'call center' of some kind where GPS technology can pinpoint the owner’s exact location. Once this loud alarm is set off the 'perpetrator can't 'silence' it without tearing if completely apart (assuming he can find it and get it off the owner in the short time before help arrives) and he will also know that the authorities have already been summoned and are on the way.
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5)AFTER A HALF CENTURY OF OBSERVATION COMBINED WITH WHAT I SEE HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC/EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MANY PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES STARTING UP NEW 'BUSINESS MODELS' WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LONG ESTABLISHED BUSINESS SECTORS, BASED ON THE CONCEPT/PREMISE OF UTILIZING PART TIME/FULL TIME/'ON-CALL'/NO BENEFITS TYPE WORKERS---THE NEW "SHARING ECONOMY" if you will:
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1)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED 'DEVICE' ANY PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'TOW TRUCK', WHICH WITH THE PROPER UTILIZATION/CO-ORDINATION OF 'ON-CALL' EMPLOYEES CAN FORM THE FOUNDATION OF A'DISCOUNT' TOW SERVICE.
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2)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED TRAILER A PERSONS PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'MINI 16 WHEELER' FOR THE LOCAL/LONG HAUL DELIVERY OF RELATIVELY LIGHT WEIGHT MERCHANDISE, THEREBY PROVIDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, filling the ever expanding gap between the number of 'long haul' truck drivers that are needed each year, as compared to the number applying each year!!
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5)THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINGLE UNIT BUSINESS'S IN THE FOLLOWING 6 CONSUMER RELATED INDUSTRIES THAT ARE BASICALLY 'FRAGMENTED' AND HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS VERY LITTLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THESE SECTORS ARE:
1)BARBER SHOPS
2)RE-SALE SHOPS
3)PAWN SHOPS
4)'JUNK YARDS'
5)'LOCAL' HOTELS-MOTELS
6)AUTO REPAIR PLACES.
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PREVENTING ABORTIONS:
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A website that connects/introduces girls/woman who are contemplating having an abortion with the millions of couples worldwide who are waiting long periods of time to adopt newborn babies by waiting their turn in line at adoption agencies. These couples will pay for all of the girls expenses while she is waiting to have the baby, and then will give her some some money at the time of the adoption. If this website is set up properly and in a 'dignified' manner, and 'MARKETED' properly, it can save the lives of countless babies every year!!
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CELL PHONE 'APP':
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Finally, a cell phone 'APP', that will allow someone--WHO IS EITHER TOO EMBARRASSED TO SAY ANYTHING IN PERSON, OR FOR SOME OTHER REASON IS UNABLE TO DISCREETLY LET THEM KNOW--to find out if someone who they have a secret desire/longing to get to know better, feels the same about them--all done WITH SUCH COMPLETE ANONYMITY that, not only will they never have to worry about anyone ever finding out about their secret desire, EVEN THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE 'POSTING' WAS MEANT WILL NEVER GET TO SEE IT unless they have also 'posted' THAT SAME DESIRE TO GET TO KNOW THAT PERSON BETTER, at which time THEY WILL BOTH BE NOTIFIED SIMULTANEOUSLY of their mutual desire to get to know each other better!!!!!!!!!
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A POSSIBLE 'CYBER TYPE GAMBLING VENUE:
Several years ago I noticed how many people played the state lottery $1.00 'scratch off' game, and it only took them a minute or so in order to determine if they won or lost. It didn't seem quite fair to me that for a dollar they only got such a small amount of time to enjoy the fun/thrill/excitement(or whatever other type of 'feelings' that people get from engaging in this form of gambling). It was for this reason that I came up with a handheld game(this was before cell phone 'APPS'even existed)that would give it's players the same basic gambling 'game' for about 10 cents a game!!
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Unfortunately, at that time the gambling 'laws' made the implementation of this 'game' impossible. A lot of the gambling 'laws' have changed in the last few years, but even if it becomes necessary to 'headquarter' it offshore somewhere, this venture can be a very profitable one--even by giving those that play this game TEN TIMES A BETTER DEAL than they can get from any of the state lotteries in this country!!!!
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PROPOSED STARTUP VENTURES:
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5)AFTER A HALF CENTURY OF OBSERVATION COMBINED WITH WHAT I SEE HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC/EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MANY PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES STARTING UP NEW 'BUSINESS MODELS' WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LONG ESTABLISHED BUSINESS SECTORS, BASED ON THE CONCEPT/PREMISE OF UTILIZING PART TIME/FULL TIME/'ON-CALL'/NO BENEFITS TYPE WORKERS---THE NEW "SHARING ECONOMY" if you will:
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1)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED 'DEVICE' ANY PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'TOW TRUCK', WHICH WITH THE PROPER UTILIZATION/CO-ORDINATION OF 'ON-CALL' EMPLOYEES CAN FORM THE FOUNDATION OF A'DISCOUNT' TOW SERVICE.
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2)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED TRAILER A PERSONS PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'MINI 16 WHEELER' FOR THE LOCAL/LONG HAUL DELIVERY OF RELATIVELY LIGHT WEIGHT MERCHANDISE, THEREBY PROVIDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, filling the ever expanding gap between the number of 'long haul' truck drivers that are needed each year, as compared to the number applying each year!!
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3)THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINGLE UNIT BUSINESS'S IN THE FOLLOWING 6 CONSUMER RELATED INDUSTRIES THAT ARE BASICALLY 'FRAGMENTED' AND HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS VERY LITTLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THESE SECTORS ARE:
1)BARBER SHOPS
2)RE-SALE SHOPS
3)PAWN SHOPS
4)'JUNK YARDS'
5)'LOCAL' HOTELS-MOTELS
6)AUTO REPAIR PLACES.
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4)EMPLOYEE 'SUGGESTION BOX':
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT WITH THE PROPER "INCENTIVE" THE AMERICAN WORKER COULD, IN LESS THAN A GENERATION, REVOLUTIONIZE THE EFFICIENCY/PROFICIENCY IN ALL SECTORS OF EVERY INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY. I PROPOSE A COMPANY THAT DESIGNS/FORMULATES A COMPREHENSIVE 'EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION BOX' TYPE OF PROGRAM BASED ON THE BASIC CONCEPT/PREMISE OF REWARDING EMPLOYEES WHOSE 'IDEAS' ARE EVENTUALLY ACCEPTED FOR IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THEIR COMPANY, with a reasonable/respectable amount of the money that it saves/makes their company over a reasonable amount of time(possibly a year or a decade).
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THIS COMPANY OFFERS TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM AND RUN/MANAGE IT FOR COMPANIES OF EVERY KIND ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY FOR A FEE &/OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SAVED/MADE BY IMPLEMENTED 'IDEAS'.
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I firmly believe that once employees realize that they may well even become millionaires if their company successfully uses one of their 'ideas', that you will see such an out pouring of 'ideas' that will allow that company to be within 3 years, operating as efficiently as is possible within the limits of existing knowledge & technology!!!
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It will be, of course, be necessary for this 'start up' to be able to devise an acceptable 'formula/algorithm' that is capable of adequately determining how much the vast array of 'ideas' that they will have to evaluate will make &/or save the equally vast array of companies that they are going to be dealing with--BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL ALL BE WORTH THE TIME, EFFORT & MONEY THAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE THIS 'START UP' A SUCCESS!!! .
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MISSCELLANEOUS:
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A startup based on the premise/concept of being able to 'transfer' smaller amounts of money, as low as a dollar via the internet at virtually NO COST to the sender.
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PREVENTING ABORTIONS:
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A website that connects/introduces girls/woman who are contemplating having an abortion with the millions of couples worldwide who are waiting long periods of time to adopt newborn babies by waiting their turn in line at adoption agencies. These couples will pay for all of the girls expenses while she is waiting to have the baby, and then will give her some more money at the time of the adoption. If this website is set up properly and in a 'dignified' manner, and 'MARKETED' properly, it can save the lives of countless babies every year!!
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A BLUE COLLAR 'DAY LABOR' AGENCY THAT PROVIDES IT'S 'WORKERS-IN-WAITING' A NICE CLEAN PLACE TO WAIT WITH A FEW INEXPENSIVE 'AMENITIES', AND THE ABILITY TO PAY THEM 2 OR 3 DOLLARS AN HOUR FOR WAITING(WHETHER OR NOT THEY GET CALLED)WHICH WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF FUTURE EARNINGS.
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A WEBSITE WHERE FOR A REASONABLE DAILY/WEEKLY/MONTHLY FEE PEOPLE CAN POST THEIR PARTICULAR USER/OWNER GENERATED CONTENT, KNOWING THAT WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT IT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WILL GO TO THIS WEBSITE FIRST (BEFORE JUST RANDOMLY SURFING FOR THE PARTICULAR CONTENT THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR)TO SEE WHY THE OWNER OF THAT 'CONTENT' FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO PAY MONEY TO HAVE IT HEARD/SEEN.
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A CHAIN OF BARBER SHOPS THAT CHARGED BY THE TIME RATHER THAN THE JOB.
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THE 'PAYDAY LOAN' SECTOR IS CHARGING EXTREMELY HIGH RATES TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY IT THE LEAST. I PROPOSE A NATIONWIDE CHAIN OF 'PAYDAY LOAN' STORES THAT CHARGES SUBSTANTIALLY LESS AND OFFERS THOSE WHO WANT OUT OF THEIR EXISTING LOANS THE CHANCE FOR US TO PAY IT OFF FOR THEM AT A MUCH SMALLER RATE.
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I HAVE LONG BEEN IN AWE OF THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VARIOUS MARTIAL ARTS FORMS. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THEY ARE BASED WERE PROPERLY 'ADJUSTED' SO THAT THEY COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY 'TRANSFERRED' TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SPORT OF BOXING, THAT THEY COULD PRODUCE CHAMPIONS IN ALL WEIGHT DIVISIONS LIKE NO OTHERS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN.
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INVENTIONS:
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DESK-N-REST:
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This is an idea for a small, rugged, compact, portable, lightweight, collapsible 'device'(about the size of a small laptop and made out of plastic &/or light metal) that unsnaps, unfolds and 'telescopes out' into a 'workstation'/'headrest' for anybody sitting in a chair/seat for any length of time. It can either be a 'workstation' for writing, reading or holding a laptop at the exact height and angle for different size people, or 'morphed' into a device that will allow you a reasonably comfortable way to rest or 'nap' for awhile.
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After you have finished writing, reading or using your lab top, you may feel like taking a nap or just resting awhile. By quickly adjusting/'re-arranging' some of the 'hinged, folding and 'telescoping' parts to the proper position, you can make it into a 'resting place' where you can rest your arms in several possible positions and either put your head down at the most comfortable height for you(like kids do on their desks at school), or you could simply adjust it to the proper height to fold your arms in front of you at a comfortable height and have a 'telescoping' rod keep your head from falling forward (with a soft rubber end next to your head)if you should fall asleep(which is the most common reason that causes someone to be awakened in cases like this).
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The easiest way to describe this 'invention' is to imagine that you are sitting in any type of a chair. The first step is take this 'device'(which appears to be a 'tray' about the size of a closed laptop)and 'unfold' it's one 'telescoping leg'(which is in the middle and at one side of the bottom of it). Secondly, turn the 'tray' over and continue to 'telescope' it out so that the 'leg' is sitting on the floor between your legs and then 'locking' it in place(to prevent it from slipping/'wobbling' around)with a 'retractable belt'(which is permanently fastened to the 'leg' of the device at the height of your lap)by pulling the belt out and around you, and then securing it to the other side of the leg next to the other side of the belt, which, when you pull it tight, it will 'stableize' the 'tray' enough that it won't slip/'wobble' when you put weight on it-- to give the 'device' more 'stability'(to keep it from leaning too far toward the person), it may be necessary to have a 'telescoping' rod come out of the 'device' and 'push up' against the stomach area of the person(in other words you are doing this to BOTH 'equalize' the tendency of the device to want to fall forward off the chair, AS WELL AS to help keep it from 'wobbling', because of it's 'off-center' design--it might be necessary to stabilize it even further, by having a 'latch' that unfolds parallel to the ground from each side of the 'leg' at about 8 inches from the ground, to go behind the user's legs).
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With a slight modification this 'device' can also be used for kids who may be 'cooped up' in the back seat of a car for any length of time(or for use with any type seat that 'leans back' more than a standard chair might)to provide them a 'desk' to use for the same reasons as the above described one is for. Rather than having the end of the 'telescoping leg' sit on the floor, have it instead sit on the chair in the space between the legs, and have a couple of 6-8 inch long thin plastic strips(that are fastened to the 'leg' near the bottom of it)slip under each leg of the person to keep the 'device' from falling off the chair.
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MULTI-SHOE:
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I got this idea when 3 things happened to me in the same week. First of all,I had to throw away a pair of shoes simply because the heel on one of them was worn down,even though the rest of each shoe was perfectly fine. Secondly,a friend of mine was showing me all of the shoes that she had for different occasions. Thirdly,another friend of mine was throwing out a pair of old bowling shoes that he didn't want anymore, and I saw something that I had never seen on a pair of shoes before:the complete sole of the shoe could 'peel-off' because it was being held there by velcro.
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That's when I had that 'AH-HA' moment,as I hadn't realized that velcro was strong enough for things like that. Why not have a 'base' pair of shoes with velcro properly placed at certain places on the top, bottom and sides of it. By having various 'modules' that are also equipped with properly placed velcro, you can change the look/design/style of that 'base' pair of shoes to any number of different ones simply by 'sticking'/positioning the 'modules' to their proper place on the 'base' pair of shoes.
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Using this basic concept/premise you can have shoes that simply have replaceable 'heels',or ones that can be made to look like dozens of different style shoes,ALL WHILE WEARING a pair of shoes that you have finely 'broken-in' and feel comfortable in!!!
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POWER AIR WASHER:
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Over the years I have seen many uses for power washers,but I have also noticed that there are many uses/jobs that can't be done with them(mostly inside jobs)because of the 'mess' that the water would cause. These jobs include the many types of delicate &/or hard to reach 'crevice' areas that are hard to 'detail',as well as hard to reach light fixtures,fans,ornaments,etc. I believe that this 'problem' could be solved by having a POWER AIR WASHER that combines/integrates small amounts of water with the power air stream. This device(probably in two sizes with one for bigger jobs and the other for smaller ones)will be,more or less,like a 'sandblaster',with the water acting as the 'sand'.
This device will have several 'streams' of air,ranging from a solid one to a 'spray'(each of which,in turn,can be adjusted from a strong air stream to a weaker one). This can be done by the water coming out of the same nozzle as the air,or by a nozzle of it's own that encircles the air nozzle to make the 'mixture' homogeneous.
It's unlikely that you'll ever need more than a 10 to 1 mixture of air to water(10 parts air,1 part water)but it should be able to be adjusted to have several choices when it comes to the air/water ratio/mixture.
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TAN-ALL:
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I got the following idea when a friend of mine said that she went to get an 'all-over' tan at a tanning salon because she didn't have access to a secluded place where she could feel comfortable sunbathing in the nude. It was about that time that I was doing some yard work out in the hot sun,wearing an old shirt with a few small holes in it. I noticed that after a couple of days in the sun that I was starting to get a tan on my arms and chest where the holes were in the shirt(but,obviously nowhere else).
Thats when I got that 'AH-HA' moment and it hit me that you might be able to come up with a shirt &/or pants that had small holes over their entire surface(or possibly use some kind of 'mesh' cloth)so that you couldn't see anybody's 'private parts',but might let you get an 'all-over' tan. I reasoned that if you weren't laying still outside in the sun trying to get a tan,but ,rather,were moving around wearing these clothes where the holes wouldn't be staying in the same place as they would be if you were laying still,that you might end up in a few hours getting an 'all-over' tan(as opposed to a 'polka-dot' one that you would get if you layed still and the holes in your clothes never moved to a different spot on your body).
I've tried a few 'mesh' type fabrics and they work well,but if you WANTED TO START UP A SMALL LINE OF MENS AND WOMANS 'TANNING CLOTHES',you might want to use a more 'fashionable' type fabric that still works well and won't allow anyone to see through it. With some 'clothes' like these a person can get an 'all-over' tan without having to spend hours at a tanning salon or laying in the sun(assuming that you could find an accesable place to sunbathe in the buff). .
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CARNIVAL TYPE ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS:
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I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE LAST HALF CENTURY THAT PEOPLE LOVE GOING TO 'CARNIVAL' TYPE EVENTS WHERE THEY CAN EAT DIFFERENT 'SNACK. FOODS, PLAY 'ARCADE GAMES AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, RIDE THE VARIOUS 'CARNIVAL' TYPE RIDES THAT YOU SEE AT FAIRS AND OTHER LIKE TYPE EVENTS.
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IF THE FOLLOWING FEW THINGS CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY DONE(AND THEY CAN)THEN THIS TYPE OF 'ENTERTAINMENT' TYPE CENTER CAN BE SET UP IN HUNDREDS OF CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BE VERY SUCCESSFUL--THE KEY THING IS TO BRING THE COST OF A 'OUTING' DOWN TO WHERE THE AVERAGE PERSON/FAMILY CAN EASILY AFFORD TO GO SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH BY USING THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND USING INNOVATIVE 'OUT-OF-THE-BOX' TYPE THINKING TO BRING FOOD/BEVERAGE PRICES DOWN, AND THEN BY TIMING/AUTOMATING BOTH THE ARCADE GAMES AND THE RIDES TO THE MAX SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN GET LONGER PLAY AND RIDE TIMES(WHICH SHOULD BE DESIGNED SO THAT ONE PERSON CAN OPERATE 2 OR 3 GAMES/RIDES AT A TIME).
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THESE 'AMUSEMENT ENTERS' CAN BE BUILT TO FIT INTO ANY NEIGHBORHOOD "DECOR", IN A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA(about the size of your average Wal-Mart), AND COVERED SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. BY 'COMBINING/INTEGRATING' TOGETHER THE 'THRILL' OF SEVERAL KEY RIDES, YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF SPACE WITHOUT SACRIFICING ANY OF THE 'THRILLS' OF ANY OF THE RIDES.
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TOW TRUCK:
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Using the same basic 'business model' as the Uber one, I believe it would be a very profitable 'start up' venture to have a TOWING business, whereby the public can get a SIGNIFICANT price break when their vehicle needs a tow. With the creation of a simple 'add-on' device hooked to the back of virtually any type of medium size vehicle, it can be transformed into a makeshift 'TOW TRUCK' capable of towing any size automobile--this 'device' would be rented to those who qualified as acceptable drivers. The drivers would have to meet the same type of requirements that an Uber driver must meet before they are hired as drivers, as well as being able to understand the basics of how to properly 'hook-up' a vehicle to be towed.
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DROWNING PREVENTION DETECTOR:
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YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT IN THIS COUNTRY ALONE, SEVERAL HUNDRED CHILDREN DROWN IN UNATTENDED SWIMMING POOLS--this 'invention' is designed to address this issue(if something like this already exists, it's 'owners' are doing a very poor job of marketing it, WHICH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS IS COMING UP WITH LIFE SAVING IDEA ITSELF).
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Based on the 'Principle' described below, and despite the ABSENCE of a 'prototype', the following 'description' is all that is necessary for those knowledgeable in the required/necessary 'technologies', to bring this 'idea' to successful fruition:
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Using the latest in 'board technology/accelerometers/gyroscope technology, create a device that will float on a swimming pool, which when it detects any unusual/out of the ordinary 'movement' as far as any 'splash' movement(someone falling into the pool)will sound any number of possible 'alarms'--how many 'alarms' can be determined by the owner of the pool, and can include video of the pool/pool area. This 'product' can be simple or more complex, BUT IT ALL DOES THE SAME JOB, WHICH IS PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE WITH JUST THIS SIMPLE DESCRIPTION!!
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MISCELLANEOUS STARTUP BUSINESS VENTURES:.
1)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard time bending down far enough to put on their socks, so that they don't have to bend over at all!!
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2)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard
time bending over far enough to take off their socks, so that they don't have to bend over at all!!
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3)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard time reaching/washing various parts of their body while taking a shower, so that they can wash their whole body from the front--WITHOUT HAVING TO BEND OVER AT ALL!!
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4)a 'device' to shield a persons face from the "pain' associated when walking on those cold, snowy, wintery days, so that you will never feel that
cold wind!!
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5)a 'device' to help smokers from throwing away the unsmoked part of their cigarettes.
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6)a 'device' that will be of use to those who like to bowl.
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7)a small, simple, one piece 'device' made of strong 'extruded' plastic that has dozens of potential uses in stores, warehouses and anyplace that 'moves' any kind of merchandise on a regular basis.
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8)a self-service 'device' that allows cats to get their own fresh running water--this is based on a
'phenomenon' that I have witnessed on many occasions with many different cats, which if further research proves it to be a 'common' trait among cats(and possibly even among dogs)will increase the value of this 'device' a hundred fold!!!
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9)a 'power washer' that uses 'power air' as the main source of cleaning with various amounts of water 'merged' in with it for a variety of jobs/chores where water can't be used &/or would
be too messy.
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10)alight weight 'device' about the size of a netbook to be used by those who have to sit in a seat/chair for long periods of time(long bus rides and plane flights for example)that can be used-without 'violating' anyone elses space-to serve as a platform to set/use your computer or read or write on, and then can quickly and easily be 'adjusted' to form a couple of relatively comfortable ways to take a nap on!!!
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11)a host of new 'devices' and other pieces of equipment and equipment systems to
improve the speed, efficiency and productivity in the kitchens of all sectors of the food service industry.
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12)a backyard device/game that mimics the 'sport' of log rolling.
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13)a parachute that is big enough to be 'packed' by the owner and then shot out of a 10 foot high tube to gain altitude and then it can either float back to earth on it's own or be 'guided' via the use of wireless technology.
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14)two equipment 'systems' that employ a novel/innovative way to keep score can give the 'backyard' versions of the olympic sports of boxing and fencing a significant resurgence in
interest/participation(I can envision local/regional/national 'tournamounts' in various age groups if promoted properly).
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15)a small simple device about the size of a cigarette lighter for those who smoke and don't want to throw away a cigarette that is only half smoked if they don't have time to smoke it all at once--it has a 'clipper' on one side to cut off the end of the cigarette, and a 'storage ' compartment on the other end for putting the used cigarette in until they use it next time.
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CONCEPTS/PREMISE'S FOR RADIO/TV SHOWS:
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The following concepts/premise's could have several variations and much consideration should be given to charging 'entry fees' as they could add a lot of revenue and possibly make a profit on their own:
21)a TV show almost EXACTLY like american idol but with ACTING as the basic structure rather than singing.
22)a TV show where people send in videos of themselves singing or acting and the winners will be voted on by the public, with 'appropriate' prizes awarded.
23)a TV show where aspiring 'song writers' send in videos of themselves(or someone of their choosing)singing songs that they have written.
24)a TV show where people pick from a list of companies who solicit TV commercials and then send in their videos of their 'version' of a given commercial. Possibly have a segment for RADIO commercials that won't work on film/video.
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A NEW KIND OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING WEBSITE/PLATFORM:
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I have always believed that the solution to the vast majority of the problems facing all sectors of our society exist in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people in all walks of life, the world over. So it is no surprise that from the very first time that I learned of Crowd Funding a few years ago I said to myself(and posted it on several 'discussion' websites)that when all of the 'kinks' have been worked out of the EQUITY sector of it, that it would eventually become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world!!!
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After much thought and contemplation I realize that it will take a lot of innovative, old fashioned, 'out-of-the-box' type of thinking, using all the many benefits of, and lessons learned, from 'Crowd Sourcing', to work out all of the multiple intricate details that will be required to create the kind of a CF 'platform' which will be able to even come close to successfully fulfilling this promise. If the legal aspects related to it can be properly settled, and although there are many other things that must be successfully overcome in order for this 'platform' to become a reality, there is no reason why they can't be, as there is nothing of an impossible nature involved in doing so, as there is no need for any kind of knowledge or technology that doesn't already exist.
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The premise for the kind of CF website/platform that it would take to fulfill this promise came to me while I was reading about the proliferation of various global 'crowd sourced' type programs of all kinds which used the WILLING help & ideas of tens of thousands of people(who weren't getting paid anything)to solve problems or create 'solutions' to a vast array of 'projects' in all sectors of society---the one I am suggesting would be one based on this same principle but where those who participated in the 'crowd sourcing' of a project could also be 'co-founders'/'partners' in it as well!!
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It makes logical sense that if people are willing to spend their time, effort & knowledge 'crowd sourcing' projects that won't benefit them in any material way, what would they be willing to do if they had the chance to 'crowd source' an idea that they liked(either theirs or someone else's)which they could also be 'co-founders'/'partners' in, right from the 'idea' stage right on through to it's implementation into the 'marketplace' and then right on to its continuing operation on a day to day basis, WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT BEING DONE VIA THE INTERNET!!!
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In order for this kind of a website to ever have a chance to become reality it will first be necessary to find out with regard to 'start up' ventures in general, just how the major global SEC type governing bodies define/differentiate between simply being 'investors' in them as opposed to being actual 'partners'/'co-founders' in them---in other words, it will be necessary to find a way that, at least in the beginning, will possibly let tens of thousands of people become 'partners'/'co-founders' in a 'start up' venture without conflicting with &/or being subjected to any SEC rules/regulations as they relate to simply being investors in them.
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The three main reasons, of many, why 'Equity Crowd Funding' has the realistic potential to become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world, are the following:
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1)there are vast regions of the world where there aren't many, if any, 'organized' VC/'angel' or other type venues of this nature that even fund 'startups'.
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2)Having to be under the jurisdiction of SEC type entities and subject to their rules & regulations results in the amount of money that it takes just to initiate a reputable equity CF campaign costing a few thousand dollars to cover the costs of various fees, permits and other type initial payments that need to be paid to applicable agencies as well as to the CF platform itself---this amount is too much for most 'start ups' to pay, and which will in combination with several other factors, result in vast numbers of potentially successful 'start ups' to never even get the chance to be seen by anyone, much less ever getting the chance to be considered for any type of actual funding.
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3)funding for 'startups', even in the best locations and under the best of circumstances, isn't that easy to acquire---consider the following fact: each year a lot less less than 1 in a thousand proposed 'start up' business ventures that would like to be funded are ever even looked at &/or considered for 'outside' funding, and for every thousand that do get looked at, only 6 or 7 of those are ever funded, and finally out of every thousand 'start ups' that eventually get funded, only about 100 of them end up being what is considered 'SUCCESSFUL'!!!
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4)because of the internet's vast global reach, this CF 'platform' will be be able to address the 'start up' funding needs of a 'global' audience, so that every single person in the world who has any kind of a legal money making venture/proposition which they would like to find funding for, will have easy access to a way to do so.
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5)because the original 'founder' of a proposed 'start up' will be seeking 'partners'/'co-founders' for their 'start up' as opposed to simply looking for 'contributors' to it or for 'investors in it, they won't have the need for as an extensive 'social media' following that most CF 'platforms' say is necessary in order to have a reasonable chance for any type of CF campaign to become successful--which, of course, requires a lot of time and effort to 'assemble' one properly.
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Globally, there are millions of first time 'wannabe'entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts,
minds, bodies AND 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise. Unfortunately however, most of these neophyte entrepreneurs, like me, for any number of legitimate reasons, simply don't have many(if any at all) of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise(or, for that matter, even creating/managing a 'quality' CF campaign).
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In the end, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it out there into the 'marketplace', will relinquishing a certain amount of equity/control in the venture by making them 'partners'/'co-founders' in it.
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Most founders of a 'start up' are very reluctant to relinquish much equity &/or control in their particular venture even to acquire the funding that they must have in order to give it a fair chance at success. HOWEVER, IF THEY CAN BE MADE TO DEFINITIVELY UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ABOVE FACTS/STATISTICS and their potential repercussions with regard to how few proposed 'start ups' actually ever get funded, it should DEFINITIVELY PROVE TO THEM THAT having to give up some of both equity and control in their 'start up' is their only realistic chance to see it ever become reality, and that this CF platform is their best chance of attaining that success.
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It doesn't take a 'rocket scientist' to understand the various implications of just what these above facts/ figures/statistics means when it comes to the various 'obstacles' that these 'neophyte' entrepreneurs will have to face in order to have any reasonable chance to be successful with their 'start up' ventures-in other words, how can they be expected on their own to be very successful with their 'start up' venture when they have no money, expertise or experience in the business sector---when the above statistics show very clearly that every year even the very best ventures picked by the very best 'experts' and headed by fully qualified 'teams' that are backed by millions of dollars of investment capital can't even be successful more than 10% of the time??
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The following 4 'sectors' are among the most important of many that must be successfully addressed in order for this CF 'platform' to have any chance of working properly:
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1)a key to the success of this type of CF website/platform will be coming up with a 'foolproof' type of voting system whereby all internal factors not covered by permanently stated rules/regulations and other SOP's will be decided by a majority vote of the 'co-founders' themselves(from the pay of the 'physical' management team to how much a persons disputed 'sweat equity' is worth in company shares, as well as 'firing' any 'partners' who cause problems and how much to compensate them for the work that they have already done, etc.).
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2)Many of the ventures that will be posted on this website, if they are successful in their funding campaign, will eventually need several people to have an actual 'physical' presence out there in the 'real world', who will be responsible for all of the 'physical' duties related to the 'day to day operation/management' of the venture which can't be done via the internet(it may be necessary for these people to re-locate, depending on the nature of the venture)---all of the 'partners' in this venture are eligible to put in their 'resume' for any of the open 'physical' positions, which will be selected by a vote of all of the 'partners' in the venture(who will also decide, among other things, the number of people necessary to be on this 'physical team', as well as their yearly compensation).
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3)The amount of 'equity' the 'owner' is willing to relinquish to any 'partners'/'co-founders' that want to be a part of his venture(assuming that, at the end of the 'campaign', the necessary amount of money has been raised to continue with it), each 'partner'/'co-founder's share of equity will be determined by both the amount of money that they 'invested' in it---relative to the total amount invested in it---as well as the dollar amount of 'sweat equity' type of work that they have contributed to it, a figure which, like several other aspects of this 'platform', will be determined by a yet to be created 'algorithm' type of 'formula'.
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4)All aspects of this 'platform' must be set up to run like a 'well oiled machine' that will accommodate thousands of people working together for the common purpose of successfully creating the proposed business enterprise that they are all 'co-founders'/'partners' in.
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I believe that if you have hundreds/thousands of people who believe in a 'start up' venture enough to voluntarily put up their own time, effort & money to see it become a success, and you have a working platform that is conducive to allowing all aspects of the creation of the 'start up' to proceed smoothly, you can be sure that if there is as big a market out there for their product &/or service as all the 'partners' in the venture obviously believe that there is, they will all be trying their absolute best to try and make it a success---and somewhere among them, there will be several of them that are proficient enough in all of the necessary 'skill sets' required to get the job done right.
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In the end, based on the available statistics thus far in this relatively new sector of EQUITY CROWD FUNDING, most of the proposed 'start up' ventures that will be posted on this website are never going to be successful in the 'marketplace', but JUST BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT FACT, ALTHOUGH IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE VERY DISAPPOINTING, WILL GIVE IT'S 'FOUNDER(S)' AN ELEMENT OF 'CLOSURE'/'PEACE OF MIND' KNOWING THAT, AT LEAST, IT WAS GIVEN THE ABSOLUTE FAIREST OF CHANCES TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY BEING PUT OUT THERE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT &/OR BE WILLING TO PAY FOR!!!!!
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So in closing, let me just say that despite the many daunting 'challenges' that need to be overcome in order to make this 'start up' venture a success, the many potential positive results of something like this becoming a success will have many far reaching positive implications/ramifications in all areas of both the 'start up' sector of business, as well as in many other sectors as well, and will make all of the time, effort and money expended to attain that success--and enduring all of the 'naysayers' comments on how it can never be done--well worth the 'fight'!!!
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P.S.This type of 'Crowd Funding' platform' could also be used to connect like minded people in a given 'metropolitan' area who would like to go into business for themselves but need like minded local 'partners' for the necessary money &/or for skills/expertise that they lack in order to be able accomplish it(see a more detailed description of this proposed CF website at the link below).
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CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
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When I first read about 'CROWD FUNDING several year ago(referred to in this 'description', from here on in as simply 'CF'), I said to myself(and even posted it on a few different 'discussion boards')something that I still stand by today: "When 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' becomes legal, it will eventually become THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!"
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I have been following 'CROWD FUNDING' pretty close since it's inception a few years ago, and I have even promoted 3 of my own CF campaigns, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, and the one thing I learned when creating and running/managing those 3 'CF' campaigns of mine is that CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB in itself that requires a good deal of various 'social' type skills/knowledge that your average person simply doesn't have--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' simply don't have the time &/or other 'resources' to learn.!!!!
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I have seen a lot of 'CF' campaigns that were trying to raise money for a good cause, product or service, but for whatever unknown reasons, failed anyway--there is no logical reason that they shouldn't have been a lot more successful than they turned out to be, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ended up making several times what their 'target' amount was.
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When the SEC finally finalizes all of the rules and regulations of 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', in addition to all of the 'donation', and 'reward' type ones that are operating now, there are going to be a swarm of new 'EQUITY' CF 'management' websites offering there 'services' to all of those influx of new entrepreneurs that are going to be wanting to sell equity in their various 'start up' ventures, and therefore they will need someone to run their ENTIRE 'crowd funding' campaign for them.
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The need for this kind of CF 'service' is especially needed in these cases when a 'start up' type of venture is involved. Most of the influx of the new entrepreneurs who will be seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's are going to be rather naive/inexperienced individuals with no intention of making entrepreneurship their life's work by becoming 'serial' entrepreneurs, and are going be content to be 'one hit wonders' by making a big success out of their own particular venture, and so really don't need to take the extra time and effort away from concentrating solely on their core venture by learning things that they may never even need to use more than once.
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If you want to be able to continually grow your business(rather than having them going to one of your many competitors), you are going to have to offer them SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--and although you are taking a 'calculated' risk by using the following 'business model', in the end, because if it's obvious appeal, I believe that you will come out way ahead if you do it right..
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Although I know a little bit about what needs to be done in order to make these 'ideas' a success as a 'CF campaign', I don't have the necessary 'expertise' to do it THE RIGHT WAY myself, and don't have the money to pay one of the ever growing number of 'CF managers' to do it for me, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I came up with the following 'idea' for a new type of 'CF' website(or an 'addition' to an existing one) that might well end up becoming a 'new/better way' of 'CF' SOME kinds of projects!!!
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Although most people don't have the 'upfront' money to pay a 'CF manager' to create and run a CF 'campaign' for them(as is the case with me)they could pay them possibly even more money than they presently charge as their normal 'fee' for creating and running/'managing' one, if they would simply agree to getting paid at the end of the campaign and have their 'fee' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(in return for making this concession, they will charge 2 or 3 times more money than the other 'normal' 'CF' managers/websites do)!!!
In order for this idea to work for 'donation', 'contribution' and 'equity' 'CF', it would have to be on 'CF' platforms that allow 'flexible' campaigns where you get to keep all of the money you raise during the CF 'campaign'(even if you don't reach your 'target' amount)--this way the 'campaign manager' who has agreed to create and 'manage' the CF campaign for a certain amount of money(or for a percentage of the total amount of money raised--which is to be taken out of whatever funds are raised at the end of the 'CF' campaign and AFTER THE 'CF' platform gets their share) will virtually be guaranteed to get something for their efforts.
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By doing it this way YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(and realizing that you don't get paid unless a 'CF' campaign is SUCCESSFUL, will be a very positive 'selling' point that will not be lost on perspective customers)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I believe that, in the end, IF DONE RIGHT, you have the potential to make a lot more money creating/managing 'CROWD FUNDING' campaigns by doing it this way than by charging a fixed amount--it doesn't take getting 10-20% of the CF campaigns that raise 50 thousand dollars or more, in order for you to make a nice profit. Also, by doing it this way(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I believe that you will end up getting a lot more customers who will keep coming back to your website(and telling their friends about it) whenever they want to 'CF' something!!!
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From the very first time that I learned of Crowd Funding a few years ago I said to myself(and posted it on several 'discussion' websites)that when all of the 'kinks' have been worked out of the EQUITY sector of it, that it would eventually become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world!!!......FAST FORWARD TEN YEARS LATER TO TODAY:
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We now have a material amount of real data in crowdfunding. As it turns out, the fear, uncertainty, and doubt was hot air. The transparency and social networking dynamics of crowdfunding have been excellent at keeping fraud near zero, to the point where heavy regulation will work against this new economic machine.
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The world is on the precipice of creating a trillion-dollar crowdfunding market. In Australia, the ASSOB has offered a crowdfunding investment portal since 2005. In the UK, equity crowdfunding is already in progress, with investment platforms such as Crowdcube and Seedups. And in the Netherlands, crowdfunding is ramping up with Symbid. The crowdfunding components of the American JOBS Act and the Italian Decreto Crescita are now in the process of finalizing the attendant regulation before securities crowdfunding goes live.
Industry associations are popping up everywhere, including in India, Europe, Canada, and the U.S. (CFIRA, CfPA). If you want to get an idea where things are headed, look at the travel list of the leading crowdfunding advisory team, Crowdfund Capital Advisors. Recently, they’ve visited Colombia, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, and Dubai, with upcoming visits to Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Sydney. They’ve also secured a relationship with the World Bank to study crowdfunding as a way to unlock innovation in developing countries.
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'wannabe entrepreneurs':
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Compared to the number of successful entrepreneurs presently existing out there in the world, there are thousands of times more people in the world who, for any number of legitimate reasons---some of which are alluded too below---feel that they too have an 'idea' that they believed could become a successful business enterprise if it was just given a fair chance, but 'Wannabe entrepreneurs':
1)find the challenges of getting starting way too daunting to overcome on their own;
2)'Wannabe entrepreneurs' lack some(or many)of the 'qualities' that the present day 'entrepreneurial community' deems mandatory for them to have in order to be given any serious consideration to be heard from.
3)That despite their lack of 'traditional' entrepreneurial qualifications, 'Wannabe entrepreneurs' still have the hope of eventually becoming successful entrepreneurs.
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I ask you then, considering all of the many problems that need to be solved in the world to make life better for all humanity, how can anyone who is sincere in their desire to want a better world in general, and the best for the 'start up' sector of it in particular, not believe that IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET go to COMPLETE waste, ALL OF THE 'latent' intelligence, willingness, eagerness and & limitless 'BRAIN POWER' from the millions of present & future 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the world, by not finding ways to overcome all realistic 'obstacles' that would deny them every possible opportunity to try and fulfill their various hopes & dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs, as countless others have done down through the ages!!!
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If you believe as I do in the virtually unlimited potential of 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the many forms & guises that they exist in the world---but which unless something is done to help them, will remain 'invisible' to the world, as will ALL the limitless benefits that they may have to offer---then something needs to be done to beneficially 'exploit' this limitless opportunity to it's maximum potential!!!
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I believe that a big overlooked opportunity exists out there in the 'start up' sector of business if any 'entrepreneurial' websites/publications and other entrepreneurial 'venues' would ever address any of the REAL NEEDS of the untold million of the real 'wannabe entrepreneurs' out there in the world, who, if they had access to the right kind/type of 'entity' that would actually recognize them for what they really are, and fulfill their admitted 'unconventional' desires & needs, YOU WOULD HAVE millions of loyal & committed PAYING users FOREVER!!!
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My name is Frederick Scanlin and I am a 77 year old man who has tried my entire adult life to become a successful entrepreneur, but I haven't as yet achieved that goal due to a childhood/lifelong 'deficit disorder' type of malady that severely affects BOTH my organizational abilities and my short term concentration span, as well as, most importantly, MY VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, which is, obviously, a personal 'attribute' which is almost mandatory for anyone wanting to become a successful entrepreneur---and one whose importance in virtually every area of life is vastly under rated by most people.
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Every 'man made' thing that exists in the world today is the result of being in the beginning just an 'idea' in the head/imagination of someone who believed that it could become a successful business enterprise and were willing to do everything that they were capable of doing to bring it to fruition---so before they eventually became a successful entrepreneur, EVERYONE was just an average person with an 'idea', and the desire to do something with it.
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I have always believed that the potential solutions to the vast majority of problems that plague every sector of society, are in the hearts, minds & imaginations of tens of millions of 'average' people around the world---the problem is and has always been having a viable way of both 'collecting' them in one place and evaluating them as to their realistic potential.
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In light of what has been said above, I believe that one of the biggest mistakes that all of the countless 'start up' type 'venues' make is ignoring the tens of millions of 'wannabe entrepreneurs' that exist around the world, who for any number of LEGITIMATE reasons, aren't capable ON THEIR OWN of doing anything with any of their 'ideas' for money making ventures!!
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I believe that if I didn't have the various personal 'deficiencies' as alluded to above, I would have become a very successful entrepreneur. Because then, I am the quintessential 'wannabe entrepreneur', I believe that I am qualified more than most to know that a very large & lucrative 'market' exists out there in beneficially exploiting the countless 'wannabe entrepreneurs' of the world, in the many forms & guises that they exist.
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Imagine all of the great 'ideas' for 'start up' ventures that are burning in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people around the world, that, under present 'funding' & other conditions, will not only never have a fair chance to ever get funded, but will never even give their 'founders' the 'peace of mind' & personal satisfaction of having the chance for their 'start up' to be seen by any of those people around the world who might be just as excited about it as they are, and might be interested in 'partnering' with them on it, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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There are hundreds of millions of people like this in the world, that for any number of LEGITIMATE REASONS---none of which are any fault of their own---keep them from ever even getting the chance to have the opportunity to bring their various talents/attributes to any kind of successful fruition.
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These LEGITIMATE REASONS run the entire gamut of the 'human condition', ranging from physical, mental, psychological &/or physiological concerns, to a vast array of of possible social, family, religious, educational, racial, governmental &/or environmental beliefs/restrictions/regulations. Other of these people, aside from possibly not having the time, money or education, may lack other skills, abilities, traits, talents, attributes or other characteristics that it would take to be successful in their
lives. Lastly, some of them may have been born with &/or are being forced to face, encounter, endure or live with any number of other possible negative situations, circumstances or obstacles that may inhibit them in some way or another---and consequently society is
denied the many benefits that they may have offered us in every realm of society imaginable.
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Globally, there are millions of these first time 'wanna be' entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts, minds, bodies and 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise.
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Unfortunately however, many of these neophyte entrepreneurs, for any number of legitimate reasons(most of which have been alluded too above), simply don't have many(if any at all)of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise.
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In the end however, once again, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs really want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it successfully out there into the 'marketplace', will be more than happy to relinquish a certain amount of equity/control in the venture.
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However, in order for this to ever happen, the 2 dozen 'Statement Of Facts' posted elsewhere in this correspondence, must be accepted as being TRUE, with no irreparable fallacies!!
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Quintessential 'Wannabe Entrepreneur':
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If I didn't have the various personal 'deficiencies' as alluded to above, I would have become a very successful entrepreneur. However because I am myself the quintessential 'wannabe entrepreneur', I believe that I am qualified more than most to know that a very large & lucrative 'market' exists out there for 'wannabe entrepreneurs', in the many forms & guises that they exist, if the proper kind of 'venue' was created and made available to them---the basic premise of what I believe might be a successful one is described at the top of the 'home page' of the first website that is linked below.
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Every 'man made' thing that exists in the world today is the result of being in the beginning just an 'idea' in the head/imagination of someone who believed that it could become a successful business enterprise and were willing to do everything that they were capable of doing to bring it to fruition---so before they eventually became a successful entrepreneur, EVERYONE was just an average person with an 'idea', and the desire to do something with it.
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Imagine all of the great 'ideas' for 'start up' ventures that are burning in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people around the world, that, under present 'funding' & other conditions, will not only never have a fair chance to ever get funded, but will never even give their 'founders' the 'peace of mind' & personal satisfaction of having the chance for their 'start up' to be seen by any of those people around the world who might be just as excited about it as they are, and might be interested in 'partnering' with them on it, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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There are hundreds of millions of people like this in the world, that for any number of LEGITIMATE REASONS---none of which are any fault of their own---keep them from ever even getting the chance to have the opportunity to bring their various talents/attributes to any kind of successful fruition.
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These LEGITIMATE REASONS run the entire gamut of the 'human condition', ranging from physical, mental, psychological &/or physiological concerns, to a vast array of of possible social, family, religious, educational, racial, governmental &/or environmental beliefs/restrictions/regulations. Other of these people, aside from possibly not having the time, money or education, may lack other skills, abilities, traits, talents, attributes or other characteristics that it would take to be successful in their
lives. Lastly, some of them may have been born with &/or are being forced to face, encounter, endure or live with any number of other possible negative situations, circumstances or obstacles that may inhibit them in some way or another---and consequently society is
denied the many benefits that they may have offered us in every realm of society imaginable.
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Globally, there are millions of these first time 'wanna be' entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts, minds, bodies and 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise.
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Unfortunately however, many of these neophyte entrepreneurs, for any number of legitimate reasons(most of which have been alluded too above), simply don't have many(if any at all)of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise.
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In the end however, once again, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs really want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it successfully out there into the 'marketplace', will be more than happy to relinquish a certain amount of equity/control in the venture.
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Unless you can find any DEFINITIVE fallacies in any of the above statements & 'principles', it's an obvious fact that, among other things:
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1)Compared to the number of successful entrepreneurs presently existing out there in the world, there are thousands of times more people in the world who, for any number of legitimate reasons---some of which are alluded too above---feel that they too have an 'idea' that they believed could become a successful business enterprise if it was just given a fair chance, but they:
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1)Find the challenges of getting starting way too daunting to overcome on their own;
2)Lack some(or many)of the 'qualities' that the present day 'entrepreneurial community' deems mandatory for them to have in order to be given any serious consideration to be heard from.
3)That despite their lack of 'traditional' entrepreneurial qualifications, they still have the hope of eventually becoming successful entrepreneurs.
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I ask you then, considering both all of the many problems that need to be solved in the world to simply continue to advance society forward in a beneficial manner to make life better for all humanity, how can anyone who is sincere in their desire to want a better world in general, and the best for the 'start up' sector of it in particular, not believe that IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET go to COMPLETE waste, ALL OF THE 'latent' intelligence, willingness, eagerness and & limitless 'BRAIN POWER' from the millions of present & future 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the world, by not finding ways to overcome all realistic 'obstacles' that would deny them every possible opportunity to try and fulfill their various hopes & dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs, as countless others have done down through the ages!!!
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If you believe as I do in the virtually unlimited potential of 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the many forms & guises that they exist in the world---but which will remain 'invisible' to the world, as will ALL the limitless benefits that they may have to offer---then lets do what needs to be done to beneficially 'exploit' this limitless opportunity to it's maximum potential!!!
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CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN SERVICE:
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AS THE WORD SLOWLY BUT SURELY GETS OUT TO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ABOUT EQUITY CROWDFUNDING THERE ARE GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS(AND EVENTUALLY MILLIONS) OF 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' WHO ARE GOING TO WANT TO USE THIS VENUE TO FUND THEIR VARIOUS 'IDEAS', INVENTIONS AND OTHER TYPE BUSINESS VENTURES. MOST OF THESE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' ARE GOING TO BE NAIVE/NOVICE/INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE OR ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY DO ALL OF THE MANY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE TO GIVE BOTH THEIR CORE VENTURE AS WELL AS IT'S CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL..
WHEN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING BECOMES LEGAL IT WILL EVENTUALLY GROW TO BE THE BIGGEST FORM OF STARTUP/EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE
HISTORY OF THE WORLD, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SHEER NUMBER OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS AND NEW BUSINESS VENTURES ARE GOING TO OVERWHELM THE RESOURCES OF THE CURRENT 'INFRASTRUCTURE' OF THE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY, THEREBY OPENING UP COUNTLESS POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GROWTH.
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ALTHOUGH I HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE ARE SOME INNOVATIVE 'IDEAS' TO HELP THE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEUR' PREPARE HIS 'CORE' VENTURE FOR LAUNCHING SHOULD THEY GET THE FUNDING FOR IT, THIS OPPORTUNITY IS IN
THE ACTUAL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN ITSELF, WHICH MY 'RESEARCH' SHOWS IS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT MIGHT FIRST APPEAR TO BE(THE MANDATORY REGULAR BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSIONS/UPDATES WITH CONTRIBUTORS ALONE IS ALMOST A FULL TIME JOB).
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HAVE A WEBSITE/PLATFORM THAT WILL, FOR A REASONABLE 'FEE', RUN THE ENTIRE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR ANY ENTREPRENEUR THAT WANTS YOU TO DO IT FOR THEM(FOR EITHER A 'STAKE' IN THE VENTURE &/OR HAVE THE FEE TAKEN OUT OF THE PLEDGES/ CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE THE ENTREPRENEUR GETS ANYTHING). THE 'KEY' TO THIS TYPE OF
'SERVICE' BEING SUCCESSFUL WILL BE IN THEIR ABILITY TO BUILD A VAST NETWORK OF SOCIAL WEBSITES, MEDIA OUTLETS, BLOGS AND EVERY OTHER CONCEIVABLE TYPE OF 'CONNECTION' THAT WOULD IN ANY WAY BENEFIT SOMETHING LIKE THIS(POSSIBLY EVEN FINDING A WAY TO TAP INTO THE 'CONTACTS'/FRIENDS OF THOUSANDS OF CO-OPERATIVE INDIVIDUALS). THIS TYPE OF VAST NETWORK OF 'CONTACTS' IS SOMETHING THAT NO INDIVIDUAL-NOT EVEN A KNOWLEDGEABLE ONE-COULD POSSIBLY MATCH.
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WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT THIS WEBSITE/PLATFORM BEING ABLE TO GIVE A 'CROWDFUNDER' THE ABSOLUTE BEST CHANCE FOR HIS CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT WILL IMMEDIATELY BECOME A TOP TIER CROWDFUNDING DESTINATION OF DISTINCTION THAT WILL STILL BE ON TOP LONG AFTER OTHER WEBSITES/PLATFORMS WITH OTHER 'BUSINESS MODELS' HAVE COME AND GONE!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
. When I first read about 'CROWD FUNDING several year ago(referred to in this 'description', from here on in as simply 'CF'), I said to myself(and even posted it on a few different 'discussion boards')something that I still stand by today: "When 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' becomes legal, it will eventually become THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!" . I have been following 'CROWD FUNDING' pretty close since it's inception a few years ago, and I have even promoted 3 of my own CF campaigns, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, and the one thing I learned when creating and running/managing those 3 'CF' campaigns of mine is that CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB in itself that requires a good deal of various 'social' type skills/knowledge that your average person simply doesn't have--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' simply don't have the time &/or other 'resources' to learn.!!!! . I have seen a lot of 'CF' campaigns that were trying to raise money for a good cause, product or service, but for whatever unknown reasons, failed anyway--there is no logical reason that they shouldn't have been a lot more successful than they turned out to be, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ended up making several times what their 'target' amount was. . When the SEC finally finalizes all of the rules and regulations of 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', in addition to all of the 'donation', and 'reward' type ones that are operating now, there are going to be a swarm of new 'EQUITY' CF 'management' websites offering there 'services' to all of those influx of new entrepreneurs that are going to be wanting to sell equity in their various 'start up' ventures, and therefore they will need someone to run their ENTIRE 'crowd funding' campaign for them. . The need for this kind of CF 'service' is especially needed in these cases when a 'start up' type of venture is involved. Most of the influx of the new entrepreneurs who will be seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's are going to be rather naive/inexperienced individuals with no intention of making entrepreneurship their life's work by becoming 'serial' entrepreneurs, and are going be content to be 'one hit wonders' by making a big success out of their own particular venture, and so really don't need to take the extra time and effort away from concentrating solely on their core venture by learning things that they may never even need to use more than once. . If you want to be able to continually grow your business(rather than having them going to one of your many competitors), you are going to have to offer them SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--and although you are taking a 'calculated' risk by using the following 'business model', in the end, because if it's obvious appeal, I believe that you will come out way ahead if you do it right.. . Although I know a little bit about what needs to be done in order to make these 'ideas' a success as a 'CF campaign', I don't have the necessary 'expertise' to do it THE RIGHT WAY myself, and don't have the money to pay one of the ever growing number of 'CF managers' to do it for me, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I came up with the following 'idea' for a new type of 'CF' website(or an 'addition' to an existing one) that might well end up becoming a 'new/better way' of 'CF' SOME kinds of projects!!! . Although most people don't have the 'upfront' money to pay a 'CF manager' to create and run a CF 'campaign' for them(as is the case with me)they could pay them possibly even more money than they presently charge as their normal 'fee' for creating and running/'managing' one, if they would simply agree to getting paid at the end of the campaign and have their 'fee' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(in return for making this concession, they will charge 2 or 3 times more money than the other 'normal' 'CF' managers/websites do)!!!
. In order for this idea to work for 'donation', 'contribution' and 'equity' 'CF', it would have to be on 'CF' platforms that allow 'flexible' campaigns where you get to keep all of the money you raise during the CF 'campaign'(even if you don't reach your 'target' amount)--this way the 'campaign manager' who has agreed to create and 'manage' the CF campaign for a certain amount of money(or for a percentage of the total amount of money raised--which is to be taken out of whatever funds are raised at the end of the 'CF' campaign and AFTER THE 'CF' platform gets their share) will virtually be guaranteed to get something for their efforts.
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By doing it this way YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(and realizing that you don't get paid unless a 'CF' campaign is SUCCESSFUL, will be a very positive 'selling' point that will not be lost on perspective customers)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I believe that, in the end, IF DONE RIGHT, you have the potential to make a lot more money creating/managing 'CROWD FUNDING' campaigns by doing it this way than by charging a fixed amount--it doesn't take getting 10-20% of the CF campaigns that raise 50 thousand dollars or more, in order for you to make a nice profit. Also, by doing it this way(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I believe that you will end up getting a lot more customers who will keep coming back to your website(and telling their friends about it) whenever they want to 'CF' something!!!
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IDEA/INVENTION-TO-MARKET COMPANY:
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I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE NEED FOR AN HONEST/COMPETENT 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' INVENTION SERVICE/COMPANY WHEN I WAS BILKED OUT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SOME 40 YEARS AGO BY AN UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANY WHO PROMISED TO HELP ME GET AN INVENTION OF MINE(THEY WERE THE 'DAVISON' OF THEIR DAY). BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' SEGMENT OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR HAS BEEN,AND STILL IS,DOMINATED BY BOGUS/CHARLETON COMPANIES WHO ARE IN THE BUSINESS STRICTLY TO FLEECE THE NAIVE/TRUSTING/UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC OUT OF EVERY CENT THAT THEY CAN,IN RETURN FOR DOING BASICALLY NOTHING IN RETURN OF ANY CONSEQUENCE FOR THEM.
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IT IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION WHY THE SEC(OR SOME COMPARABLE GOVERNMENT AGENCY) HASN'T DONE ANYTHING IN OVER HALF A CENTURY TO STOP THESE UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANIES FROM BILKING THE PUBLIC, AS THEIR UNETHICAL/ILLEGAL METHODS ARE EASILY DETECTABLE BY ANYONE WITH AN IQ ANYWHERE ABOVE THE PLANT LIFE LEVEL!
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AMERICANS SPEND MULTIPLIED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR ATTEMPTING TO GET THEIR 'IDEAS'/INVENTIONS TO THE MARKETPLACE. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOOD,DECENT HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO WILL ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF 'IDEAS' FOR NEW &/OR IMPROVED INVENTIONS IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. WITHIN REASON, THESE PEOPLE WILL BEG,BORROW &/OR WORK A SECOND JOB JUST TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEIR 'IDEA' CAN MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT ARE LEGITIMATE IN DOING SOME OF THE SEVERAL STEPS/STAGES THAT AN 'IDEA' MUST GO THRU IN ORDER TO HAVE A REALISTIC CHANCE TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE COMPANY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR THOSE INVENTORS TO GET THEIR 'IDEA' TO THE MARKETPLACE(WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!!!)!!!!
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MOST OF THESE PEOPLE , NOT ONLY MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME,MONEY OR INTEREST, BUT ALSO LACK THE SKILL/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERTISE THAT IT TAKES TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO DO ALL OF THE NECESSARY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THEIR 'IDEA' TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE. REALIZING THIS, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE, NOT ONLY DON'T MIND PAYING A FAIR & REASONABLE PRICE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR THEM, THEY WOULD MUCH PREFER IT, AS LONG AS THEY ARE GETTING THEIR MONEYS WORTH.
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CONSIDERING THE HALF CENTURY THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THESE BOGUS COMPANIES, IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PROVEN MARKET EXISTS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A LEGITIMATE COMPANY LIKE THE ONE JUST DESCRIBED. WHY ONE DOESN'T EXIST AS YET IS AMAZING TO ME TO SAY THE LEAST,ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE IT WOULD BE TO START ONE UP.
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT IF A COMPANY OF ANY KIND WAS COMPLETELY HONEST AND 'TRANSPARENT' IN EVERY WAY, THAT IT'S SUCCESS WOULD BE LIMITED ONLY BY THE QUALITY OF THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT WAS USED TO PROMOTE ITSELF. WITHOUT A NATIONAL AWARENESS OF IT'S EXISTENCE, THE SUCCESS OF A COMPANY LIKE THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED/LESSENED, AND IT'S CHANCES FOR MAXIMUM SUCCESS ARE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT.
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I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF A COMPANY OF THIS KIND WERE TO OPEN UP BASED ON THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE, THAT WITHIN A 3-5 YEAR TIMEFRAME, IT WOULD NOT ONLY DOMINATE THIS SECTOR OF THE MARKET, IT WOULD ALSO BE DOING SOCIETY A BIG FAVOR BY RUNNING ALL OF THE BOGUS COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR RIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS!!!
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A NEW KIND OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING WEBSITE/PLATFORM:
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE SOLUTION TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROBLEMS FACING ALL SECTORS OF OUR SOCIETY EXIST IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE, THE WORLD OVER. SO IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I LEARNED OF CROWD FUNDING A FEW YEARS AGO I SAID TO MYSELF(AND POSTED IT ON SEVERAL 'DISCUSSION' WEBSITES)THAT WHEN ALL OF THE 'KINKS' HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT OF THE EQUITY SECTOR OF IT, THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST FORM OF BUSINESS EXPANSION & 'START UP' CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!
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AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AND CONTEMPLATION I REALIZE THAT IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF INNOVATIVE, OLD FASHIONED, 'OUT-OF-THE-BOX' TYPE OF THINKING, USING ALL THE MANY BENEFITS OF, AND LESSONS LEARNED, FROM 'CROWD SOURCING', TO WORK OUT ALL OF THE MULTIPLE INTRICATE DETAILS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO CREATE THE KIND OF A CF 'PLATFORM' WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO EVEN COME CLOSE TO SUCCESSFULLY FULFILLING THIS PROMISE. IF THE LEGAL ASPECTS RELATED TO IT CAN BE PROPERLY SETTLED, AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS THAT MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY OVERCOME IN ORDER FOR THIS 'PLATFORM' TO BECOME A REALITY, THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY CAN'T BE, AS THERE IS NOTHING OF AN IMPOSSIBLE NATURE INVOLVED IN DOING SO, AS THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANY KIND OF KNOWLEDGE OR TECHNOLOGY THAT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST.
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THE PREMISE FOR THE KIND OF CF WEBSITE/PLATFORM THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FULFILL THIS PROMISE CAME TO ME WHILE I WAS READING ABOUT THE PROLIFERATION OF VARIOUS GLOBAL 'CROWD SOURCED' TYPE PROGRAMS OF ALL KINDS WHICH USED THE WILLING HELP & IDEAS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE(WHO WEREN'T GETTING PAID ANYTHING)TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OR CREATE 'SOLUTIONS' TO A VAST ARRAY OF 'PROJECTS' IN ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY---THE ONE I AM SUGGESTING WOULD BE ONE BASED ON THIS SAME PRINCIPLE BUT WHERE THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 'CROWD SOURCING' OF A PROJECT COULD ALSO BE 'CO-FOUNDERS'/'PARTNERS' IN IT AS WELL!!
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IT MAKES LOGICAL SENSE THAT IF PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SPEND THEIR TIME, EFFORT & KNOWLEDGE 'CROWD SOURCING' PROJECTS THAT WON'T BENEFIT THEM IN ANY MATERIAL WAY, WHAT WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO DO IF THEY HAD THE CHANCE TO 'CROWD SOURCE' AN IDEA THAT THEY LIKED(EITHER THEIRS OR SOMEONE ELSE'S)WHICH THEY COULD ALSO BE 'CO-FOUNDERS'/'PARTNERS' IN, RIGHT FROM THE 'IDEA' STAGE RIGHT ON THROUGH TO IT'S IMPLEMENTATION INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE' AND THEN RIGHT ON TO ITS CONTINUING OPERATION ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT BEING DONE VIA THE INTERNET!!!
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IN ORDER FOR THIS KIND OF A WEBSITE TO EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO BECOME REALITY IT WILL FIRST BE NECESSARY TO FIND OUT WITH REGARD TO 'START UP' VENTURES IN GENERAL, JUST HOW THE MAJOR GLOBAL SEC TYPE GOVERNING BODIES DEFINE/DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN SIMPLY BEING 'INVESTORS' IN THEM AS OPPOSED TO BEING ACTUAL 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' IN THEM---IN OTHER WORDS, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO FIND A WAY THAT, AT LEAST IN THE BEGINNING, WILL POSSIBLY LET TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BECOME 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' IN A 'START UP' VENTURE WITHOUT CONFLICTING WITH &/OR BEING SUBJECTED TO ANY SEC RULES/REGULATIONS AS THEY RELATE TO SIMPLY BEING INVESTORS IN THEM.
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THE THREE MAIN REASONS, OF MANY, WHY 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' HAS THE REALISTIC POTENTIAL TO BECOME THE BIGGEST FORM OF BUSINESS EXPANSION & 'START UP' CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, ARE THE FOLLOWING:
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1)THERE ARE VAST REGIONS OF THE WORLD WHERE THERE AREN'T MANY, IF ANY, 'ORGANIZED' VC/'ANGEL' OR OTHER TYPE VENUES OF THIS NATURE THAT EVEN FUND 'STARTUPS'.
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2)HAVING TO BE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SEC TYPE ENTITIES AND SUBJECT TO THEIR RULES & REGULATIONS RESULTS IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT TAKES JUST TO INITIATE A REPUTABLE EQUITY CF CAMPAIGN COSTING A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO COVER THE COSTS OF VARIOUS FEES, PERMITS AND OTHER TYPE INITIAL PAYMENTS THAT NEED TO BE PAID TO APPLICABLE AGENCIES AS WELL AS TO THE CF PLATFORM ITSELF---THIS AMOUNT IS TOO MUCH FOR MOST 'START UPS' TO PAY, AND WHICH WILL IN COMBINATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS, RESULT IN VAST NUMBERS OF POTENTIALLY SUCCESSFUL 'START UPS' TO NEVER EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO BE SEEN BY ANYONE, MUCH LESS EVER GETTING THE CHANCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY TYPE OF ACTUAL FUNDING.
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3)FUNDING FOR 'STARTUPS', EVEN IN THE BEST LOCATIONS AND UNDER THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES, ISN'T THAT EASY TO ACQUIRE---CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING FACT: EACH YEAR A LOT LESS LESS THAN 1 IN A THOUSAND PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE FUNDED ARE EVER EVEN LOOKED AT &/OR CONSIDERED FOR 'OUTSIDE' FUNDING, AND FOR EVERY THOUSAND THAT DO GET LOOKED AT, ONLY 6 OR 7 OF THOSE ARE EVER FUNDED, AND FINALLY OUT OF EVERY THOUSAND 'START UPS' THAT EVENTUALLY GET FUNDED, ONLY ABOUT 100 OF THEM END UP BEING WHAT IS CONSIDERED 'SUCCESSFUL'!!!
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4)BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET'S VAST GLOBAL REACH, THIS CF 'PLATFORM' WILL BE BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE 'START UP' FUNDING NEEDS OF A 'GLOBAL' AUDIENCE, SO THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO HAS ANY KIND OF A LEGAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE/PROPOSITION WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO FIND FUNDING FOR, WILL HAVE EASY ACCESS TO A WAY TO DO SO.
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5)BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL 'FOUNDER' OF A PROPOSED 'START UP' WILL BE SEEKING 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' FOR THEIR 'START UP' AS OPPOSED TO SIMPLY LOOKING FOR 'CONTRIBUTORS' TO IT OR FOR 'INVESTORS IN IT, THEY WON'T HAVE THE NEED FOR AS AN EXTENSIVE 'SOCIAL MEDIA' FOLLOWING THAT MOST CF 'PLATFORMS' SAY IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE FOR ANY TYPE OF CF CAMPAIGN TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL--WHICH, OF COURSE, REQUIRES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO 'ASSEMBLE' ONE PROPERLY.
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GLOBALLY, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF FIRST TIME 'WANNABE'ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S(OR EVEN FOR JUST SOME OTHER TYPE OF LEGAL POTENTIAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, OR POSSIBLY EVEN JUST AN IDEA FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE OR MAKE A GIVEN ENTITY A LOT OF MONEY)WHICH THEY FEEL TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR OF THEIR HEARTS,
MINDS, BODIES AND 'SOULS' MAY INDEED BE, IF NOT 'THE NEXT BIG THING', AT LEAST A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MOST OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS, LIKE ME, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS, SIMPLY DON'T HAVE MANY(IF ANY AT ALL) OF THE MANDATORY SKILLS/QUALITIES THAT A 'CONVENTIONAL' ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, NOR DO THEY HAVE MUCH, IF ANY, EXPERIENCE IN EITHER STARTING OR RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE(OR, FOR THAT MATTER, EVEN CREATING/MANAGING A 'QUALITY' CF CAMPAIGN).
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IN THE END, THE ONLY THING THAT ALL OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS WANT IS SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'VE GOT, AND HOPEFULLY FIND OTHERS OUT THERE WHO SHARE THEIR VISION/PASSION FOR IT, AND WHO, IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM PROVIDING SOME OF THE MONEY/EXPERTISE/'SWEAT EQUITY' THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HELP IN GETTING IT OUT THERE INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE', WILL RELINQUISHING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EQUITY/CONTROL IN THE VENTURE BY MAKING THEM 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' IN IT.
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MOST FOUNDERS OF A 'START UP' ARE VERY RELUCTANT TO RELINQUISH MUCH EQUITY &/OR CONTROL IN THEIR PARTICULAR VENTURE EVEN TO ACQUIRE THE FUNDING THAT THEY MUST HAVE IN ORDER TO GIVE IT A FAIR CHANCE AT SUCCESS. HOWEVER, IF THEY CAN BE MADE TO DEFINITIVELY UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ABOVE FACTS/STATISTICS AND THEIR POTENTIAL REPERCUSSIONS WITH REGARD TO HOW FEW PROPOSED 'START UPS' ACTUALLY EVER GET FUNDED, IT SHOULD DEFINITIVELY PROVE TO THEM THAT HAVING TO GIVE UP SOME OF BOTH EQUITY AND CONTROL IN THEIR 'START UP' IS THEIR ONLY REALISTIC CHANCE TO SEE IT EVER BECOME REALITY, AND THAT THIS CF PLATFORM IS THEIR BEST CHANCE OF ATTAINING THAT SUCCESS.
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IT DOESN'T TAKE A 'ROCKET SCIENTIST' TO UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF JUST WHAT THESE ABOVE FACTS/ FIGURES/STATISTICS MEANS WHEN IT COMES TO THE VARIOUS 'OBSTACLES' THAT THESE 'NEOPHYTE' ENTREPRENEURS WILL HAVE TO FACE IN ORDER TO HAVE ANY REASONABLE CHANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR 'START UP' VENTURES-IN OTHER WORDS, HOW CAN THEY BE EXPECTED ON THEIR OWN TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR 'START UP' VENTURE WHEN THEY HAVE NO MONEY, EXPERTISE OR EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR---WHEN THE ABOVE STATISTICS SHOW VERY CLEARLY THAT EVERY YEAR EVEN THE VERY BEST VENTURES PICKED BY THE VERY BEST 'EXPERTS' AND HEADED BY FULLY QUALIFIED 'TEAMS' THAT ARE BACKED BY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT CAPITAL CAN'T EVEN BE SUCCESSFUL MORE THAN 10% OF THE TIME??
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THE FOLLOWING 4 'SECTORS' ARE AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT OF MANY THAT MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED IN ORDER FOR THIS CF 'PLATFORM' TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF WORKING PROPERLY:
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1)A KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TYPE OF CF WEBSITE/PLATFORM WILL BE COMING UP WITH A 'FOOLPROOF' TYPE OF VOTING SYSTEM WHEREBY ALL INTERNAL FACTORS NOT COVERED BY PERMANENTLY STATED RULES/REGULATIONS AND OTHER SOP'S WILL BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE 'CO-FOUNDERS' THEMSELVES(FROM THE PAY OF THE 'PHYSICAL' MANAGEMENT TEAM TO HOW MUCH A PERSONS DISPUTED 'SWEAT EQUITY' IS WORTH IN COMPANY SHARES, AS WELL AS 'FIRING' ANY 'PARTNERS' WHO CAUSE PROBLEMS AND HOW MUCH TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE, ETC.).
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2)MANY OF THE VENTURES THAT WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE, IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FUNDING CAMPAIGN, WILL EVENTUALLY NEED SEVERAL PEOPLE TO HAVE AN ACTUAL 'PHYSICAL' PRESENCE OUT THERE IN THE 'REAL WORLD', WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE 'PHYSICAL' DUTIES RELATED TO THE 'DAY TO DAY OPERATION/MANAGEMENT' OF THE VENTURE WHICH CAN'T BE DONE VIA THE INTERNET(IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THESE PEOPLE TO RE-LOCATE, DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE VENTURE)---ALL OF THE 'PARTNERS' IN THIS VENTURE ARE ELIGIBLE TO PUT IN THEIR 'RESUME' FOR ANY OF THE OPEN 'PHYSICAL' POSITIONS, WHICH WILL BE SELECTED BY A VOTE OF ALL OF THE 'PARTNERS' IN THE VENTURE(WHO WILL ALSO DECIDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE NECESSARY TO BE ON THIS 'PHYSICAL TEAM', AS WELL AS THEIR YEARLY COMPENSATION).
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3)THE AMOUNT OF 'EQUITY' THE 'OWNER' IS WILLING TO RELINQUISH TO ANY 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF HIS VENTURE(ASSUMING THAT, AT THE END OF THE 'CAMPAIGN', THE NECESSARY AMOUNT OF MONEY HAS BEEN RAISED TO CONTINUE WITH IT), EACH 'PARTNER'/'CO-FOUNDER'S SHARE OF EQUITY WILL BE DETERMINED BY BOTH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY 'INVESTED' IN IT---RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVESTED IN IT---AS WELL AS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF 'SWEAT EQUITY' TYPE OF WORK THAT THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT, A FIGURE WHICH, LIKE SEVERAL OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS 'PLATFORM', WILL BE DETERMINED BY A YET TO BE CREATED 'ALGORITHM' TYPE OF 'FORMULA'.
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4)ALL ASPECTS OF THIS 'PLATFORM' MUST BE SET UP TO RUN LIKE A 'WELL OILED MACHINE' THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON PURPOSE OF SUCCESSFULLY CREATING THE PROPOSED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THAT THEY ARE ALL 'CO-FOUNDERS'/'PARTNERS' IN.
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I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU HAVE HUNDREDS/THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN A 'START UP' VENTURE ENOUGH TO VOLUNTARILY PUT UP THEIR OWN TIME, EFFORT & MONEY TO SEE IT BECOME A SUCCESS, AND YOU HAVE A WORKING PLATFORM THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO ALLOWING ALL ASPECTS OF THE CREATION OF THE 'START UP' TO PROCEED SMOOTHLY, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT IF THERE IS AS BIG A MARKET OUT THERE FOR THEIR PRODUCT &/OR SERVICE AS ALL THE 'PARTNERS' IN THE VENTURE OBVIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS, THEY WILL ALL BE TRYING THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST TO TRY AND MAKE IT A SUCCESS---AND SOMEWHERE AMONG THEM, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL OF THEM THAT ARE PROFICIENT ENOUGH IN ALL OF THE NECESSARY 'SKILL SETS' REQUIRED TO GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT.
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IN THE END, BASED ON THE AVAILABLE STATISTICS THUS FAR IN THIS RELATIVELY NEW SECTOR OF EQUITY CROWD FUNDING, MOST OF THE PROPOSED 'START UP' VENTURES THAT WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', BUT JUST BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT FACT, ALTHOUGH IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE VERY DISAPPOINTING, WILL GIVE IT'S 'FOUNDER(S)' AN ELEMENT OF 'CLOSURE'/'PEACE OF MIND' KNOWING THAT, AT LEAST, IT WAS GIVEN THE ABSOLUTE FAIREST OF CHANCES TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY BEING PUT OUT THERE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT &/OR BE WILLING TO PAY FOR!!!!!
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SO IN CLOSING, LET ME JUST SAY THAT DESPITE THE MANY DAUNTING 'CHALLENGES' THAT NEED TO BE OVERCOME IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS 'START UP' VENTURE A SUCCESS, THE MANY POTENTIAL POSITIVE RESULTS OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECOMING A SUCCESS WILL HAVE MANY FAR REACHING POSITIVE IMPLICATIONS/RAMIFICATIONS IN ALL AREAS OF BOTH THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF BUSINESS, AS WELL AS IN MANY OTHER SECTORS AS WELL, AND WILL MAKE ALL OF THE TIME, EFFORT AND MONEY EXPENDED TO ATTAIN THAT SUCCESS--AND ENDURING ALL OF THE 'NAYSAYERS' COMMENTS ON HOW IT CAN NEVER BE DONE--WELL WORTH THE 'FIGHT'!!!
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P.S.THIS TYPE OF 'CROWD FUNDING' PLATFORM' COULD ALSO BE USED TO CONNECT LIKE MINDED PEOPLE IN A GIVEN 'METROPOLITAN' AREA WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO BUSINESS FOR THEMSELVES BUT NEED LIKE MINDED LOCAL 'PARTNERS' FOR THE NECESSARY MONEY &/OR FOR SKILLS/EXPERTISE THAT THEY LACK IN ORDER TO BE ABLE ACCOMPLISH IT(SEE A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED CF WEBSITE AT THE LINK BELOW).
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CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
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WHEN I FIRST READ ABOUT 'CROWD FUNDING SEVERAL YEAR AGO(REFERRED TO IN THIS 'DESCRIPTION', FROM HERE ON IN AS SIMPLY 'CF'), I SAID TO MYSELF(AND EVEN POSTED IT ON A FEW DIFFERENT 'DISCUSSION BOARDS')SOMETHING THAT I STILL STAND BY TODAY: "WHEN 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' BECOMES LEGAL, IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!"
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I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING 'CROWD FUNDING' PRETTY CLOSE SINCE IT'S INCEPTION A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I HAVE EVEN PROMOTED 3 OF MY OWN CF CAMPAIGNS, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, AND THE ONE THING I LEARNED WHEN CREATING AND RUNNING/MANAGING THOSE 3 'CF' CAMPAIGNS OF MINE IS THAT CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB IN ITSELF THAT REQUIRES A GOOD DEAL OF VARIOUS 'SOCIAL' TYPE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR AVERAGE PERSON SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME &/OR OTHER 'RESOURCES' TO LEARN.!!!!
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I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF 'CF' CAMPAIGNS THAT WERE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE, PRODUCT OR SERVICE, BUT FOR WHATEVER UNKNOWN REASONS, FAILED ANYWAY--THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEY TURNED OUT TO BE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ENDED UP MAKING SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THEIR 'TARGET' AMOUNT WAS.
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WHEN THE SEC FINALLY FINALIZES ALL OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 'DONATION', AND 'REWARD' TYPE ONES THAT ARE OPERATING NOW, THERE ARE GOING TO BE A SWARM OF NEW 'EQUITY' CF 'MANAGEMENT' WEBSITES OFFERING THERE 'SERVICES' TO ALL OF THOSE INFLUX OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO SELL EQUITY IN THEIR VARIOUS 'START UP' VENTURES, AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NEED SOMEONE TO RUN THEIR ENTIRE 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGN FOR THEM.
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THE NEED FOR THIS KIND OF CF 'SERVICE' IS ESPECIALLY NEEDED IN THESE CASES WHEN A 'START UP' TYPE OF VENTURE IS INVOLVED. MOST OF THE INFLUX OF THE NEW ENTREPRENEURS WHO WILL BE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S ARE GOING TO BE RATHER NAIVE/INEXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS WITH NO INTENTION OF MAKING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEIR LIFE'S WORK BY BECOMING 'SERIAL' ENTREPRENEURS, AND ARE GOING BE CONTENT TO BE 'ONE HIT WONDERS' BY MAKING A BIG SUCCESS OUT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR VENTURE, AND SO REALLY DON'T NEED TO TAKE THE EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT AWAY FROM CONCENTRATING SOLELY ON THEIR CORE VENTURE BY LEARNING THINGS THAT THEY MAY NEVER EVEN NEED TO USE MORE THAN ONCE.
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IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUALLY GROW YOUR BUSINESS(RATHER THAN HAVING THEM GOING TO ONE OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OFFER THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--AND ALTHOUGH YOU ARE TAKING A 'CALCULATED' RISK BY USING THE FOLLOWING 'BUSINESS MODEL', IN THE END, BECAUSE IF IT'S OBVIOUS APPEAL, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL COME OUT WAY AHEAD IF YOU DO IT RIGHT..
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ALTHOUGH I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE 'IDEAS' A SUCCESS AS A 'CF CAMPAIGN', I DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY 'EXPERTISE' TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY MYSELF, AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY ONE OF THE EVER GROWING NUMBER OF 'CF MANAGERS' TO DO IT FOR ME, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING 'IDEA' FOR A NEW TYPE OF 'CF' WEBSITE(OR AN 'ADDITION' TO AN EXISTING ONE) THAT MIGHT WELL END UP BECOMING A 'NEW/BETTER WAY' OF 'CF' SOME KINDS OF PROJECTS!!!
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ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE 'UPFRONT' MONEY TO PAY A 'CF MANAGER' TO CREATE AND RUN A CF 'CAMPAIGN' FOR THEM(AS IS THE CASE WITH ME)THEY COULD PAY THEM POSSIBLY EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THEY PRESENTLY CHARGE AS THEIR NORMAL 'FEE' FOR CREATING AND RUNNING/'MANAGING' ONE, IF THEY WOULD SIMPLY AGREE TO GETTING PAID AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN AND HAVE THEIR 'FEE' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(IN RETURN FOR MAKING THIS CONCESSION, THEY WILL CHARGE 2 OR 3 TIMES MORE MONEY THAN THE OTHER 'NORMAL' 'CF' MANAGERS/WEBSITES DO)!!!
IN ORDER FOR THIS IDEA TO WORK FOR 'DONATION', 'CONTRIBUTION' AND 'EQUITY' 'CF', IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON 'CF' PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW 'FLEXIBLE' CAMPAIGNS WHERE YOU GET TO KEEP ALL OF THE MONEY YOU RAISE DURING THE CF 'CAMPAIGN'(EVEN IF YOU DON'T REACH YOUR 'TARGET' AMOUNT)--THIS WAY THE 'CAMPAIGN MANAGER' WHO HAS AGREED TO CREATE AND 'MANAGE' THE CF CAMPAIGN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY(OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED--WHICH IS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF WHATEVER FUNDS ARE RAISED AT THE END OF THE 'CF' CAMPAIGN AND AFTER THE 'CF' PLATFORM GETS THEIR SHARE) WILL VIRTUALLY BE GUARANTEED TO GET SOMETHING FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
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BY DOING IT THIS WAY YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(AND REALIZING THAT YOU DON'T GET PAID UNLESS A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL, WILL BE A VERY POSITIVE 'SELLING' POINT THAT WILL NOT BE LOST ON PERSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT, IN THE END, IF DONE RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY CREATING/MANAGING 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGNS BY DOING IT THIS WAY THAN BY CHARGING A FIXED AMOUNT--IT DOESN'T TAKE GETTING 10-20% OF THE CF CAMPAIGNS THAT RAISE 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO MAKE A NICE PROFIT. ALSO, BY DOING IT THIS WAY(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL END UP GETTING A LOT MORE CUSTOMERS WHO WILL KEEP COMING BACK TO YOUR WEBSITE(AND TELLING THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT IT) WHENEVER THEY WANT TO 'CF' SOMETHING!!!
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FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I LEARNED OF CROWD FUNDING A FEW YEARS AGO I SAID TO MYSELF(AND POSTED IT ON SEVERAL 'DISCUSSION' WEBSITES)THAT WHEN ALL OF THE 'KINKS' HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT OF THE EQUITY SECTOR OF IT, THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST FORM OF BUSINESS EXPANSION & 'START UP' CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!......FAST FORWARD TEN YEARS LATER TO TODAY:
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WE NOW HAVE A MATERIAL AMOUNT OF REAL DATA IN CROWDFUNDING. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, AND DOUBT WAS HOT AIR. THE TRANSPARENCY AND SOCIAL NETWORKING DYNAMICS OF CROWDFUNDING HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT AT KEEPING FRAUD NEAR ZERO, TO THE POINT WHERE HEAVY REGULATION WILL WORK AGAINST THIS NEW ECONOMIC MACHINE.
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THE WORLD IS ON THE PRECIPICE OF CREATING A TRILLION-DOLLAR CROWDFUNDING MARKET. IN AUSTRALIA, THE ASSOB HAS OFFERED A CROWDFUNDING INVESTMENT PORTAL SINCE 2005. IN THE UK, EQUITY CROWDFUNDING IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS, WITH INVESTMENT PLATFORMS SUCH AS CROWDCUBE AND SEEDUPS. AND IN THE NETHERLANDS, CROWDFUNDING IS RAMPING UP WITH SYMBID. THE CROWDFUNDING COMPONENTS OF THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT AND THE ITALIAN DECRETO CRESCITA ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING THE ATTENDANT REGULATION BEFORE SECURITIES CROWDFUNDING GOES LIVE.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS ARE POPPING UP EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING IN INDIA, EUROPE, CANADA, AND THE U.S. (CFIRA, CFPA). IF YOU WANT TO GET AN IDEA WHERE THINGS ARE HEADED, LOOK AT THE TRAVEL LIST OF THE LEADING CROWDFUNDING ADVISORY TEAM, CROWDFUND CAPITAL ADVISORS. RECENTLY, THEY’VE VISITED COLOMBIA, CANADA, MEXICO, ITALY, TURKEY, SWEDEN, AND DUBAI, WITH UPCOMING VISITS TO SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, HONG KONG, AND SYDNEY. THEY’VE ALSO SECURED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORLD BANK TO STUDY CROWDFUNDING AS A WAY TO UNLOCK INNOVATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
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'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS':
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COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS PRESENTLY EXISTING OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TIMES MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---SOME OF WHICH ARE ALLUDED TOO BELOW---FEEL THAT THEY TOO HAVE AN 'IDEA' THAT THEY BELIEVED COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IF IT WAS JUST GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE, BUT 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS':
1)FIND THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING STARTING WAY TOO DAUNTING TO OVERCOME ON THEIR OWN;
2)'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' LACK SOME(OR MANY)OF THE 'QUALITIES' THAT THE PRESENT DAY 'ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY' DEEMS MANDATORY FOR THEM TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN ANY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO BE HEARD FROM.
3)THAT DESPITE THEIR LACK OF 'TRADITIONAL' ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALIFICATIONS, 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' STILL HAVE THE HOPE OF EVENTUALLY BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.
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I ASK YOU THEN, CONSIDERING ALL OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED IN THE WORLD TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL HUMANITY, HOW CAN ANYONE WHO IS SINCERE IN THEIR DESIRE TO WANT A BETTER WORLD IN GENERAL, AND THE BEST FOR THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF IT IN PARTICULAR, NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET GO TO COMPLETE WASTE, ALL OF THE 'LATENT' INTELLIGENCE, WILLINGNESS, EAGERNESS AND & LIMITLESS 'BRAIN POWER' FROM THE MILLIONS OF PRESENT & FUTURE 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE WORLD, BY NOT FINDING WAYS TO OVERCOME ALL REALISTIC 'OBSTACLES' THAT WOULD DENY THEM EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND FULFILL THEIR VARIOUS HOPES & DREAMS OF BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, AS COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE DONE DOWN THROUGH THE AGES!!!
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IF YOU BELIEVE AS I DO IN THE VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED POTENTIAL OF 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST IN THE WORLD---BUT WHICH UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE TO HELP THEM, WILL REMAIN 'INVISIBLE' TO THE WORLD, AS WILL ALL THE LIMITLESS BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO OFFER---THEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BENEFICIALLY 'EXPLOIT' THIS LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITY TO IT'S MAXIMUM POTENTIAL!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT A BIG OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITY EXISTS OUT THERE IN THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF BUSINESS IF ANY 'ENTREPRENEURIAL' WEBSITES/PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER ENTREPRENEURIAL 'VENUES' WOULD EVER ADDRESS ANY OF THE REAL NEEDS OF THE UNTOLD MILLION OF THE REAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, WHO, IF THEY HAD ACCESS TO THE RIGHT KIND/TYPE OF 'ENTITY' THAT WOULD ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE THEM FOR WHAT THEY REALLY ARE, AND FULFILL THEIR ADMITTED 'UNCONVENTIONAL' DESIRES & NEEDS, YOU WOULD HAVE MILLIONS OF LOYAL & COMMITTED PAYING USERS FOREVER!!!
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MY NAME IS FREDERICK SCANLIN AND I AM A 77 YEAR OLD MAN WHO HAS TRIED MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR, BUT I HAVEN'T AS YET ACHIEVED THAT GOAL DUE TO A CHILDHOOD/LIFELONG 'DEFICIT DISORDER' TYPE OF MALADY THAT SEVERELY AFFECTS BOTH MY ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITIES AND MY SHORT TERM CONCENTRATION SPAN, AS WELL AS, MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, WHICH IS, OBVIOUSLY, A PERSONAL 'ATTRIBUTE' WHICH IS ALMOST MANDATORY FOR ANYONE WANTING TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR---AND ONE WHOSE IMPORTANCE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY AREA OF LIFE IS VASTLY UNDER RATED BY MOST PEOPLE.
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EVERY 'MAN MADE' THING THAT EXISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY IS THE RESULT OF BEING IN THE BEGINNING JUST AN 'IDEA' IN THE HEAD/IMAGINATION OF SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED THAT IT COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WERE WILLING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE CAPABLE OF DOING TO BRING IT TO FRUITION---SO BEFORE THEY EVENTUALLY BECAME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR, EVERYONE WAS JUST AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN 'IDEA', AND THE DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE EVERY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, ARE IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF 'AVERAGE' PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD---THE PROBLEM IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN HAVING A VIABLE WAY OF BOTH 'COLLECTING' THEM IN ONE PLACE AND EVALUATING THEM AS TO THEIR REALISTIC POTENTIAL.
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IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOVE, I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES THAT ALL OF THE COUNTLESS 'START UP' TYPE 'VENUES' MAKE IS IGNORING THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' THAT EXIST AROUND THE WORLD, WHO FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS, AREN'T CAPABLE ON THEIR OWN OF DOING ANYTHING WITH ANY OF THEIR 'IDEAS' FOR MONEY MAKING VENTURES!!
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I BELIEVE THAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE VARIOUS PERSONAL 'DEFICIENCIES' AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE, I WOULD HAVE BECOME A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR. BECAUSE THEN, I AM THE QUINTESSENTIAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEUR', I BELIEVE THAT I AM QUALIFIED MORE THAN MOST TO KNOW THAT A VERY LARGE & LUCRATIVE 'MARKET' EXISTS OUT THERE IN BENEFICIALLY EXPLOITING THE COUNTLESS 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' OF THE WORLD, IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST.
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IMAGINE ALL OF THE GREAT 'IDEAS' FOR 'START UP' VENTURES THAT ARE BURNING IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, THAT, UNDER PRESENT 'FUNDING' & OTHER CONDITIONS, WILL NOT ONLY NEVER HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO EVER GET FUNDED, BUT WILL NEVER EVEN GIVE THEIR 'FOUNDERS' THE 'PEACE OF MIND' & PERSONAL SATISFACTION OF HAVING THE CHANCE FOR THEIR 'START UP' TO BE SEEN BY ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO MIGHT BE JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT IT AS THEY ARE, AND MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN 'PARTNERING' WITH THEM ON IT, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD, THAT FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---NONE OF WHICH ARE ANY FAULT OF THEIR OWN---KEEP THEM FROM EVER EVEN GETTING THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEIR VARIOUS TALENTS/ATTRIBUTES TO ANY KIND OF SUCCESSFUL FRUITION.
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THESE LEGITIMATE REASONS RUN THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF THE 'HUMAN CONDITION', RANGING FROM PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL &/OR PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCERNS, TO A VAST ARRAY OF OF POSSIBLE SOCIAL, FAMILY, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, RACIAL, GOVERNMENTAL &/OR ENVIRONMENTAL BELIEFS/RESTRICTIONS/REGULATIONS. OTHER OF THESE PEOPLE, ASIDE FROM POSSIBLY NOT HAVING THE TIME, MONEY OR EDUCATION, MAY LACK OTHER SKILLS, ABILITIES, TRAITS, TALENTS, ATTRIBUTES OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR
LIVES. LASTLY, SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN BORN WITH &/OR ARE BEING FORCED TO FACE, ENCOUNTER, ENDURE OR LIVE WITH ANY NUMBER OF OTHER POSSIBLE NEGATIVE SITUATIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES OR OBSTACLES THAT MAY INHIBIT THEM IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER---AND CONSEQUENTLY SOCIETY IS
DENIED THE MANY BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE OFFERED US IN EVERY REALM OF SOCIETY IMAGINABLE.
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GLOBALLY, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE FIRST TIME 'WANNA BE' ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S(OR EVEN FOR JUST SOME OTHER TYPE OF LEGAL POTENTIAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, OR POSSIBLY EVEN JUST AN IDEA FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE OR MAKE A GIVEN ENTITY A LOT OF MONEY)WHICH THEY FEEL TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR OF THEIR HEARTS, MINDS, BODIES AND 'SOULS' MAY INDEED BE, IF NOT 'THE NEXT BIG THING', AT LEAST A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS(MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLUDED TOO ABOVE), SIMPLY DON'T HAVE MANY(IF ANY AT ALL)OF THE MANDATORY SKILLS/QUALITIES THAT A 'CONVENTIONAL' ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, NOR DO THEY HAVE MUCH, IF ANY, EXPERIENCE IN EITHER STARTING OR RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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IN THE END HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, THE ONLY THING THAT ALL OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS REALLY WANT IS SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'VE GOT, AND HOPEFULLY FIND OTHERS OUT THERE WHO SHARE THEIR VISION/PASSION FOR IT, AND WHO, IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM PROVIDING SOME OF THE MONEY/EXPERTISE/'SWEAT EQUITY' THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HELP IN GETTING IT SUCCESSFULLY OUT THERE INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE', WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RELINQUISH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EQUITY/CONTROL IN THE VENTURE.
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HOWEVER, IN ORDER FOR THIS TO EVER HAPPEN, THE 2 DOZEN 'STATEMENT OF FACTS' POSTED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CORRESPONDENCE, MUST BE ACCEPTED AS BEING TRUE, WITH NO IRREPARABLE FALLACIES!!
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QUINTESSENTIAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEUR':
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IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE VARIOUS PERSONAL 'DEFICIENCIES' AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE, I WOULD HAVE BECOME A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR. HOWEVER BECAUSE I AM MYSELF THE QUINTESSENTIAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEUR', I BELIEVE THAT I AM QUALIFIED MORE THAN MOST TO KNOW THAT A VERY LARGE & LUCRATIVE 'MARKET' EXISTS OUT THERE FOR 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS', IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST, IF THE PROPER KIND OF 'VENUE' WAS CREATED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM---THE BASIC PREMISE OF WHAT I BELIEVE MIGHT BE A SUCCESSFUL ONE IS DESCRIBED AT THE TOP OF THE 'HOME PAGE' OF THE FIRST WEBSITE THAT IS LINKED BELOW.
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EVERY 'MAN MADE' THING THAT EXISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY IS THE RESULT OF BEING IN THE BEGINNING JUST AN 'IDEA' IN THE HEAD/IMAGINATION OF SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED THAT IT COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WERE WILLING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE CAPABLE OF DOING TO BRING IT TO FRUITION---SO BEFORE THEY EVENTUALLY BECAME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR, EVERYONE WAS JUST AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN 'IDEA', AND THE DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
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IMAGINE ALL OF THE GREAT 'IDEAS' FOR 'START UP' VENTURES THAT ARE BURNING IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, THAT, UNDER PRESENT 'FUNDING' & OTHER CONDITIONS, WILL NOT ONLY NEVER HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO EVER GET FUNDED, BUT WILL NEVER EVEN GIVE THEIR 'FOUNDERS' THE 'PEACE OF MIND' & PERSONAL SATISFACTION OF HAVING THE CHANCE FOR THEIR 'START UP' TO BE SEEN BY ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO MIGHT BE JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT IT AS THEY ARE, AND MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN 'PARTNERING' WITH THEM ON IT, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD, THAT FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---NONE OF WHICH ARE ANY FAULT OF THEIR OWN---KEEP THEM FROM EVER EVEN GETTING THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEIR VARIOUS TALENTS/ATTRIBUTES TO ANY KIND OF SUCCESSFUL FRUITION.
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THESE LEGITIMATE REASONS RUN THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF THE 'HUMAN CONDITION', RANGING FROM PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL &/OR PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCERNS, TO A VAST ARRAY OF OF POSSIBLE SOCIAL, FAMILY, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, RACIAL, GOVERNMENTAL &/OR ENVIRONMENTAL BELIEFS/RESTRICTIONS/REGULATIONS. OTHER OF THESE PEOPLE, ASIDE FROM POSSIBLY NOT HAVING THE TIME, MONEY OR EDUCATION, MAY LACK OTHER SKILLS, ABILITIES, TRAITS, TALENTS, ATTRIBUTES OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR
LIVES. LASTLY, SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN BORN WITH &/OR ARE BEING FORCED TO FACE, ENCOUNTER, ENDURE OR LIVE WITH ANY NUMBER OF OTHER POSSIBLE NEGATIVE SITUATIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES OR OBSTACLES THAT MAY INHIBIT THEM IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER---AND CONSEQUENTLY SOCIETY IS
DENIED THE MANY BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE OFFERED US IN EVERY REALM OF SOCIETY IMAGINABLE.
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GLOBALLY, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE FIRST TIME 'WANNA BE' ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S(OR EVEN FOR JUST SOME OTHER TYPE OF LEGAL POTENTIAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, OR POSSIBLY EVEN JUST AN IDEA FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE OR MAKE A GIVEN ENTITY A LOT OF MONEY)WHICH THEY FEEL TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR OF THEIR HEARTS, MINDS, BODIES AND 'SOULS' MAY INDEED BE, IF NOT 'THE NEXT BIG THING', AT LEAST A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS(MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLUDED TOO ABOVE), SIMPLY DON'T HAVE MANY(IF ANY AT ALL)OF THE MANDATORY SKILLS/QUALITIES THAT A 'CONVENTIONAL' ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, NOR DO THEY HAVE MUCH, IF ANY, EXPERIENCE IN EITHER STARTING OR RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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IN THE END HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, THE ONLY THING THAT ALL OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS REALLY WANT IS SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'VE GOT, AND HOPEFULLY FIND OTHERS OUT THERE WHO SHARE THEIR VISION/PASSION FOR IT, AND WHO, IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM PROVIDING SOME OF THE MONEY/EXPERTISE/'SWEAT EQUITY' THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HELP IN GETTING IT SUCCESSFULLY OUT THERE INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE', WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RELINQUISH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EQUITY/CONTROL IN THE VENTURE.
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UNLESS YOU CAN FIND ANY DEFINITIVE FALLACIES IN ANY OF THE ABOVE STATEMENTS & 'PRINCIPLES', IT'S AN OBVIOUS FACT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS:
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1)COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS PRESENTLY EXISTING OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TIMES MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---SOME OF WHICH ARE ALLUDED TOO ABOVE---FEEL THAT THEY TOO HAVE AN 'IDEA' THAT THEY BELIEVED COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IF IT WAS JUST GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE, BUT THEY:
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1)FIND THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING STARTING WAY TOO DAUNTING TO OVERCOME ON THEIR OWN;
2)LACK SOME(OR MANY)OF THE 'QUALITIES' THAT THE PRESENT DAY 'ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY' DEEMS MANDATORY FOR THEM TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN ANY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO BE HEARD FROM.
3)THAT DESPITE THEIR LACK OF 'TRADITIONAL' ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALIFICATIONS, THEY STILL HAVE THE HOPE OF EVENTUALLY BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.
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I ASK YOU THEN, CONSIDERING BOTH ALL OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED IN THE WORLD TO SIMPLY CONTINUE TO ADVANCE SOCIETY FORWARD IN A BENEFICIAL MANNER TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL HUMANITY, HOW CAN ANYONE WHO IS SINCERE IN THEIR DESIRE TO WANT A BETTER WORLD IN GENERAL, AND THE BEST FOR THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF IT IN PARTICULAR, NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET GO TO COMPLETE WASTE, ALL OF THE 'LATENT' INTELLIGENCE, WILLINGNESS, EAGERNESS AND & LIMITLESS 'BRAIN POWER' FROM THE MILLIONS OF PRESENT & FUTURE 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE WORLD, BY NOT FINDING WAYS TO OVERCOME ALL REALISTIC 'OBSTACLES' THAT WOULD DENY THEM EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND FULFILL THEIR VARIOUS HOPES & DREAMS OF BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, AS COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE DONE DOWN THROUGH THE AGES!!!
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IF YOU BELIEVE AS I DO IN THE VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED POTENTIAL OF 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST IN THE WORLD---BUT WHICH WILL REMAIN 'INVISIBLE' TO THE WORLD, AS WILL ALL THE LIMITLESS BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO OFFER---THEN LETS DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BENEFICIALLY 'EXPLOIT' THIS LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITY TO IT'S MAXIMUM POTENTIAL!!!
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CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN SERVICE:
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AS THE WORD SLOWLY BUT SURELY GETS OUT TO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ABOUT EQUITY CROWDFUNDING THERE ARE GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS(AND EVENTUALLY MILLIONS) OF 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' WHO ARE GOING TO WANT TO USE THIS VENUE TO FUND THEIR VARIOUS 'IDEAS', INVENTIONS AND OTHER TYPE BUSINESS VENTURES. MOST OF THESE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' ARE GOING TO BE NAIVE/NOVICE/INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE OR ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY DO ALL OF THE MANY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE TO GIVE BOTH THEIR CORE VENTURE AS WELL AS IT'S CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL..
WHEN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING BECOMES LEGAL IT WILL EVENTUALLY GROW TO BE THE BIGGEST FORM OF STARTUP/EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE
HISTORY OF THE WORLD, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SHEER NUMBER OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS AND NEW BUSINESS VENTURES ARE GOING TO OVERWHELM THE RESOURCES OF THE CURRENT 'INFRASTRUCTURE' OF THE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY, THEREBY OPENING UP COUNTLESS POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GROWTH.
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ALTHOUGH I HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE ARE SOME INNOVATIVE 'IDEAS' TO HELP THE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEUR' PREPARE HIS 'CORE' VENTURE FOR LAUNCHING SHOULD THEY GET THE FUNDING FOR IT, THIS OPPORTUNITY IS IN
THE ACTUAL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN ITSELF, WHICH MY 'RESEARCH' SHOWS IS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT MIGHT FIRST APPEAR TO BE(THE MANDATORY REGULAR BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSIONS/UPDATES WITH CONTRIBUTORS ALONE IS ALMOST A FULL TIME JOB).
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HAVE A WEBSITE/PLATFORM THAT WILL, FOR A REASONABLE 'FEE', RUN THE ENTIRE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR ANY ENTREPRENEUR THAT WANTS YOU TO DO IT FOR THEM(FOR EITHER A 'STAKE' IN THE VENTURE &/OR HAVE THE FEE TAKEN OUT OF THE PLEDGES/ CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE THE ENTREPRENEUR GETS ANYTHING). THE 'KEY' TO THIS TYPE OF
'SERVICE' BEING SUCCESSFUL WILL BE IN THEIR ABILITY TO BUILD A VAST NETWORK OF SOCIAL WEBSITES, MEDIA OUTLETS, BLOGS AND EVERY OTHER CONCEIVABLE TYPE OF 'CONNECTION' THAT WOULD IN ANY WAY BENEFIT SOMETHING LIKE THIS(POSSIBLY EVEN FINDING A WAY TO TAP INTO THE 'CONTACTS'/FRIENDS OF THOUSANDS OF CO-OPERATIVE INDIVIDUALS). THIS TYPE OF VAST NETWORK OF 'CONTACTS' IS SOMETHING THAT NO INDIVIDUAL-NOT EVEN A KNOWLEDGEABLE ONE-COULD POSSIBLY MATCH.
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WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT THIS WEBSITE/PLATFORM BEING ABLE TO GIVE A 'CROWDFUNDER' THE ABSOLUTE BEST CHANCE FOR HIS CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT WILL IMMEDIATELY BECOME A TOP TIER CROWDFUNDING DESTINATION OF DISTINCTION THAT WILL STILL BE ON TOP LONG AFTER OTHER WEBSITES/PLATFORMS WITH OTHER 'BUSINESS MODELS' HAVE COME AND GONE!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
. WHEN I FIRST READ ABOUT 'CROWD FUNDING SEVERAL YEAR AGO(REFERRED TO IN THIS 'DESCRIPTION', FROM HERE ON IN AS SIMPLY 'CF'), I SAID TO MYSELF(AND EVEN POSTED IT ON A FEW DIFFERENT 'DISCUSSION BOARDS')SOMETHING THAT I STILL STAND BY TODAY: "WHEN 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' BECOMES LEGAL, IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!" . I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING 'CROWD FUNDING' PRETTY CLOSE SINCE IT'S INCEPTION A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I HAVE EVEN PROMOTED 3 OF MY OWN CF CAMPAIGNS, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, AND THE ONE THING I LEARNED WHEN CREATING AND RUNNING/MANAGING THOSE 3 'CF' CAMPAIGNS OF MINE IS THAT CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB IN ITSELF THAT REQUIRES A GOOD DEAL OF VARIOUS 'SOCIAL' TYPE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR AVERAGE PERSON SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME &/OR OTHER 'RESOURCES' TO LEARN.!!!! . I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF 'CF' CAMPAIGNS THAT WERE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE, PRODUCT OR SERVICE, BUT FOR WHATEVER UNKNOWN REASONS, FAILED ANYWAY--THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEY TURNED OUT TO BE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ENDED UP MAKING SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THEIR 'TARGET' AMOUNT WAS. . WHEN THE SEC FINALLY FINALIZES ALL OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 'DONATION', AND 'REWARD' TYPE ONES THAT ARE OPERATING NOW, THERE ARE GOING TO BE A SWARM OF NEW 'EQUITY' CF 'MANAGEMENT' WEBSITES OFFERING THERE 'SERVICES' TO ALL OF THOSE INFLUX OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO SELL EQUITY IN THEIR VARIOUS 'START UP' VENTURES, AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NEED SOMEONE TO RUN THEIR ENTIRE 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGN FOR THEM. . THE NEED FOR THIS KIND OF CF 'SERVICE' IS ESPECIALLY NEEDED IN THESE CASES WHEN A 'START UP' TYPE OF VENTURE IS INVOLVED. MOST OF THE INFLUX OF THE NEW ENTREPRENEURS WHO WILL BE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S ARE GOING TO BE RATHER NAIVE/INEXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS WITH NO INTENTION OF MAKING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEIR LIFE'S WORK BY BECOMING 'SERIAL' ENTREPRENEURS, AND ARE GOING BE CONTENT TO BE 'ONE HIT WONDERS' BY MAKING A BIG SUCCESS OUT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR VENTURE, AND SO REALLY DON'T NEED TO TAKE THE EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT AWAY FROM CONCENTRATING SOLELY ON THEIR CORE VENTURE BY LEARNING THINGS THAT THEY MAY NEVER EVEN NEED TO USE MORE THAN ONCE. . IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUALLY GROW YOUR BUSINESS(RATHER THAN HAVING THEM GOING TO ONE OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OFFER THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--AND ALTHOUGH YOU ARE TAKING A 'CALCULATED' RISK BY USING THE FOLLOWING 'BUSINESS MODEL', IN THE END, BECAUSE IF IT'S OBVIOUS APPEAL, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL COME OUT WAY AHEAD IF YOU DO IT RIGHT.. . ALTHOUGH I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE 'IDEAS' A SUCCESS AS A 'CF CAMPAIGN', I DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY 'EXPERTISE' TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY MYSELF, AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY ONE OF THE EVER GROWING NUMBER OF 'CF MANAGERS' TO DO IT FOR ME, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING 'IDEA' FOR A NEW TYPE OF 'CF' WEBSITE(OR AN 'ADDITION' TO AN EXISTING ONE) THAT MIGHT WELL END UP BECOMING A 'NEW/BETTER WAY' OF 'CF' SOME KINDS OF PROJECTS!!! . ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE 'UPFRONT' MONEY TO PAY A 'CF MANAGER' TO CREATE AND RUN A CF 'CAMPAIGN' FOR THEM(AS IS THE CASE WITH ME)THEY COULD PAY THEM POSSIBLY EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THEY PRESENTLY CHARGE AS THEIR NORMAL 'FEE' FOR CREATING AND RUNNING/'MANAGING' ONE, IF THEY WOULD SIMPLY AGREE TO GETTING PAID AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN AND HAVE THEIR 'FEE' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(IN RETURN FOR MAKING THIS CONCESSION, THEY WILL CHARGE 2 OR 3 TIMES MORE MONEY THAN THE OTHER 'NORMAL' 'CF' MANAGERS/WEBSITES DO)!!!
. IN ORDER FOR THIS IDEA TO WORK FOR 'DONATION', 'CONTRIBUTION' AND 'EQUITY' 'CF', IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON 'CF' PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW 'FLEXIBLE' CAMPAIGNS WHERE YOU GET TO KEEP ALL OF THE MONEY YOU RAISE DURING THE CF 'CAMPAIGN'(EVEN IF YOU DON'T REACH YOUR 'TARGET' AMOUNT)--THIS WAY THE 'CAMPAIGN MANAGER' WHO HAS AGREED TO CREATE AND 'MANAGE' THE CF CAMPAIGN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY(OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED--WHICH IS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF WHATEVER FUNDS ARE RAISED AT THE END OF THE 'CF' CAMPAIGN AND AFTER THE 'CF' PLATFORM GETS THEIR SHARE) WILL VIRTUALLY BE GUARANTEED TO GET SOMETHING FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
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BY DOING IT THIS WAY YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(AND REALIZING THAT YOU DON'T GET PAID UNLESS A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL, WILL BE A VERY POSITIVE 'SELLING' POINT THAT WILL NOT BE LOST ON PERSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT, IN THE END, IF DONE RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY CREATING/MANAGING 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGNS BY DOING IT THIS WAY THAN BY CHARGING A FIXED AMOUNT--IT DOESN'T TAKE GETTING 10-20% OF THE CF CAMPAIGNS THAT RAISE 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO MAKE A NICE PROFIT. ALSO, BY DOING IT THIS WAY(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL END UP GETTING A LOT MORE CUSTOMERS WHO WILL KEEP COMING BACK TO YOUR WEBSITE(AND TELLING THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT IT) WHENEVER THEY WANT TO 'CF' SOMETHING!!!
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IDEA/INVENTION-TO-MARKET COMPANY:
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I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE NEED FOR AN HONEST/COMPETENT 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' INVENTION SERVICE/COMPANY WHEN I WAS BILKED OUT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SOME 40 YEARS AGO BY AN UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANY WHO PROMISED TO HELP ME GET AN INVENTION OF MINE(THEY WERE THE 'DAVISON' OF THEIR DAY). BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' SEGMENT OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR HAS BEEN,AND STILL IS,DOMINATED BY BOGUS/CHARLETON COMPANIES WHO ARE IN THE BUSINESS STRICTLY TO FLEECE THE NAIVE/TRUSTING/UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC OUT OF EVERY CENT THAT THEY CAN,IN RETURN FOR DOING BASICALLY NOTHING IN RETURN OF ANY CONSEQUENCE FOR THEM.
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IT IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION WHY THE SEC(OR SOME COMPARABLE GOVERNMENT AGENCY) HASN'T DONE ANYTHING IN OVER HALF A CENTURY TO STOP THESE UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANIES FROM BILKING THE PUBLIC, AS THEIR UNETHICAL/ILLEGAL METHODS ARE EASILY DETECTABLE BY ANYONE WITH AN IQ ANYWHERE ABOVE THE PLANT LIFE LEVEL!
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AMERICANS SPEND MULTIPLIED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR ATTEMPTING TO GET THEIR 'IDEAS'/INVENTIONS TO THE MARKETPLACE. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOOD,DECENT HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO WILL ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF 'IDEAS' FOR NEW &/OR IMPROVED INVENTIONS IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. WITHIN REASON, THESE PEOPLE WILL BEG,BORROW &/OR WORK A SECOND JOB JUST TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEIR 'IDEA' CAN MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT ARE LEGITIMATE IN DOING SOME OF THE SEVERAL STEPS/STAGES THAT AN 'IDEA' MUST GO THRU IN ORDER TO HAVE A REALISTIC CHANCE TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE COMPANY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR THOSE INVENTORS TO GET THEIR 'IDEA' TO THE MARKETPLACE(WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!!!)!!!!
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MOST OF THESE PEOPLE , NOT ONLY MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME,MONEY OR INTEREST, BUT ALSO LACK THE SKILL/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERTISE THAT IT TAKES TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO DO ALL OF THE NECESSARY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THEIR 'IDEA' TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE. REALIZING THIS, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE, NOT ONLY DON'T MIND PAYING A FAIR & REASONABLE PRICE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR THEM, THEY WOULD MUCH PREFER IT, AS LONG AS THEY ARE GETTING THEIR MONEYS WORTH.
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CONSIDERING THE HALF CENTURY THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THESE BOGUS COMPANIES, IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PROVEN MARKET EXISTS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A LEGITIMATE COMPANY LIKE THE ONE JUST DESCRIBED. WHY ONE DOESN'T EXIST AS YET IS AMAZING TO ME TO SAY THE LEAST,ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE IT WOULD BE TO START ONE UP.
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT IF A COMPANY OF ANY KIND WAS COMPLETELY HONEST AND 'TRANSPARENT' IN EVERY WAY, THAT IT'S SUCCESS WOULD BE LIMITED ONLY BY THE QUALITY OF THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT WAS USED TO PROMOTE ITSELF. WITHOUT A NATIONAL AWARENESS OF IT'S EXISTENCE, THE SUCCESS OF A COMPANY LIKE THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED/LESSENED, AND IT'S CHANCES FOR MAXIMUM SUCCESS ARE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT.
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I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF A COMPANY OF THIS KIND WERE TO OPEN UP BASED ON THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE, THAT WITHIN A 3-5 YEAR TIMEFRAME, IT WOULD NOT ONLY DOMINATE THIS SECTOR OF THE MARKET, IT WOULD ALSO BE DOING SOCIETY A BIG FAVOR BY RUNNING ALL OF THE BOGUS COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR RIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS!!!
1)INTERNET 'DIRECTORY':
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THE INTERNET IS GROWING MUCH FASTER THAN IT'S PROPER ORGANIZATION IS, AND THERE IS REALLY NO EXCUSE FOR IT AS THERE ARE SO MANY EASILY DEVISED WAYS AND MEANS TO MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER/FASTER/BETTER!!!!
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The listing/organizing of ALL BLOGS/WEBSITES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB according to their particular 'genre' is a classic example of my contention. I don't know why it hasn't already been done(especially given how easily it would be to do so, given today's technology), but there is a big void existing on the WORLD WIDE WEB in the form of there not being a way to be able to easily/quickly find any/every blog/website that exists on the WORLD WIDE WEB, according to their particular category/classification/genre/'subject'/etc., etc.!!!!
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2) PERSONAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM:
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Every day of the year you read/hear literally dozens of stories in the news about robberies, rapes, kidnappings, personal attacks and shootings of all kinds, making SECURITY something that I believe most people would consider a very important area of not only their lives, but that of their loved ones as well, and, consequently, will to do everything possible to make them as safe as possible.
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When you couple the dismal economic conditions that are plaguing not only the citizens of this country, but those of the rest of the world as well (with no relief in sight in the foreseeable future) with government's global 'push' to make it unlawful for anyone to carry a personal firearm of any kind, NEVER HAS THE GLOBAL WANT/NEED FOR A DEPENDABLE, HI-TECH PERSONAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM EVER BEEN MORE NECESSARY THAN IT IS TODAY!! .
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I have been watching for the last few years as more 'personal security' type systems are being introduced, both in the form of cell phone 'apps' as well as 'pendants' worn around the neck(mainly for the sick and elderly)which when 'pressed' in the case of an emergency, they notify a call-center via 'wireless technology' that someone needs help. For a 'system' like this to work properly, SPEED AND RELIABILITY are key components that it must possess, and having to get to either your cell phone in the event of an 'attack', or to the 'pendant' around your neck, a person might not be able to get to them in time even as accessible as they obviously are.
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My 'idea' in this regard is to transfer the cell phone 'triggering' method/mechanism and the 'push-button' pendant technology to a 'system' that employs an alarm system that can be easily and quickly triggered/activated by 'pushing' on a ring worn on the finger. For several obvious reasons, in almost any projected situation, sounding the alarm for help would be much more practical in every way by 'pushing' on a ring on your finger (using the thumb on the same finger that the ring is on to push it) as opposed to having to reach for your cell phone or push a pendant around your neck.
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The 'heart' of this system will be a cell phone size 'device' that can be worn anywhere on the body(but I suggest wearing it on a belt in the 'small' of your back making it almost impossible for a 'perpetrator' to take it off the owner). When 'accosted' be someone, the owner simply pushes on the ring, which in almost every situation of being attacked, because of the easily/quickly accessed 'ring' feature, the 'perpetrator' will find it virtually impossible to stop the owner from being able to sound the alarm. Once the ring is 'pushed', it both sets off the ABSOLUTELY LOUDEST POSSIBLE SOUND that is possible to come up with using today's 'sound' technology, and it also notifies a 'call center' of some kind where GPS technology can pinpoint the owner’s exact location. Once this loud alarm is set off the 'perpetrator can't 'silence' it without tearing if completely apart (assuming he can find it and get it off the owner in the short time before help arrives) and he will also know that the authorities have already been summoned and are on the way.
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5)AFTER A HALF CENTURY OF OBSERVATION COMBINED WITH WHAT I SEE HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC/EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MANY PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES STARTING UP NEW 'BUSINESS MODELS' WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LONG ESTABLISHED BUSINESS SECTORS, BASED ON THE CONCEPT/PREMISE OF UTILIZING PART TIME/FULL TIME/'ON-CALL'/NO BENEFITS TYPE WORKERS---THE NEW "SHARING ECONOMY" if you will:
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1)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED 'DEVICE' ANY PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'TOW TRUCK', WHICH WITH THE PROPER UTILIZATION/CO-ORDINATION OF 'ON-CALL' EMPLOYEES CAN FORM THE FOUNDATION OF A'DISCOUNT' TOW SERVICE.
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2)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED TRAILER A PERSONS PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'MINI 16 WHEELER' FOR THE LOCAL/LONG HAUL DELIVERY OF RELATIVELY LIGHT WEIGHT MERCHANDISE, THEREBY PROVIDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, filling the ever expanding gap between the number of 'long haul' truck drivers that are needed each year, as compared to the number applying each year!!
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5)THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINGLE UNIT BUSINESS'S IN THE FOLLOWING 6 CONSUMER RELATED INDUSTRIES THAT ARE BASICALLY 'FRAGMENTED' AND HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS VERY LITTLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THESE SECTORS ARE:
1)BARBER SHOPS
2)RE-SALE SHOPS
3)PAWN SHOPS
4)'JUNK YARDS'
5)'LOCAL' HOTELS-MOTELS
6)AUTO REPAIR PLACES.
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PREVENTING ABORTIONS:
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A website that connects/introduces girls/woman who are contemplating having an abortion with the millions of couples worldwide who are waiting long periods of time to adopt newborn babies by waiting their turn in line at adoption agencies. These couples will pay for all of the girls expenses while she is waiting to have the baby, and then will give her some some money at the time of the adoption. If this website is set up properly and in a 'dignified' manner, and 'MARKETED' properly, it can save the lives of countless babies every year!!
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CELL PHONE 'APP':
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Finally, a cell phone 'APP', that will allow someone--WHO IS EITHER TOO EMBARRASSED TO SAY ANYTHING IN PERSON, OR FOR SOME OTHER REASON IS UNABLE TO DISCREETLY LET THEM KNOW--to find out if someone who they have a secret desire/longing to get to know better, feels the same about them--all done WITH SUCH COMPLETE ANONYMITY that, not only will they never have to worry about anyone ever finding out about their secret desire, EVEN THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE 'POSTING' WAS MEANT WILL NEVER GET TO SEE IT unless they have also 'posted' THAT SAME DESIRE TO GET TO KNOW THAT PERSON BETTER, at which time THEY WILL BOTH BE NOTIFIED SIMULTANEOUSLY of their mutual desire to get to know each other better!!!!!!!!!
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A POSSIBLE 'CYBER TYPE GAMBLING VENUE:
Several years ago I noticed how many people played the state lottery $1.00 'scratch off' game, and it only took them a minute or so in order to determine if they won or lost. It didn't seem quite fair to me that for a dollar they only got such a small amount of time to enjoy the fun/thrill/excitement(or whatever other type of 'feelings' that people get from engaging in this form of gambling). It was for this reason that I came up with a handheld game(this was before cell phone 'APPS'even existed)that would give it's players the same basic gambling 'game' for about 10 cents a game!!
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Unfortunately, at that time the gambling 'laws' made the implementation of this 'game' impossible. A lot of the gambling 'laws' have changed in the last few years, but even if it becomes necessary to 'headquarter' it offshore somewhere, this venture can be a very profitable one--even by giving those that play this game TEN TIMES A BETTER DEAL than they can get from any of the state lotteries in this country!!!!
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PROPOSED STARTUP VENTURES:
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5)AFTER A HALF CENTURY OF OBSERVATION COMBINED WITH WHAT I SEE HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC/EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MANY PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES STARTING UP NEW 'BUSINESS MODELS' WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LONG ESTABLISHED BUSINESS SECTORS, BASED ON THE CONCEPT/PREMISE OF UTILIZING PART TIME/FULL TIME/'ON-CALL'/NO BENEFITS TYPE WORKERS---THE NEW "SHARING ECONOMY" if you will:
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1)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED 'DEVICE' ANY PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'TOW TRUCK', WHICH WITH THE PROPER UTILIZATION/CO-ORDINATION OF 'ON-CALL' EMPLOYEES CAN FORM THE FOUNDATION OF A'DISCOUNT' TOW SERVICE.
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2)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED TRAILER A PERSONS PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'MINI 16 WHEELER' FOR THE LOCAL/LONG HAUL DELIVERY OF RELATIVELY LIGHT WEIGHT MERCHANDISE, THEREBY PROVIDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, filling the ever expanding gap between the number of 'long haul' truck drivers that are needed each year, as compared to the number applying each year!!
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3)THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINGLE UNIT BUSINESS'S IN THE FOLLOWING 6 CONSUMER RELATED INDUSTRIES THAT ARE BASICALLY 'FRAGMENTED' AND HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS VERY LITTLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THESE SECTORS ARE:
1)BARBER SHOPS
2)RE-SALE SHOPS
3)PAWN SHOPS
4)'JUNK YARDS'
5)'LOCAL' HOTELS-MOTELS
6)AUTO REPAIR PLACES.
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4)EMPLOYEE 'SUGGESTION BOX':
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT WITH THE PROPER "INCENTIVE" THE AMERICAN WORKER COULD, IN LESS THAN A GENERATION, REVOLUTIONIZE THE EFFICIENCY/PROFICIENCY IN ALL SECTORS OF EVERY INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY. I PROPOSE A COMPANY THAT DESIGNS/FORMULATES A COMPREHENSIVE 'EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION BOX' TYPE OF PROGRAM BASED ON THE BASIC CONCEPT/PREMISE OF REWARDING EMPLOYEES WHOSE 'IDEAS' ARE EVENTUALLY ACCEPTED FOR IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THEIR COMPANY, with a reasonable/respectable amount of the money that it saves/makes their company over a reasonable amount of time(possibly a year or a decade).
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THIS COMPANY OFFERS TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM AND RUN/MANAGE IT FOR COMPANIES OF EVERY KIND ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY FOR A FEE &/OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SAVED/MADE BY IMPLEMENTED 'IDEAS'.
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I firmly believe that once employees realize that they may well even become millionaires if their company successfully uses one of their 'ideas', that you will see such an out pouring of 'ideas' that will allow that company to be within 3 years, operating as efficiently as is possible within the limits of existing knowledge & technology!!!
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It will be, of course, be necessary for this 'start up' to be able to devise an acceptable 'formula/algorithm' that is capable of adequately determining how much the vast array of 'ideas' that they will have to evaluate will make &/or save the equally vast array of companies that they are going to be dealing with--BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL ALL BE WORTH THE TIME, EFFORT & MONEY THAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE THIS 'START UP' A SUCCESS!!! .
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MISSCELLANEOUS:
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A startup based on the premise/concept of being able to 'transfer' smaller amounts of money, as low as a dollar via the internet at virtually NO COST to the sender.
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PREVENTING ABORTIONS:
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A website that connects/introduces girls/woman who are contemplating having an abortion with the millions of couples worldwide who are waiting long periods of time to adopt newborn babies by waiting their turn in line at adoption agencies. These couples will pay for all of the girls expenses while she is waiting to have the baby, and then will give her some more money at the time of the adoption. If this website is set up properly and in a 'dignified' manner, and 'MARKETED' properly, it can save the lives of countless babies every year!!
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A BLUE COLLAR 'DAY LABOR' AGENCY THAT PROVIDES IT'S 'WORKERS-IN-WAITING' A NICE CLEAN PLACE TO WAIT WITH A FEW INEXPENSIVE 'AMENITIES', AND THE ABILITY TO PAY THEM 2 OR 3 DOLLARS AN HOUR FOR WAITING(WHETHER OR NOT THEY GET CALLED)WHICH WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF FUTURE EARNINGS.
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A WEBSITE WHERE FOR A REASONABLE DAILY/WEEKLY/MONTHLY FEE PEOPLE CAN POST THEIR PARTICULAR USER/OWNER GENERATED CONTENT, KNOWING THAT WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT IT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WILL GO TO THIS WEBSITE FIRST (BEFORE JUST RANDOMLY SURFING FOR THE PARTICULAR CONTENT THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR)TO SEE WHY THE OWNER OF THAT 'CONTENT' FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO PAY MONEY TO HAVE IT HEARD/SEEN.
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A CHAIN OF BARBER SHOPS THAT CHARGED BY THE TIME RATHER THAN THE JOB.
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THE 'PAYDAY LOAN' SECTOR IS CHARGING EXTREMELY HIGH RATES TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY IT THE LEAST. I PROPOSE A NATIONWIDE CHAIN OF 'PAYDAY LOAN' STORES THAT CHARGES SUBSTANTIALLY LESS AND OFFERS THOSE WHO WANT OUT OF THEIR EXISTING LOANS THE CHANCE FOR US TO PAY IT OFF FOR THEM AT A MUCH SMALLER RATE.
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I HAVE LONG BEEN IN AWE OF THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VARIOUS MARTIAL ARTS FORMS. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THEY ARE BASED WERE PROPERLY 'ADJUSTED' SO THAT THEY COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY 'TRANSFERRED' TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SPORT OF BOXING, THAT THEY COULD PRODUCE CHAMPIONS IN ALL WEIGHT DIVISIONS LIKE NO OTHERS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN.
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INVENTIONS:
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DESK-N-REST:
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This is an idea for a small, rugged, compact, portable, lightweight, collapsible 'device'(about the size of a small laptop and made out of plastic &/or light metal) that unsnaps, unfolds and 'telescopes out' into a 'workstation'/'headrest' for anybody sitting in a chair/seat for any length of time. It can either be a 'workstation' for writing, reading or holding a laptop at the exact height and angle for different size people, or 'morphed' into a device that will allow you a reasonably comfortable way to rest or 'nap' for awhile.
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After you have finished writing, reading or using your lab top, you may feel like taking a nap or just resting awhile. By quickly adjusting/'re-arranging' some of the 'hinged, folding and 'telescoping' parts to the proper position, you can make it into a 'resting place' where you can rest your arms in several possible positions and either put your head down at the most comfortable height for you(like kids do on their desks at school), or you could simply adjust it to the proper height to fold your arms in front of you at a comfortable height and have a 'telescoping' rod keep your head from falling forward (with a soft rubber end next to your head)if you should fall asleep(which is the most common reason that causes someone to be awakened in cases like this).
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The easiest way to describe this 'invention' is to imagine that you are sitting in any type of a chair. The first step is take this 'device'(which appears to be a 'tray' about the size of a closed laptop)and 'unfold' it's one 'telescoping leg'(which is in the middle and at one side of the bottom of it). Secondly, turn the 'tray' over and continue to 'telescope' it out so that the 'leg' is sitting on the floor between your legs and then 'locking' it in place(to prevent it from slipping/'wobbling' around)with a 'retractable belt'(which is permanently fastened to the 'leg' of the device at the height of your lap)by pulling the belt out and around you, and then securing it to the other side of the leg next to the other side of the belt, which, when you pull it tight, it will 'stableize' the 'tray' enough that it won't slip/'wobble' when you put weight on it-- to give the 'device' more 'stability'(to keep it from leaning too far toward the person), it may be necessary to have a 'telescoping' rod come out of the 'device' and 'push up' against the stomach area of the person(in other words you are doing this to BOTH 'equalize' the tendency of the device to want to fall forward off the chair, AS WELL AS to help keep it from 'wobbling', because of it's 'off-center' design--it might be necessary to stabilize it even further, by having a 'latch' that unfolds parallel to the ground from each side of the 'leg' at about 8 inches from the ground, to go behind the user's legs).
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With a slight modification this 'device' can also be used for kids who may be 'cooped up' in the back seat of a car for any length of time(or for use with any type seat that 'leans back' more than a standard chair might)to provide them a 'desk' to use for the same reasons as the above described one is for. Rather than having the end of the 'telescoping leg' sit on the floor, have it instead sit on the chair in the space between the legs, and have a couple of 6-8 inch long thin plastic strips(that are fastened to the 'leg' near the bottom of it)slip under each leg of the person to keep the 'device' from falling off the chair.
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MULTI-SHOE:
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I got this idea when 3 things happened to me in the same week. First of all,I had to throw away a pair of shoes simply because the heel on one of them was worn down,even though the rest of each shoe was perfectly fine. Secondly,a friend of mine was showing me all of the shoes that she had for different occasions. Thirdly,another friend of mine was throwing out a pair of old bowling shoes that he didn't want anymore, and I saw something that I had never seen on a pair of shoes before:the complete sole of the shoe could 'peel-off' because it was being held there by velcro.
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That's when I had that 'AH-HA' moment,as I hadn't realized that velcro was strong enough for things like that. Why not have a 'base' pair of shoes with velcro properly placed at certain places on the top, bottom and sides of it. By having various 'modules' that are also equipped with properly placed velcro, you can change the look/design/style of that 'base' pair of shoes to any number of different ones simply by 'sticking'/positioning the 'modules' to their proper place on the 'base' pair of shoes.
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Using this basic concept/premise you can have shoes that simply have replaceable 'heels',or ones that can be made to look like dozens of different style shoes,ALL WHILE WEARING a pair of shoes that you have finely 'broken-in' and feel comfortable in!!!
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POWER AIR WASHER:
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Over the years I have seen many uses for power washers,but I have also noticed that there are many uses/jobs that can't be done with them(mostly inside jobs)because of the 'mess' that the water would cause. These jobs include the many types of delicate &/or hard to reach 'crevice' areas that are hard to 'detail',as well as hard to reach light fixtures,fans,ornaments,etc. I believe that this 'problem' could be solved by having a POWER AIR WASHER that combines/integrates small amounts of water with the power air stream. This device(probably in two sizes with one for bigger jobs and the other for smaller ones)will be,more or less,like a 'sandblaster',with the water acting as the 'sand'.
This device will have several 'streams' of air,ranging from a solid one to a 'spray'(each of which,in turn,can be adjusted from a strong air stream to a weaker one). This can be done by the water coming out of the same nozzle as the air,or by a nozzle of it's own that encircles the air nozzle to make the 'mixture' homogeneous.
It's unlikely that you'll ever need more than a 10 to 1 mixture of air to water(10 parts air,1 part water)but it should be able to be adjusted to have several choices when it comes to the air/water ratio/mixture.
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TAN-ALL:
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I got the following idea when a friend of mine said that she went to get an 'all-over' tan at a tanning salon because she didn't have access to a secluded place where she could feel comfortable sunbathing in the nude. It was about that time that I was doing some yard work out in the hot sun,wearing an old shirt with a few small holes in it. I noticed that after a couple of days in the sun that I was starting to get a tan on my arms and chest where the holes were in the shirt(but,obviously nowhere else).
Thats when I got that 'AH-HA' moment and it hit me that you might be able to come up with a shirt &/or pants that had small holes over their entire surface(or possibly use some kind of 'mesh' cloth)so that you couldn't see anybody's 'private parts',but might let you get an 'all-over' tan. I reasoned that if you weren't laying still outside in the sun trying to get a tan,but ,rather,were moving around wearing these clothes where the holes wouldn't be staying in the same place as they would be if you were laying still,that you might end up in a few hours getting an 'all-over' tan(as opposed to a 'polka-dot' one that you would get if you layed still and the holes in your clothes never moved to a different spot on your body).
I've tried a few 'mesh' type fabrics and they work well,but if you WANTED TO START UP A SMALL LINE OF MENS AND WOMANS 'TANNING CLOTHES',you might want to use a more 'fashionable' type fabric that still works well and won't allow anyone to see through it. With some 'clothes' like these a person can get an 'all-over' tan without having to spend hours at a tanning salon or laying in the sun(assuming that you could find an accesable place to sunbathe in the buff). .
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CARNIVAL TYPE ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS:
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I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE LAST HALF CENTURY THAT PEOPLE LOVE GOING TO 'CARNIVAL' TYPE EVENTS WHERE THEY CAN EAT DIFFERENT 'SNACK. FOODS, PLAY 'ARCADE GAMES AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, RIDE THE VARIOUS 'CARNIVAL' TYPE RIDES THAT YOU SEE AT FAIRS AND OTHER LIKE TYPE EVENTS.
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IF THE FOLLOWING FEW THINGS CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY DONE(AND THEY CAN)THEN THIS TYPE OF 'ENTERTAINMENT' TYPE CENTER CAN BE SET UP IN HUNDREDS OF CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BE VERY SUCCESSFUL--THE KEY THING IS TO BRING THE COST OF A 'OUTING' DOWN TO WHERE THE AVERAGE PERSON/FAMILY CAN EASILY AFFORD TO GO SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH BY USING THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND USING INNOVATIVE 'OUT-OF-THE-BOX' TYPE THINKING TO BRING FOOD/BEVERAGE PRICES DOWN, AND THEN BY TIMING/AUTOMATING BOTH THE ARCADE GAMES AND THE RIDES TO THE MAX SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN GET LONGER PLAY AND RIDE TIMES(WHICH SHOULD BE DESIGNED SO THAT ONE PERSON CAN OPERATE 2 OR 3 GAMES/RIDES AT A TIME).
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THESE 'AMUSEMENT ENTERS' CAN BE BUILT TO FIT INTO ANY NEIGHBORHOOD "DECOR", IN A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA(about the size of your average Wal-Mart), AND COVERED SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. BY 'COMBINING/INTEGRATING' TOGETHER THE 'THRILL' OF SEVERAL KEY RIDES, YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF SPACE WITHOUT SACRIFICING ANY OF THE 'THRILLS' OF ANY OF THE RIDES.
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TOW TRUCK:
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Using the same basic 'business model' as the Uber one, I believe it would be a very profitable 'start up' venture to have a TOWING business, whereby the public can get a SIGNIFICANT price break when their vehicle needs a tow. With the creation of a simple 'add-on' device hooked to the back of virtually any type of medium size vehicle, it can be transformed into a makeshift 'TOW TRUCK' capable of towing any size automobile--this 'device' would be rented to those who qualified as acceptable drivers. The drivers would have to meet the same type of requirements that an Uber driver must meet before they are hired as drivers, as well as being able to understand the basics of how to properly 'hook-up' a vehicle to be towed.
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DROWNING PREVENTION DETECTOR:
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YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT IN THIS COUNTRY ALONE, SEVERAL HUNDRED CHILDREN DROWN IN UNATTENDED SWIMMING POOLS--this 'invention' is designed to address this issue(if something like this already exists, it's 'owners' are doing a very poor job of marketing it, WHICH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS IS COMING UP WITH LIFE SAVING IDEA ITSELF).
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Based on the 'Principle' described below, and despite the ABSENCE of a 'prototype', the following 'description' is all that is necessary for those knowledgeable in the required/necessary 'technologies', to bring this 'idea' to successful fruition:
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Using the latest in 'board technology/accelerometers/gyroscope technology, create a device that will float on a swimming pool, which when it detects any unusual/out of the ordinary 'movement' as far as any 'splash' movement(someone falling into the pool)will sound any number of possible 'alarms'--how many 'alarms' can be determined by the owner of the pool, and can include video of the pool/pool area. This 'product' can be simple or more complex, BUT IT ALL DOES THE SAME JOB, WHICH IS PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE WITH JUST THIS SIMPLE DESCRIPTION!!
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MISCELLANEOUS STARTUP BUSINESS VENTURES:.
1)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard time bending down far enough to put on their socks, so that they don't have to bend over at all!!
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2)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard
time bending over far enough to take off their socks, so that they don't have to bend over at all!!
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3)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard time reaching/washing various parts of their body while taking a shower, so that they can wash their whole body from the front--WITHOUT HAVING TO BEND OVER AT ALL!!
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4)a 'device' to shield a persons face from the "pain' associated when walking on those cold, snowy, wintery days, so that you will never feel that
cold wind!!
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5)a 'device' to help smokers from throwing away the unsmoked part of their cigarettes.
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6)a 'device' that will be of use to those who like to bowl.
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7)a small, simple, one piece 'device' made of strong 'extruded' plastic that has dozens of potential uses in stores, warehouses and anyplace that 'moves' any kind of merchandise on a regular basis.
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8)a self-service 'device' that allows cats to get their own fresh running water--this is based on a
'phenomenon' that I have witnessed on many occasions with many different cats, which if further research proves it to be a 'common' trait among cats(and possibly even among dogs)will increase the value of this 'device' a hundred fold!!!
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9)a 'power washer' that uses 'power air' as the main source of cleaning with various amounts of water 'merged' in with it for a variety of jobs/chores where water can't be used &/or would
be too messy.
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10)alight weight 'device' about the size of a netbook to be used by those who have to sit in a seat/chair for long periods of time(long bus rides and plane flights for example)that can be used-without 'violating' anyone elses space-to serve as a platform to set/use your computer or read or write on, and then can quickly and easily be 'adjusted' to form a couple of relatively comfortable ways to take a nap on!!!
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11)a host of new 'devices' and other pieces of equipment and equipment systems to
improve the speed, efficiency and productivity in the kitchens of all sectors of the food service industry.
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12)a backyard device/game that mimics the 'sport' of log rolling.
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13)a parachute that is big enough to be 'packed' by the owner and then shot out of a 10 foot high tube to gain altitude and then it can either float back to earth on it's own or be 'guided' via the use of wireless technology.
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14)two equipment 'systems' that employ a novel/innovative way to keep score can give the 'backyard' versions of the olympic sports of boxing and fencing a significant resurgence in
interest/participation(I can envision local/regional/national 'tournamounts' in various age groups if promoted properly).
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15)a small simple device about the size of a cigarette lighter for those who smoke and don't want to throw away a cigarette that is only half smoked if they don't have time to smoke it all at once--it has a 'clipper' on one side to cut off the end of the cigarette, and a 'storage ' compartment on the other end for putting the used cigarette in until they use it next time.
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CONCEPTS/PREMISE'S FOR RADIO/TV SHOWS:
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The following concepts/premise's could have several variations and much consideration should be given to charging 'entry fees' as they could add a lot of revenue and possibly make a profit on their own:
21)a TV show almost EXACTLY like american idol but with ACTING as the basic structure rather than singing.
22)a TV show where people send in videos of themselves singing or acting and the winners will be voted on by the public, with 'appropriate' prizes awarded.
23)a TV show where aspiring 'song writers' send in videos of themselves(or someone of their choosing)singing songs that they have written.
24)a TV show where people pick from a list of companies who solicit TV commercials and then send in their videos of their 'version' of a given commercial. Possibly have a segment for RADIO commercials that won't work on film/video.
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A NEW KIND OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING WEBSITE/PLATFORM:
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I have always believed that the solution to the vast majority of the problems facing all sectors of our society exist in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people in all walks of life, the world over. So it is no surprise that from the very first time that I learned of Crowd Funding a few years ago I said to myself(and posted it on several 'discussion' websites)that when all of the 'kinks' have been worked out of the EQUITY sector of it, that it would eventually become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world!!!
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After much thought and contemplation I realize that it will take a lot of innovative, old fashioned, 'out-of-the-box' type of thinking, using all the many benefits of, and lessons learned, from 'Crowd Sourcing', to work out all of the multiple intricate details that will be required to create the kind of a CF 'platform' which will be able to even come close to successfully fulfilling this promise. If the legal aspects related to it can be properly settled, and although there are many other things that must be successfully overcome in order for this 'platform' to become a reality, there is no reason why they can't be, as there is nothing of an impossible nature involved in doing so, as there is no need for any kind of knowledge or technology that doesn't already exist.
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The premise for the kind of CF website/platform that it would take to fulfill this promise came to me while I was reading about the proliferation of various global 'crowd sourced' type programs of all kinds which used the WILLING help & ideas of tens of thousands of people(who weren't getting paid anything)to solve problems or create 'solutions' to a vast array of 'projects' in all sectors of society---the one I am suggesting would be one based on this same principle but where those who participated in the 'crowd sourcing' of a project could also be 'co-founders'/'partners' in it as well!!
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It makes logical sense that if people are willing to spend their time, effort & knowledge 'crowd sourcing' projects that won't benefit them in any material way, what would they be willing to do if they had the chance to 'crowd source' an idea that they liked(either theirs or someone else's)which they could also be 'co-founders'/'partners' in, right from the 'idea' stage right on through to it's implementation into the 'marketplace' and then right on to its continuing operation on a day to day basis, WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT BEING DONE VIA THE INTERNET!!!
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In order for this kind of a website to ever have a chance to become reality it will first be necessary to find out with regard to 'start up' ventures in general, just how the major global SEC type governing bodies define/differentiate between simply being 'investors' in them as opposed to being actual 'partners'/'co-founders' in them---in other words, it will be necessary to find a way that, at least in the beginning, will possibly let tens of thousands of people become 'partners'/'co-founders' in a 'start up' venture without conflicting with &/or being subjected to any SEC rules/regulations as they relate to simply being investors in them.
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The three main reasons, of many, why 'Equity Crowd Funding' has the realistic potential to become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world, are the following:
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1)there are vast regions of the world where there aren't many, if any, 'organized' VC/'angel' or other type venues of this nature that even fund 'startups'.
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2)Having to be under the jurisdiction of SEC type entities and subject to their rules & regulations results in the amount of money that it takes just to initiate a reputable equity CF campaign costing a few thousand dollars to cover the costs of various fees, permits and other type initial payments that need to be paid to applicable agencies as well as to the CF platform itself---this amount is too much for most 'start ups' to pay, and which will in combination with several other factors, result in vast numbers of potentially successful 'start ups' to never even get the chance to be seen by anyone, much less ever getting the chance to be considered for any type of actual funding.
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3)funding for 'startups', even in the best locations and under the best of circumstances, isn't that easy to acquire---consider the following fact: each year a lot less less than 1 in a thousand proposed 'start up' business ventures that would like to be funded are ever even looked at &/or considered for 'outside' funding, and for every thousand that do get looked at, only 6 or 7 of those are ever funded, and finally out of every thousand 'start ups' that eventually get funded, only about 100 of them end up being what is considered 'SUCCESSFUL'!!!
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4)because of the internet's vast global reach, this CF 'platform' will be be able to address the 'start up' funding needs of a 'global' audience, so that every single person in the world who has any kind of a legal money making venture/proposition which they would like to find funding for, will have easy access to a way to do so.
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5)because the original 'founder' of a proposed 'start up' will be seeking 'partners'/'co-founders' for their 'start up' as opposed to simply looking for 'contributors' to it or for 'investors in it, they won't have the need for as an extensive 'social media' following that most CF 'platforms' say is necessary in order to have a reasonable chance for any type of CF campaign to become successful--which, of course, requires a lot of time and effort to 'assemble' one properly.
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Globally, there are millions of first time 'wannabe'entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts,
minds, bodies AND 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise. Unfortunately however, most of these neophyte entrepreneurs, like me, for any number of legitimate reasons, simply don't have many(if any at all) of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise(or, for that matter, even creating/managing a 'quality' CF campaign).
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In the end, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it out there into the 'marketplace', will relinquishing a certain amount of equity/control in the venture by making them 'partners'/'co-founders' in it.
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Most founders of a 'start up' are very reluctant to relinquish much equity &/or control in their particular venture even to acquire the funding that they must have in order to give it a fair chance at success. HOWEVER, IF THEY CAN BE MADE TO DEFINITIVELY UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ABOVE FACTS/STATISTICS and their potential repercussions with regard to how few proposed 'start ups' actually ever get funded, it should DEFINITIVELY PROVE TO THEM THAT having to give up some of both equity and control in their 'start up' is their only realistic chance to see it ever become reality, and that this CF platform is their best chance of attaining that success.
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It doesn't take a 'rocket scientist' to understand the various implications of just what these above facts/ figures/statistics means when it comes to the various 'obstacles' that these 'neophyte' entrepreneurs will have to face in order to have any reasonable chance to be successful with their 'start up' ventures-in other words, how can they be expected on their own to be very successful with their 'start up' venture when they have no money, expertise or experience in the business sector---when the above statistics show very clearly that every year even the very best ventures picked by the very best 'experts' and headed by fully qualified 'teams' that are backed by millions of dollars of investment capital can't even be successful more than 10% of the time??
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The following 4 'sectors' are among the most important of many that must be successfully addressed in order for this CF 'platform' to have any chance of working properly:
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1)a key to the success of this type of CF website/platform will be coming up with a 'foolproof' type of voting system whereby all internal factors not covered by permanently stated rules/regulations and other SOP's will be decided by a majority vote of the 'co-founders' themselves(from the pay of the 'physical' management team to how much a persons disputed 'sweat equity' is worth in company shares, as well as 'firing' any 'partners' who cause problems and how much to compensate them for the work that they have already done, etc.).
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2)Many of the ventures that will be posted on this website, if they are successful in their funding campaign, will eventually need several people to have an actual 'physical' presence out there in the 'real world', who will be responsible for all of the 'physical' duties related to the 'day to day operation/management' of the venture which can't be done via the internet(it may be necessary for these people to re-locate, depending on the nature of the venture)---all of the 'partners' in this venture are eligible to put in their 'resume' for any of the open 'physical' positions, which will be selected by a vote of all of the 'partners' in the venture(who will also decide, among other things, the number of people necessary to be on this 'physical team', as well as their yearly compensation).
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3)The amount of 'equity' the 'owner' is willing to relinquish to any 'partners'/'co-founders' that want to be a part of his venture(assuming that, at the end of the 'campaign', the necessary amount of money has been raised to continue with it), each 'partner'/'co-founder's share of equity will be determined by both the amount of money that they 'invested' in it---relative to the total amount invested in it---as well as the dollar amount of 'sweat equity' type of work that they have contributed to it, a figure which, like several other aspects of this 'platform', will be determined by a yet to be created 'algorithm' type of 'formula'.
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4)All aspects of this 'platform' must be set up to run like a 'well oiled machine' that will accommodate thousands of people working together for the common purpose of successfully creating the proposed business enterprise that they are all 'co-founders'/'partners' in.
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I believe that if you have hundreds/thousands of people who believe in a 'start up' venture enough to voluntarily put up their own time, effort & money to see it become a success, and you have a working platform that is conducive to allowing all aspects of the creation of the 'start up' to proceed smoothly, you can be sure that if there is as big a market out there for their product &/or service as all the 'partners' in the venture obviously believe that there is, they will all be trying their absolute best to try and make it a success---and somewhere among them, there will be several of them that are proficient enough in all of the necessary 'skill sets' required to get the job done right.
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In the end, based on the available statistics thus far in this relatively new sector of EQUITY CROWD FUNDING, most of the proposed 'start up' ventures that will be posted on this website are never going to be successful in the 'marketplace', but JUST BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT FACT, ALTHOUGH IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE VERY DISAPPOINTING, WILL GIVE IT'S 'FOUNDER(S)' AN ELEMENT OF 'CLOSURE'/'PEACE OF MIND' KNOWING THAT, AT LEAST, IT WAS GIVEN THE ABSOLUTE FAIREST OF CHANCES TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY BEING PUT OUT THERE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT &/OR BE WILLING TO PAY FOR!!!!!
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So in closing, let me just say that despite the many daunting 'challenges' that need to be overcome in order to make this 'start up' venture a success, the many potential positive results of something like this becoming a success will have many far reaching positive implications/ramifications in all areas of both the 'start up' sector of business, as well as in many other sectors as well, and will make all of the time, effort and money expended to attain that success--and enduring all of the 'naysayers' comments on how it can never be done--well worth the 'fight'!!!
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P.S.This type of 'Crowd Funding' platform' could also be used to connect like minded people in a given 'metropolitan' area who would like to go into business for themselves but need like minded local 'partners' for the necessary money &/or for skills/expertise that they lack in order to be able accomplish it(see a more detailed description of this proposed CF website at the link below).
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CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
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When I first read about 'CROWD FUNDING several year ago(referred to in this 'description', from here on in as simply 'CF'), I said to myself(and even posted it on a few different 'discussion boards')something that I still stand by today: "When 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' becomes legal, it will eventually become THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!"
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I have been following 'CROWD FUNDING' pretty close since it's inception a few years ago, and I have even promoted 3 of my own CF campaigns, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, and the one thing I learned when creating and running/managing those 3 'CF' campaigns of mine is that CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB in itself that requires a good deal of various 'social' type skills/knowledge that your average person simply doesn't have--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' simply don't have the time &/or other 'resources' to learn.!!!!
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I have seen a lot of 'CF' campaigns that were trying to raise money for a good cause, product or service, but for whatever unknown reasons, failed anyway--there is no logical reason that they shouldn't have been a lot more successful than they turned out to be, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ended up making several times what their 'target' amount was.
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When the SEC finally finalizes all of the rules and regulations of 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', in addition to all of the 'donation', and 'reward' type ones that are operating now, there are going to be a swarm of new 'EQUITY' CF 'management' websites offering there 'services' to all of those influx of new entrepreneurs that are going to be wanting to sell equity in their various 'start up' ventures, and therefore they will need someone to run their ENTIRE 'crowd funding' campaign for them.
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The need for this kind of CF 'service' is especially needed in these cases when a 'start up' type of venture is involved. Most of the influx of the new entrepreneurs who will be seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's are going to be rather naive/inexperienced individuals with no intention of making entrepreneurship their life's work by becoming 'serial' entrepreneurs, and are going be content to be 'one hit wonders' by making a big success out of their own particular venture, and so really don't need to take the extra time and effort away from concentrating solely on their core venture by learning things that they may never even need to use more than once.
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If you want to be able to continually grow your business(rather than having them going to one of your many competitors), you are going to have to offer them SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--and although you are taking a 'calculated' risk by using the following 'business model', in the end, because if it's obvious appeal, I believe that you will come out way ahead if you do it right..
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Although I know a little bit about what needs to be done in order to make these 'ideas' a success as a 'CF campaign', I don't have the necessary 'expertise' to do it THE RIGHT WAY myself, and don't have the money to pay one of the ever growing number of 'CF managers' to do it for me, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I came up with the following 'idea' for a new type of 'CF' website(or an 'addition' to an existing one) that might well end up becoming a 'new/better way' of 'CF' SOME kinds of projects!!!
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Although most people don't have the 'upfront' money to pay a 'CF manager' to create and run a CF 'campaign' for them(as is the case with me)they could pay them possibly even more money than they presently charge as their normal 'fee' for creating and running/'managing' one, if they would simply agree to getting paid at the end of the campaign and have their 'fee' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(in return for making this concession, they will charge 2 or 3 times more money than the other 'normal' 'CF' managers/websites do)!!!
In order for this idea to work for 'donation', 'contribution' and 'equity' 'CF', it would have to be on 'CF' platforms that allow 'flexible' campaigns where you get to keep all of the money you raise during the CF 'campaign'(even if you don't reach your 'target' amount)--this way the 'campaign manager' who has agreed to create and 'manage' the CF campaign for a certain amount of money(or for a percentage of the total amount of money raised--which is to be taken out of whatever funds are raised at the end of the 'CF' campaign and AFTER THE 'CF' platform gets their share) will virtually be guaranteed to get something for their efforts.
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By doing it this way YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(and realizing that you don't get paid unless a 'CF' campaign is SUCCESSFUL, will be a very positive 'selling' point that will not be lost on perspective customers)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I believe that, in the end, IF DONE RIGHT, you have the potential to make a lot more money creating/managing 'CROWD FUNDING' campaigns by doing it this way than by charging a fixed amount--it doesn't take getting 10-20% of the CF campaigns that raise 50 thousand dollars or more, in order for you to make a nice profit. Also, by doing it this way(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I believe that you will end up getting a lot more customers who will keep coming back to your website(and telling their friends about it) whenever they want to 'CF' something!!!
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From the very first time that I learned of Crowd Funding a few years ago I said to myself(and posted it on several 'discussion' websites)that when all of the 'kinks' have been worked out of the EQUITY sector of it, that it would eventually become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world!!!......FAST FORWARD TEN YEARS LATER TO TODAY:
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We now have a material amount of real data in crowdfunding. As it turns out, the fear, uncertainty, and doubt was hot air. The transparency and social networking dynamics of crowdfunding have been excellent at keeping fraud near zero, to the point where heavy regulation will work against this new economic machine.
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The world is on the precipice of creating a trillion-dollar crowdfunding market. In Australia, the ASSOB has offered a crowdfunding investment portal since 2005. In the UK, equity crowdfunding is already in progress, with investment platforms such as Crowdcube and Seedups. And in the Netherlands, crowdfunding is ramping up with Symbid. The crowdfunding components of the American JOBS Act and the Italian Decreto Crescita are now in the process of finalizing the attendant regulation before securities crowdfunding goes live.
Industry associations are popping up everywhere, including in India, Europe, Canada, and the U.S. (CFIRA, CfPA). If you want to get an idea where things are headed, look at the travel list of the leading crowdfunding advisory team, Crowdfund Capital Advisors. Recently, they’ve visited Colombia, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, and Dubai, with upcoming visits to Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Sydney. They’ve also secured a relationship with the World Bank to study crowdfunding as a way to unlock innovation in developing countries.
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'wannabe entrepreneurs':
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Compared to the number of successful entrepreneurs presently existing out there in the world, there are thousands of times more people in the world who, for any number of legitimate reasons---some of which are alluded too below---feel that they too have an 'idea' that they believed could become a successful business enterprise if it was just given a fair chance, but 'Wannabe entrepreneurs':
1)find the challenges of getting starting way too daunting to overcome on their own;
2)'Wannabe entrepreneurs' lack some(or many)of the 'qualities' that the present day 'entrepreneurial community' deems mandatory for them to have in order to be given any serious consideration to be heard from.
3)That despite their lack of 'traditional' entrepreneurial qualifications, 'Wannabe entrepreneurs' still have the hope of eventually becoming successful entrepreneurs.
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I ask you then, considering all of the many problems that need to be solved in the world to make life better for all humanity, how can anyone who is sincere in their desire to want a better world in general, and the best for the 'start up' sector of it in particular, not believe that IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET go to COMPLETE waste, ALL OF THE 'latent' intelligence, willingness, eagerness and & limitless 'BRAIN POWER' from the millions of present & future 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the world, by not finding ways to overcome all realistic 'obstacles' that would deny them every possible opportunity to try and fulfill their various hopes & dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs, as countless others have done down through the ages!!!
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If you believe as I do in the virtually unlimited potential of 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the many forms & guises that they exist in the world---but which unless something is done to help them, will remain 'invisible' to the world, as will ALL the limitless benefits that they may have to offer---then something needs to be done to beneficially 'exploit' this limitless opportunity to it's maximum potential!!!
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I believe that a big overlooked opportunity exists out there in the 'start up' sector of business if any 'entrepreneurial' websites/publications and other entrepreneurial 'venues' would ever address any of the REAL NEEDS of the untold million of the real 'wannabe entrepreneurs' out there in the world, who, if they had access to the right kind/type of 'entity' that would actually recognize them for what they really are, and fulfill their admitted 'unconventional' desires & needs, YOU WOULD HAVE millions of loyal & committed PAYING users FOREVER!!!
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My name is Frederick Scanlin and I am a 77 year old man who has tried my entire adult life to become a successful entrepreneur, but I haven't as yet achieved that goal due to a childhood/lifelong 'deficit disorder' type of malady that severely affects BOTH my organizational abilities and my short term concentration span, as well as, most importantly, MY VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, which is, obviously, a personal 'attribute' which is almost mandatory for anyone wanting to become a successful entrepreneur---and one whose importance in virtually every area of life is vastly under rated by most people.
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Every 'man made' thing that exists in the world today is the result of being in the beginning just an 'idea' in the head/imagination of someone who believed that it could become a successful business enterprise and were willing to do everything that they were capable of doing to bring it to fruition---so before they eventually became a successful entrepreneur, EVERYONE was just an average person with an 'idea', and the desire to do something with it.
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I have always believed that the potential solutions to the vast majority of problems that plague every sector of society, are in the hearts, minds & imaginations of tens of millions of 'average' people around the world---the problem is and has always been having a viable way of both 'collecting' them in one place and evaluating them as to their realistic potential.
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In light of what has been said above, I believe that one of the biggest mistakes that all of the countless 'start up' type 'venues' make is ignoring the tens of millions of 'wannabe entrepreneurs' that exist around the world, who for any number of LEGITIMATE reasons, aren't capable ON THEIR OWN of doing anything with any of their 'ideas' for money making ventures!!
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I believe that if I didn't have the various personal 'deficiencies' as alluded to above, I would have become a very successful entrepreneur. Because then, I am the quintessential 'wannabe entrepreneur', I believe that I am qualified more than most to know that a very large & lucrative 'market' exists out there in beneficially exploiting the countless 'wannabe entrepreneurs' of the world, in the many forms & guises that they exist.
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Imagine all of the great 'ideas' for 'start up' ventures that are burning in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people around the world, that, under present 'funding' & other conditions, will not only never have a fair chance to ever get funded, but will never even give their 'founders' the 'peace of mind' & personal satisfaction of having the chance for their 'start up' to be seen by any of those people around the world who might be just as excited about it as they are, and might be interested in 'partnering' with them on it, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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There are hundreds of millions of people like this in the world, that for any number of LEGITIMATE REASONS---none of which are any fault of their own---keep them from ever even getting the chance to have the opportunity to bring their various talents/attributes to any kind of successful fruition.
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These LEGITIMATE REASONS run the entire gamut of the 'human condition', ranging from physical, mental, psychological &/or physiological concerns, to a vast array of of possible social, family, religious, educational, racial, governmental &/or environmental beliefs/restrictions/regulations. Other of these people, aside from possibly not having the time, money or education, may lack other skills, abilities, traits, talents, attributes or other characteristics that it would take to be successful in their
lives. Lastly, some of them may have been born with &/or are being forced to face, encounter, endure or live with any number of other possible negative situations, circumstances or obstacles that may inhibit them in some way or another---and consequently society is
denied the many benefits that they may have offered us in every realm of society imaginable.
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Globally, there are millions of these first time 'wanna be' entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts, minds, bodies and 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise.
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Unfortunately however, many of these neophyte entrepreneurs, for any number of legitimate reasons(most of which have been alluded too above), simply don't have many(if any at all)of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise.
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In the end however, once again, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs really want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it successfully out there into the 'marketplace', will be more than happy to relinquish a certain amount of equity/control in the venture.
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However, in order for this to ever happen, the 2 dozen 'Statement Of Facts' posted elsewhere in this correspondence, must be accepted as being TRUE, with no irreparable fallacies!!
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Quintessential 'Wannabe Entrepreneur':
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If I didn't have the various personal 'deficiencies' as alluded to above, I would have become a very successful entrepreneur. However because I am myself the quintessential 'wannabe entrepreneur', I believe that I am qualified more than most to know that a very large & lucrative 'market' exists out there for 'wannabe entrepreneurs', in the many forms & guises that they exist, if the proper kind of 'venue' was created and made available to them---the basic premise of what I believe might be a successful one is described at the top of the 'home page' of the first website that is linked below.
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Every 'man made' thing that exists in the world today is the result of being in the beginning just an 'idea' in the head/imagination of someone who believed that it could become a successful business enterprise and were willing to do everything that they were capable of doing to bring it to fruition---so before they eventually became a successful entrepreneur, EVERYONE was just an average person with an 'idea', and the desire to do something with it.
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Imagine all of the great 'ideas' for 'start up' ventures that are burning in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people around the world, that, under present 'funding' & other conditions, will not only never have a fair chance to ever get funded, but will never even give their 'founders' the 'peace of mind' & personal satisfaction of having the chance for their 'start up' to be seen by any of those people around the world who might be just as excited about it as they are, and might be interested in 'partnering' with them on it, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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There are hundreds of millions of people like this in the world, that for any number of LEGITIMATE REASONS---none of which are any fault of their own---keep them from ever even getting the chance to have the opportunity to bring their various talents/attributes to any kind of successful fruition.
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These LEGITIMATE REASONS run the entire gamut of the 'human condition', ranging from physical, mental, psychological &/or physiological concerns, to a vast array of of possible social, family, religious, educational, racial, governmental &/or environmental beliefs/restrictions/regulations. Other of these people, aside from possibly not having the time, money or education, may lack other skills, abilities, traits, talents, attributes or other characteristics that it would take to be successful in their
lives. Lastly, some of them may have been born with &/or are being forced to face, encounter, endure or live with any number of other possible negative situations, circumstances or obstacles that may inhibit them in some way or another---and consequently society is
denied the many benefits that they may have offered us in every realm of society imaginable.
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Globally, there are millions of these first time 'wanna be' entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts, minds, bodies and 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise.
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Unfortunately however, many of these neophyte entrepreneurs, for any number of legitimate reasons(most of which have been alluded too above), simply don't have many(if any at all)of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise.
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In the end however, once again, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs really want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it successfully out there into the 'marketplace', will be more than happy to relinquish a certain amount of equity/control in the venture.
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Unless you can find any DEFINITIVE fallacies in any of the above statements & 'principles', it's an obvious fact that, among other things:
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1)Compared to the number of successful entrepreneurs presently existing out there in the world, there are thousands of times more people in the world who, for any number of legitimate reasons---some of which are alluded too above---feel that they too have an 'idea' that they believed could become a successful business enterprise if it was just given a fair chance, but they:
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1)Find the challenges of getting starting way too daunting to overcome on their own;
2)Lack some(or many)of the 'qualities' that the present day 'entrepreneurial community' deems mandatory for them to have in order to be given any serious consideration to be heard from.
3)That despite their lack of 'traditional' entrepreneurial qualifications, they still have the hope of eventually becoming successful entrepreneurs.
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I ask you then, considering both all of the many problems that need to be solved in the world to simply continue to advance society forward in a beneficial manner to make life better for all humanity, how can anyone who is sincere in their desire to want a better world in general, and the best for the 'start up' sector of it in particular, not believe that IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET go to COMPLETE waste, ALL OF THE 'latent' intelligence, willingness, eagerness and & limitless 'BRAIN POWER' from the millions of present & future 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the world, by not finding ways to overcome all realistic 'obstacles' that would deny them every possible opportunity to try and fulfill their various hopes & dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs, as countless others have done down through the ages!!!
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If you believe as I do in the virtually unlimited potential of 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the many forms & guises that they exist in the world---but which will remain 'invisible' to the world, as will ALL the limitless benefits that they may have to offer---then lets do what needs to be done to beneficially 'exploit' this limitless opportunity to it's maximum potential!!!
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CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN SERVICE:
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AS THE WORD SLOWLY BUT SURELY GETS OUT TO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ABOUT EQUITY CROWDFUNDING THERE ARE GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS(AND EVENTUALLY MILLIONS) OF 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' WHO ARE GOING TO WANT TO USE THIS VENUE TO FUND THEIR VARIOUS 'IDEAS', INVENTIONS AND OTHER TYPE BUSINESS VENTURES. MOST OF THESE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' ARE GOING TO BE NAIVE/NOVICE/INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE OR ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY DO ALL OF THE MANY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE TO GIVE BOTH THEIR CORE VENTURE AS WELL AS IT'S CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL..
WHEN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING BECOMES LEGAL IT WILL EVENTUALLY GROW TO BE THE BIGGEST FORM OF STARTUP/EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE
HISTORY OF THE WORLD, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SHEER NUMBER OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS AND NEW BUSINESS VENTURES ARE GOING TO OVERWHELM THE RESOURCES OF THE CURRENT 'INFRASTRUCTURE' OF THE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY, THEREBY OPENING UP COUNTLESS POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GROWTH.
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ALTHOUGH I HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE ARE SOME INNOVATIVE 'IDEAS' TO HELP THE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEUR' PREPARE HIS 'CORE' VENTURE FOR LAUNCHING SHOULD THEY GET THE FUNDING FOR IT, THIS OPPORTUNITY IS IN
THE ACTUAL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN ITSELF, WHICH MY 'RESEARCH' SHOWS IS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT MIGHT FIRST APPEAR TO BE(THE MANDATORY REGULAR BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSIONS/UPDATES WITH CONTRIBUTORS ALONE IS ALMOST A FULL TIME JOB).
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HAVE A WEBSITE/PLATFORM THAT WILL, FOR A REASONABLE 'FEE', RUN THE ENTIRE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR ANY ENTREPRENEUR THAT WANTS YOU TO DO IT FOR THEM(FOR EITHER A 'STAKE' IN THE VENTURE &/OR HAVE THE FEE TAKEN OUT OF THE PLEDGES/ CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE THE ENTREPRENEUR GETS ANYTHING). THE 'KEY' TO THIS TYPE OF
'SERVICE' BEING SUCCESSFUL WILL BE IN THEIR ABILITY TO BUILD A VAST NETWORK OF SOCIAL WEBSITES, MEDIA OUTLETS, BLOGS AND EVERY OTHER CONCEIVABLE TYPE OF 'CONNECTION' THAT WOULD IN ANY WAY BENEFIT SOMETHING LIKE THIS(POSSIBLY EVEN FINDING A WAY TO TAP INTO THE 'CONTACTS'/FRIENDS OF THOUSANDS OF CO-OPERATIVE INDIVIDUALS). THIS TYPE OF VAST NETWORK OF 'CONTACTS' IS SOMETHING THAT NO INDIVIDUAL-NOT EVEN A KNOWLEDGEABLE ONE-COULD POSSIBLY MATCH.
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WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT THIS WEBSITE/PLATFORM BEING ABLE TO GIVE A 'CROWDFUNDER' THE ABSOLUTE BEST CHANCE FOR HIS CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT WILL IMMEDIATELY BECOME A TOP TIER CROWDFUNDING DESTINATION OF DISTINCTION THAT WILL STILL BE ON TOP LONG AFTER OTHER WEBSITES/PLATFORMS WITH OTHER 'BUSINESS MODELS' HAVE COME AND GONE!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
. When I first read about 'CROWD FUNDING several year ago(referred to in this 'description', from here on in as simply 'CF'), I said to myself(and even posted it on a few different 'discussion boards')something that I still stand by today: "When 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' becomes legal, it will eventually become THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!" . I have been following 'CROWD FUNDING' pretty close since it's inception a few years ago, and I have even promoted 3 of my own CF campaigns, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, and the one thing I learned when creating and running/managing those 3 'CF' campaigns of mine is that CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB in itself that requires a good deal of various 'social' type skills/knowledge that your average person simply doesn't have--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' simply don't have the time &/or other 'resources' to learn.!!!! . I have seen a lot of 'CF' campaigns that were trying to raise money for a good cause, product or service, but for whatever unknown reasons, failed anyway--there is no logical reason that they shouldn't have been a lot more successful than they turned out to be, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ended up making several times what their 'target' amount was. . When the SEC finally finalizes all of the rules and regulations of 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', in addition to all of the 'donation', and 'reward' type ones that are operating now, there are going to be a swarm of new 'EQUITY' CF 'management' websites offering there 'services' to all of those influx of new entrepreneurs that are going to be wanting to sell equity in their various 'start up' ventures, and therefore they will need someone to run their ENTIRE 'crowd funding' campaign for them. . The need for this kind of CF 'service' is especially needed in these cases when a 'start up' type of venture is involved. Most of the influx of the new entrepreneurs who will be seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's are going to be rather naive/inexperienced individuals with no intention of making entrepreneurship their life's work by becoming 'serial' entrepreneurs, and are going be content to be 'one hit wonders' by making a big success out of their own particular venture, and so really don't need to take the extra time and effort away from concentrating solely on their core venture by learning things that they may never even need to use more than once. . If you want to be able to continually grow your business(rather than having them going to one of your many competitors), you are going to have to offer them SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--and although you are taking a 'calculated' risk by using the following 'business model', in the end, because if it's obvious appeal, I believe that you will come out way ahead if you do it right.. . Although I know a little bit about what needs to be done in order to make these 'ideas' a success as a 'CF campaign', I don't have the necessary 'expertise' to do it THE RIGHT WAY myself, and don't have the money to pay one of the ever growing number of 'CF managers' to do it for me, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I came up with the following 'idea' for a new type of 'CF' website(or an 'addition' to an existing one) that might well end up becoming a 'new/better way' of 'CF' SOME kinds of projects!!! . Although most people don't have the 'upfront' money to pay a 'CF manager' to create and run a CF 'campaign' for them(as is the case with me)they could pay them possibly even more money than they presently charge as their normal 'fee' for creating and running/'managing' one, if they would simply agree to getting paid at the end of the campaign and have their 'fee' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(in return for making this concession, they will charge 2 or 3 times more money than the other 'normal' 'CF' managers/websites do)!!!
. In order for this idea to work for 'donation', 'contribution' and 'equity' 'CF', it would have to be on 'CF' platforms that allow 'flexible' campaigns where you get to keep all of the money you raise during the CF 'campaign'(even if you don't reach your 'target' amount)--this way the 'campaign manager' who has agreed to create and 'manage' the CF campaign for a certain amount of money(or for a percentage of the total amount of money raised--which is to be taken out of whatever funds are raised at the end of the 'CF' campaign and AFTER THE 'CF' platform gets their share) will virtually be guaranteed to get something for their efforts.
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By doing it this way YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(and realizing that you don't get paid unless a 'CF' campaign is SUCCESSFUL, will be a very positive 'selling' point that will not be lost on perspective customers)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I believe that, in the end, IF DONE RIGHT, you have the potential to make a lot more money creating/managing 'CROWD FUNDING' campaigns by doing it this way than by charging a fixed amount--it doesn't take getting 10-20% of the CF campaigns that raise 50 thousand dollars or more, in order for you to make a nice profit. Also, by doing it this way(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I believe that you will end up getting a lot more customers who will keep coming back to your website(and telling their friends about it) whenever they want to 'CF' something!!!
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IDEA/INVENTION-TO-MARKET COMPANY:
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I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE NEED FOR AN HONEST/COMPETENT 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' INVENTION SERVICE/COMPANY WHEN I WAS BILKED OUT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SOME 40 YEARS AGO BY AN UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANY WHO PROMISED TO HELP ME GET AN INVENTION OF MINE(THEY WERE THE 'DAVISON' OF THEIR DAY). BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' SEGMENT OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR HAS BEEN,AND STILL IS,DOMINATED BY BOGUS/CHARLETON COMPANIES WHO ARE IN THE BUSINESS STRICTLY TO FLEECE THE NAIVE/TRUSTING/UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC OUT OF EVERY CENT THAT THEY CAN,IN RETURN FOR DOING BASICALLY NOTHING IN RETURN OF ANY CONSEQUENCE FOR THEM.
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IT IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION WHY THE SEC(OR SOME COMPARABLE GOVERNMENT AGENCY) HASN'T DONE ANYTHING IN OVER HALF A CENTURY TO STOP THESE UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANIES FROM BILKING THE PUBLIC, AS THEIR UNETHICAL/ILLEGAL METHODS ARE EASILY DETECTABLE BY ANYONE WITH AN IQ ANYWHERE ABOVE THE PLANT LIFE LEVEL!
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AMERICANS SPEND MULTIPLIED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR ATTEMPTING TO GET THEIR 'IDEAS'/INVENTIONS TO THE MARKETPLACE. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOOD,DECENT HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO WILL ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF 'IDEAS' FOR NEW &/OR IMPROVED INVENTIONS IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. WITHIN REASON, THESE PEOPLE WILL BEG,BORROW &/OR WORK A SECOND JOB JUST TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEIR 'IDEA' CAN MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT ARE LEGITIMATE IN DOING SOME OF THE SEVERAL STEPS/STAGES THAT AN 'IDEA' MUST GO THRU IN ORDER TO HAVE A REALISTIC CHANCE TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE COMPANY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR THOSE INVENTORS TO GET THEIR 'IDEA' TO THE MARKETPLACE(WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!!!)!!!!
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MOST OF THESE PEOPLE , NOT ONLY MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME,MONEY OR INTEREST, BUT ALSO LACK THE SKILL/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERTISE THAT IT TAKES TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO DO ALL OF THE NECESSARY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THEIR 'IDEA' TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE. REALIZING THIS, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE, NOT ONLY DON'T MIND PAYING A FAIR & REASONABLE PRICE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR THEM, THEY WOULD MUCH PREFER IT, AS LONG AS THEY ARE GETTING THEIR MONEYS WORTH.
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CONSIDERING THE HALF CENTURY THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THESE BOGUS COMPANIES, IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PROVEN MARKET EXISTS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A LEGITIMATE COMPANY LIKE THE ONE JUST DESCRIBED. WHY ONE DOESN'T EXIST AS YET IS AMAZING TO ME TO SAY THE LEAST,ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE IT WOULD BE TO START ONE UP.
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT IF A COMPANY OF ANY KIND WAS COMPLETELY HONEST AND 'TRANSPARENT' IN EVERY WAY, THAT IT'S SUCCESS WOULD BE LIMITED ONLY BY THE QUALITY OF THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT WAS USED TO PROMOTE ITSELF. WITHOUT A NATIONAL AWARENESS OF IT'S EXISTENCE, THE SUCCESS OF A COMPANY LIKE THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED/LESSENED, AND IT'S CHANCES FOR MAXIMUM SUCCESS ARE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT.
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I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF A COMPANY OF THIS KIND WERE TO OPEN UP BASED ON THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE, THAT WITHIN A 3-5 YEAR TIMEFRAME, IT WOULD NOT ONLY DOMINATE THIS SECTOR OF THE MARKET, IT WOULD ALSO BE DOING SOCIETY A BIG FAVOR BY RUNNING ALL OF THE BOGUS COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR RIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS!!!
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A NEW KIND OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING WEBSITE/PLATFORM:
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE SOLUTION TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROBLEMS FACING ALL SECTORS OF OUR SOCIETY EXIST IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE, THE WORLD OVER. SO IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I LEARNED OF CROWD FUNDING A FEW YEARS AGO I SAID TO MYSELF(AND POSTED IT ON SEVERAL 'DISCUSSION' WEBSITES)THAT WHEN ALL OF THE 'KINKS' HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT OF THE EQUITY SECTOR OF IT, THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST FORM OF BUSINESS EXPANSION & 'START UP' CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!
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AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AND CONTEMPLATION I REALIZE THAT IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF INNOVATIVE, OLD FASHIONED, 'OUT-OF-THE-BOX' TYPE OF THINKING, USING ALL THE MANY BENEFITS OF, AND LESSONS LEARNED, FROM 'CROWD SOURCING', TO WORK OUT ALL OF THE MULTIPLE INTRICATE DETAILS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO CREATE THE KIND OF A CF 'PLATFORM' WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO EVEN COME CLOSE TO SUCCESSFULLY FULFILLING THIS PROMISE. IF THE LEGAL ASPECTS RELATED TO IT CAN BE PROPERLY SETTLED, AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS THAT MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY OVERCOME IN ORDER FOR THIS 'PLATFORM' TO BECOME A REALITY, THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY CAN'T BE, AS THERE IS NOTHING OF AN IMPOSSIBLE NATURE INVOLVED IN DOING SO, AS THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANY KIND OF KNOWLEDGE OR TECHNOLOGY THAT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST.
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THE PREMISE FOR THE KIND OF CF WEBSITE/PLATFORM THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FULFILL THIS PROMISE CAME TO ME WHILE I WAS READING ABOUT THE PROLIFERATION OF VARIOUS GLOBAL 'CROWD SOURCED' TYPE PROGRAMS OF ALL KINDS WHICH USED THE WILLING HELP & IDEAS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE(WHO WEREN'T GETTING PAID ANYTHING)TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OR CREATE 'SOLUTIONS' TO A VAST ARRAY OF 'PROJECTS' IN ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY---THE ONE I AM SUGGESTING WOULD BE ONE BASED ON THIS SAME PRINCIPLE BUT WHERE THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 'CROWD SOURCING' OF A PROJECT COULD ALSO BE 'CO-FOUNDERS'/'PARTNERS' IN IT AS WELL!!
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IT MAKES LOGICAL SENSE THAT IF PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SPEND THEIR TIME, EFFORT & KNOWLEDGE 'CROWD SOURCING' PROJECTS THAT WON'T BENEFIT THEM IN ANY MATERIAL WAY, WHAT WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO DO IF THEY HAD THE CHANCE TO 'CROWD SOURCE' AN IDEA THAT THEY LIKED(EITHER THEIRS OR SOMEONE ELSE'S)WHICH THEY COULD ALSO BE 'CO-FOUNDERS'/'PARTNERS' IN, RIGHT FROM THE 'IDEA' STAGE RIGHT ON THROUGH TO IT'S IMPLEMENTATION INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE' AND THEN RIGHT ON TO ITS CONTINUING OPERATION ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT BEING DONE VIA THE INTERNET!!!
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IN ORDER FOR THIS KIND OF A WEBSITE TO EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO BECOME REALITY IT WILL FIRST BE NECESSARY TO FIND OUT WITH REGARD TO 'START UP' VENTURES IN GENERAL, JUST HOW THE MAJOR GLOBAL SEC TYPE GOVERNING BODIES DEFINE/DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN SIMPLY BEING 'INVESTORS' IN THEM AS OPPOSED TO BEING ACTUAL 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' IN THEM---IN OTHER WORDS, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO FIND A WAY THAT, AT LEAST IN THE BEGINNING, WILL POSSIBLY LET TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BECOME 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' IN A 'START UP' VENTURE WITHOUT CONFLICTING WITH &/OR BEING SUBJECTED TO ANY SEC RULES/REGULATIONS AS THEY RELATE TO SIMPLY BEING INVESTORS IN THEM.
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THE THREE MAIN REASONS, OF MANY, WHY 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' HAS THE REALISTIC POTENTIAL TO BECOME THE BIGGEST FORM OF BUSINESS EXPANSION & 'START UP' CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, ARE THE FOLLOWING:
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1)THERE ARE VAST REGIONS OF THE WORLD WHERE THERE AREN'T MANY, IF ANY, 'ORGANIZED' VC/'ANGEL' OR OTHER TYPE VENUES OF THIS NATURE THAT EVEN FUND 'STARTUPS'.
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2)HAVING TO BE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SEC TYPE ENTITIES AND SUBJECT TO THEIR RULES & REGULATIONS RESULTS IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT TAKES JUST TO INITIATE A REPUTABLE EQUITY CF CAMPAIGN COSTING A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO COVER THE COSTS OF VARIOUS FEES, PERMITS AND OTHER TYPE INITIAL PAYMENTS THAT NEED TO BE PAID TO APPLICABLE AGENCIES AS WELL AS TO THE CF PLATFORM ITSELF---THIS AMOUNT IS TOO MUCH FOR MOST 'START UPS' TO PAY, AND WHICH WILL IN COMBINATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS, RESULT IN VAST NUMBERS OF POTENTIALLY SUCCESSFUL 'START UPS' TO NEVER EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO BE SEEN BY ANYONE, MUCH LESS EVER GETTING THE CHANCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY TYPE OF ACTUAL FUNDING.
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3)FUNDING FOR 'STARTUPS', EVEN IN THE BEST LOCATIONS AND UNDER THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES, ISN'T THAT EASY TO ACQUIRE---CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING FACT: EACH YEAR A LOT LESS LESS THAN 1 IN A THOUSAND PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE FUNDED ARE EVER EVEN LOOKED AT &/OR CONSIDERED FOR 'OUTSIDE' FUNDING, AND FOR EVERY THOUSAND THAT DO GET LOOKED AT, ONLY 6 OR 7 OF THOSE ARE EVER FUNDED, AND FINALLY OUT OF EVERY THOUSAND 'START UPS' THAT EVENTUALLY GET FUNDED, ONLY ABOUT 100 OF THEM END UP BEING WHAT IS CONSIDERED 'SUCCESSFUL'!!!
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4)BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET'S VAST GLOBAL REACH, THIS CF 'PLATFORM' WILL BE BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE 'START UP' FUNDING NEEDS OF A 'GLOBAL' AUDIENCE, SO THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO HAS ANY KIND OF A LEGAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE/PROPOSITION WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO FIND FUNDING FOR, WILL HAVE EASY ACCESS TO A WAY TO DO SO.
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5)BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL 'FOUNDER' OF A PROPOSED 'START UP' WILL BE SEEKING 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' FOR THEIR 'START UP' AS OPPOSED TO SIMPLY LOOKING FOR 'CONTRIBUTORS' TO IT OR FOR 'INVESTORS IN IT, THEY WON'T HAVE THE NEED FOR AS AN EXTENSIVE 'SOCIAL MEDIA' FOLLOWING THAT MOST CF 'PLATFORMS' SAY IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE FOR ANY TYPE OF CF CAMPAIGN TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL--WHICH, OF COURSE, REQUIRES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO 'ASSEMBLE' ONE PROPERLY.
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GLOBALLY, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF FIRST TIME 'WANNABE'ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S(OR EVEN FOR JUST SOME OTHER TYPE OF LEGAL POTENTIAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, OR POSSIBLY EVEN JUST AN IDEA FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE OR MAKE A GIVEN ENTITY A LOT OF MONEY)WHICH THEY FEEL TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR OF THEIR HEARTS,
MINDS, BODIES AND 'SOULS' MAY INDEED BE, IF NOT 'THE NEXT BIG THING', AT LEAST A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MOST OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS, LIKE ME, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS, SIMPLY DON'T HAVE MANY(IF ANY AT ALL) OF THE MANDATORY SKILLS/QUALITIES THAT A 'CONVENTIONAL' ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, NOR DO THEY HAVE MUCH, IF ANY, EXPERIENCE IN EITHER STARTING OR RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE(OR, FOR THAT MATTER, EVEN CREATING/MANAGING A 'QUALITY' CF CAMPAIGN).
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IN THE END, THE ONLY THING THAT ALL OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS WANT IS SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'VE GOT, AND HOPEFULLY FIND OTHERS OUT THERE WHO SHARE THEIR VISION/PASSION FOR IT, AND WHO, IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM PROVIDING SOME OF THE MONEY/EXPERTISE/'SWEAT EQUITY' THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HELP IN GETTING IT OUT THERE INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE', WILL RELINQUISHING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EQUITY/CONTROL IN THE VENTURE BY MAKING THEM 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' IN IT.
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MOST FOUNDERS OF A 'START UP' ARE VERY RELUCTANT TO RELINQUISH MUCH EQUITY &/OR CONTROL IN THEIR PARTICULAR VENTURE EVEN TO ACQUIRE THE FUNDING THAT THEY MUST HAVE IN ORDER TO GIVE IT A FAIR CHANCE AT SUCCESS. HOWEVER, IF THEY CAN BE MADE TO DEFINITIVELY UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ABOVE FACTS/STATISTICS AND THEIR POTENTIAL REPERCUSSIONS WITH REGARD TO HOW FEW PROPOSED 'START UPS' ACTUALLY EVER GET FUNDED, IT SHOULD DEFINITIVELY PROVE TO THEM THAT HAVING TO GIVE UP SOME OF BOTH EQUITY AND CONTROL IN THEIR 'START UP' IS THEIR ONLY REALISTIC CHANCE TO SEE IT EVER BECOME REALITY, AND THAT THIS CF PLATFORM IS THEIR BEST CHANCE OF ATTAINING THAT SUCCESS.
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IT DOESN'T TAKE A 'ROCKET SCIENTIST' TO UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF JUST WHAT THESE ABOVE FACTS/ FIGURES/STATISTICS MEANS WHEN IT COMES TO THE VARIOUS 'OBSTACLES' THAT THESE 'NEOPHYTE' ENTREPRENEURS WILL HAVE TO FACE IN ORDER TO HAVE ANY REASONABLE CHANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR 'START UP' VENTURES-IN OTHER WORDS, HOW CAN THEY BE EXPECTED ON THEIR OWN TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR 'START UP' VENTURE WHEN THEY HAVE NO MONEY, EXPERTISE OR EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR---WHEN THE ABOVE STATISTICS SHOW VERY CLEARLY THAT EVERY YEAR EVEN THE VERY BEST VENTURES PICKED BY THE VERY BEST 'EXPERTS' AND HEADED BY FULLY QUALIFIED 'TEAMS' THAT ARE BACKED BY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT CAPITAL CAN'T EVEN BE SUCCESSFUL MORE THAN 10% OF THE TIME??
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THE FOLLOWING 4 'SECTORS' ARE AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT OF MANY THAT MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED IN ORDER FOR THIS CF 'PLATFORM' TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF WORKING PROPERLY:
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1)A KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TYPE OF CF WEBSITE/PLATFORM WILL BE COMING UP WITH A 'FOOLPROOF' TYPE OF VOTING SYSTEM WHEREBY ALL INTERNAL FACTORS NOT COVERED BY PERMANENTLY STATED RULES/REGULATIONS AND OTHER SOP'S WILL BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE 'CO-FOUNDERS' THEMSELVES(FROM THE PAY OF THE 'PHYSICAL' MANAGEMENT TEAM TO HOW MUCH A PERSONS DISPUTED 'SWEAT EQUITY' IS WORTH IN COMPANY SHARES, AS WELL AS 'FIRING' ANY 'PARTNERS' WHO CAUSE PROBLEMS AND HOW MUCH TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE, ETC.).
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2)MANY OF THE VENTURES THAT WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE, IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FUNDING CAMPAIGN, WILL EVENTUALLY NEED SEVERAL PEOPLE TO HAVE AN ACTUAL 'PHYSICAL' PRESENCE OUT THERE IN THE 'REAL WORLD', WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE 'PHYSICAL' DUTIES RELATED TO THE 'DAY TO DAY OPERATION/MANAGEMENT' OF THE VENTURE WHICH CAN'T BE DONE VIA THE INTERNET(IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THESE PEOPLE TO RE-LOCATE, DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE VENTURE)---ALL OF THE 'PARTNERS' IN THIS VENTURE ARE ELIGIBLE TO PUT IN THEIR 'RESUME' FOR ANY OF THE OPEN 'PHYSICAL' POSITIONS, WHICH WILL BE SELECTED BY A VOTE OF ALL OF THE 'PARTNERS' IN THE VENTURE(WHO WILL ALSO DECIDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE NECESSARY TO BE ON THIS 'PHYSICAL TEAM', AS WELL AS THEIR YEARLY COMPENSATION).
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3)THE AMOUNT OF 'EQUITY' THE 'OWNER' IS WILLING TO RELINQUISH TO ANY 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF HIS VENTURE(ASSUMING THAT, AT THE END OF THE 'CAMPAIGN', THE NECESSARY AMOUNT OF MONEY HAS BEEN RAISED TO CONTINUE WITH IT), EACH 'PARTNER'/'CO-FOUNDER'S SHARE OF EQUITY WILL BE DETERMINED BY BOTH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY 'INVESTED' IN IT---RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVESTED IN IT---AS WELL AS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF 'SWEAT EQUITY' TYPE OF WORK THAT THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT, A FIGURE WHICH, LIKE SEVERAL OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS 'PLATFORM', WILL BE DETERMINED BY A YET TO BE CREATED 'ALGORITHM' TYPE OF 'FORMULA'.
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4)ALL ASPECTS OF THIS 'PLATFORM' MUST BE SET UP TO RUN LIKE A 'WELL OILED MACHINE' THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON PURPOSE OF SUCCESSFULLY CREATING THE PROPOSED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THAT THEY ARE ALL 'CO-FOUNDERS'/'PARTNERS' IN.
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I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU HAVE HUNDREDS/THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN A 'START UP' VENTURE ENOUGH TO VOLUNTARILY PUT UP THEIR OWN TIME, EFFORT & MONEY TO SEE IT BECOME A SUCCESS, AND YOU HAVE A WORKING PLATFORM THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO ALLOWING ALL ASPECTS OF THE CREATION OF THE 'START UP' TO PROCEED SMOOTHLY, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT IF THERE IS AS BIG A MARKET OUT THERE FOR THEIR PRODUCT &/OR SERVICE AS ALL THE 'PARTNERS' IN THE VENTURE OBVIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS, THEY WILL ALL BE TRYING THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST TO TRY AND MAKE IT A SUCCESS---AND SOMEWHERE AMONG THEM, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL OF THEM THAT ARE PROFICIENT ENOUGH IN ALL OF THE NECESSARY 'SKILL SETS' REQUIRED TO GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT.
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IN THE END, BASED ON THE AVAILABLE STATISTICS THUS FAR IN THIS RELATIVELY NEW SECTOR OF EQUITY CROWD FUNDING, MOST OF THE PROPOSED 'START UP' VENTURES THAT WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', BUT JUST BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT FACT, ALTHOUGH IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE VERY DISAPPOINTING, WILL GIVE IT'S 'FOUNDER(S)' AN ELEMENT OF 'CLOSURE'/'PEACE OF MIND' KNOWING THAT, AT LEAST, IT WAS GIVEN THE ABSOLUTE FAIREST OF CHANCES TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY BEING PUT OUT THERE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT &/OR BE WILLING TO PAY FOR!!!!!
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SO IN CLOSING, LET ME JUST SAY THAT DESPITE THE MANY DAUNTING 'CHALLENGES' THAT NEED TO BE OVERCOME IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS 'START UP' VENTURE A SUCCESS, THE MANY POTENTIAL POSITIVE RESULTS OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECOMING A SUCCESS WILL HAVE MANY FAR REACHING POSITIVE IMPLICATIONS/RAMIFICATIONS IN ALL AREAS OF BOTH THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF BUSINESS, AS WELL AS IN MANY OTHER SECTORS AS WELL, AND WILL MAKE ALL OF THE TIME, EFFORT AND MONEY EXPENDED TO ATTAIN THAT SUCCESS--AND ENDURING ALL OF THE 'NAYSAYERS' COMMENTS ON HOW IT CAN NEVER BE DONE--WELL WORTH THE 'FIGHT'!!!
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P.S.THIS TYPE OF 'CROWD FUNDING' PLATFORM' COULD ALSO BE USED TO CONNECT LIKE MINDED PEOPLE IN A GIVEN 'METROPOLITAN' AREA WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO BUSINESS FOR THEMSELVES BUT NEED LIKE MINDED LOCAL 'PARTNERS' FOR THE NECESSARY MONEY &/OR FOR SKILLS/EXPERTISE THAT THEY LACK IN ORDER TO BE ABLE ACCOMPLISH IT(SEE A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED CF WEBSITE AT THE LINK BELOW).
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CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
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WHEN I FIRST READ ABOUT 'CROWD FUNDING SEVERAL YEAR AGO(REFERRED TO IN THIS 'DESCRIPTION', FROM HERE ON IN AS SIMPLY 'CF'), I SAID TO MYSELF(AND EVEN POSTED IT ON A FEW DIFFERENT 'DISCUSSION BOARDS')SOMETHING THAT I STILL STAND BY TODAY: "WHEN 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' BECOMES LEGAL, IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!"
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I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING 'CROWD FUNDING' PRETTY CLOSE SINCE IT'S INCEPTION A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I HAVE EVEN PROMOTED 3 OF MY OWN CF CAMPAIGNS, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, AND THE ONE THING I LEARNED WHEN CREATING AND RUNNING/MANAGING THOSE 3 'CF' CAMPAIGNS OF MINE IS THAT CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB IN ITSELF THAT REQUIRES A GOOD DEAL OF VARIOUS 'SOCIAL' TYPE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR AVERAGE PERSON SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME &/OR OTHER 'RESOURCES' TO LEARN.!!!!
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I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF 'CF' CAMPAIGNS THAT WERE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE, PRODUCT OR SERVICE, BUT FOR WHATEVER UNKNOWN REASONS, FAILED ANYWAY--THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEY TURNED OUT TO BE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ENDED UP MAKING SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THEIR 'TARGET' AMOUNT WAS.
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WHEN THE SEC FINALLY FINALIZES ALL OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 'DONATION', AND 'REWARD' TYPE ONES THAT ARE OPERATING NOW, THERE ARE GOING TO BE A SWARM OF NEW 'EQUITY' CF 'MANAGEMENT' WEBSITES OFFERING THERE 'SERVICES' TO ALL OF THOSE INFLUX OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO SELL EQUITY IN THEIR VARIOUS 'START UP' VENTURES, AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NEED SOMEONE TO RUN THEIR ENTIRE 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGN FOR THEM.
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THE NEED FOR THIS KIND OF CF 'SERVICE' IS ESPECIALLY NEEDED IN THESE CASES WHEN A 'START UP' TYPE OF VENTURE IS INVOLVED. MOST OF THE INFLUX OF THE NEW ENTREPRENEURS WHO WILL BE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S ARE GOING TO BE RATHER NAIVE/INEXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS WITH NO INTENTION OF MAKING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEIR LIFE'S WORK BY BECOMING 'SERIAL' ENTREPRENEURS, AND ARE GOING BE CONTENT TO BE 'ONE HIT WONDERS' BY MAKING A BIG SUCCESS OUT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR VENTURE, AND SO REALLY DON'T NEED TO TAKE THE EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT AWAY FROM CONCENTRATING SOLELY ON THEIR CORE VENTURE BY LEARNING THINGS THAT THEY MAY NEVER EVEN NEED TO USE MORE THAN ONCE.
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IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUALLY GROW YOUR BUSINESS(RATHER THAN HAVING THEM GOING TO ONE OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OFFER THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--AND ALTHOUGH YOU ARE TAKING A 'CALCULATED' RISK BY USING THE FOLLOWING 'BUSINESS MODEL', IN THE END, BECAUSE IF IT'S OBVIOUS APPEAL, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL COME OUT WAY AHEAD IF YOU DO IT RIGHT..
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ALTHOUGH I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE 'IDEAS' A SUCCESS AS A 'CF CAMPAIGN', I DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY 'EXPERTISE' TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY MYSELF, AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY ONE OF THE EVER GROWING NUMBER OF 'CF MANAGERS' TO DO IT FOR ME, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING 'IDEA' FOR A NEW TYPE OF 'CF' WEBSITE(OR AN 'ADDITION' TO AN EXISTING ONE) THAT MIGHT WELL END UP BECOMING A 'NEW/BETTER WAY' OF 'CF' SOME KINDS OF PROJECTS!!!
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ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE 'UPFRONT' MONEY TO PAY A 'CF MANAGER' TO CREATE AND RUN A CF 'CAMPAIGN' FOR THEM(AS IS THE CASE WITH ME)THEY COULD PAY THEM POSSIBLY EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THEY PRESENTLY CHARGE AS THEIR NORMAL 'FEE' FOR CREATING AND RUNNING/'MANAGING' ONE, IF THEY WOULD SIMPLY AGREE TO GETTING PAID AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN AND HAVE THEIR 'FEE' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(IN RETURN FOR MAKING THIS CONCESSION, THEY WILL CHARGE 2 OR 3 TIMES MORE MONEY THAN THE OTHER 'NORMAL' 'CF' MANAGERS/WEBSITES DO)!!!
IN ORDER FOR THIS IDEA TO WORK FOR 'DONATION', 'CONTRIBUTION' AND 'EQUITY' 'CF', IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON 'CF' PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW 'FLEXIBLE' CAMPAIGNS WHERE YOU GET TO KEEP ALL OF THE MONEY YOU RAISE DURING THE CF 'CAMPAIGN'(EVEN IF YOU DON'T REACH YOUR 'TARGET' AMOUNT)--THIS WAY THE 'CAMPAIGN MANAGER' WHO HAS AGREED TO CREATE AND 'MANAGE' THE CF CAMPAIGN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY(OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED--WHICH IS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF WHATEVER FUNDS ARE RAISED AT THE END OF THE 'CF' CAMPAIGN AND AFTER THE 'CF' PLATFORM GETS THEIR SHARE) WILL VIRTUALLY BE GUARANTEED TO GET SOMETHING FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
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BY DOING IT THIS WAY YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(AND REALIZING THAT YOU DON'T GET PAID UNLESS A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL, WILL BE A VERY POSITIVE 'SELLING' POINT THAT WILL NOT BE LOST ON PERSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT, IN THE END, IF DONE RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY CREATING/MANAGING 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGNS BY DOING IT THIS WAY THAN BY CHARGING A FIXED AMOUNT--IT DOESN'T TAKE GETTING 10-20% OF THE CF CAMPAIGNS THAT RAISE 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO MAKE A NICE PROFIT. ALSO, BY DOING IT THIS WAY(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL END UP GETTING A LOT MORE CUSTOMERS WHO WILL KEEP COMING BACK TO YOUR WEBSITE(AND TELLING THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT IT) WHENEVER THEY WANT TO 'CF' SOMETHING!!!
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FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I LEARNED OF CROWD FUNDING A FEW YEARS AGO I SAID TO MYSELF(AND POSTED IT ON SEVERAL 'DISCUSSION' WEBSITES)THAT WHEN ALL OF THE 'KINKS' HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT OF THE EQUITY SECTOR OF IT, THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST FORM OF BUSINESS EXPANSION & 'START UP' CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!......FAST FORWARD TEN YEARS LATER TO TODAY:
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WE NOW HAVE A MATERIAL AMOUNT OF REAL DATA IN CROWDFUNDING. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, AND DOUBT WAS HOT AIR. THE TRANSPARENCY AND SOCIAL NETWORKING DYNAMICS OF CROWDFUNDING HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT AT KEEPING FRAUD NEAR ZERO, TO THE POINT WHERE HEAVY REGULATION WILL WORK AGAINST THIS NEW ECONOMIC MACHINE.
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THE WORLD IS ON THE PRECIPICE OF CREATING A TRILLION-DOLLAR CROWDFUNDING MARKET. IN AUSTRALIA, THE ASSOB HAS OFFERED A CROWDFUNDING INVESTMENT PORTAL SINCE 2005. IN THE UK, EQUITY CROWDFUNDING IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS, WITH INVESTMENT PLATFORMS SUCH AS CROWDCUBE AND SEEDUPS. AND IN THE NETHERLANDS, CROWDFUNDING IS RAMPING UP WITH SYMBID. THE CROWDFUNDING COMPONENTS OF THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT AND THE ITALIAN DECRETO CRESCITA ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING THE ATTENDANT REGULATION BEFORE SECURITIES CROWDFUNDING GOES LIVE.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS ARE POPPING UP EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING IN INDIA, EUROPE, CANADA, AND THE U.S. (CFIRA, CFPA). IF YOU WANT TO GET AN IDEA WHERE THINGS ARE HEADED, LOOK AT THE TRAVEL LIST OF THE LEADING CROWDFUNDING ADVISORY TEAM, CROWDFUND CAPITAL ADVISORS. RECENTLY, THEY’VE VISITED COLOMBIA, CANADA, MEXICO, ITALY, TURKEY, SWEDEN, AND DUBAI, WITH UPCOMING VISITS TO SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, HONG KONG, AND SYDNEY. THEY’VE ALSO SECURED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORLD BANK TO STUDY CROWDFUNDING AS A WAY TO UNLOCK INNOVATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
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'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS':
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COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS PRESENTLY EXISTING OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TIMES MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---SOME OF WHICH ARE ALLUDED TOO BELOW---FEEL THAT THEY TOO HAVE AN 'IDEA' THAT THEY BELIEVED COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IF IT WAS JUST GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE, BUT 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS':
1)FIND THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING STARTING WAY TOO DAUNTING TO OVERCOME ON THEIR OWN;
2)'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' LACK SOME(OR MANY)OF THE 'QUALITIES' THAT THE PRESENT DAY 'ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY' DEEMS MANDATORY FOR THEM TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN ANY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO BE HEARD FROM.
3)THAT DESPITE THEIR LACK OF 'TRADITIONAL' ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALIFICATIONS, 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' STILL HAVE THE HOPE OF EVENTUALLY BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.
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I ASK YOU THEN, CONSIDERING ALL OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED IN THE WORLD TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL HUMANITY, HOW CAN ANYONE WHO IS SINCERE IN THEIR DESIRE TO WANT A BETTER WORLD IN GENERAL, AND THE BEST FOR THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF IT IN PARTICULAR, NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET GO TO COMPLETE WASTE, ALL OF THE 'LATENT' INTELLIGENCE, WILLINGNESS, EAGERNESS AND & LIMITLESS 'BRAIN POWER' FROM THE MILLIONS OF PRESENT & FUTURE 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE WORLD, BY NOT FINDING WAYS TO OVERCOME ALL REALISTIC 'OBSTACLES' THAT WOULD DENY THEM EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND FULFILL THEIR VARIOUS HOPES & DREAMS OF BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, AS COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE DONE DOWN THROUGH THE AGES!!!
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IF YOU BELIEVE AS I DO IN THE VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED POTENTIAL OF 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST IN THE WORLD---BUT WHICH UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE TO HELP THEM, WILL REMAIN 'INVISIBLE' TO THE WORLD, AS WILL ALL THE LIMITLESS BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO OFFER---THEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BENEFICIALLY 'EXPLOIT' THIS LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITY TO IT'S MAXIMUM POTENTIAL!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT A BIG OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITY EXISTS OUT THERE IN THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF BUSINESS IF ANY 'ENTREPRENEURIAL' WEBSITES/PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER ENTREPRENEURIAL 'VENUES' WOULD EVER ADDRESS ANY OF THE REAL NEEDS OF THE UNTOLD MILLION OF THE REAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, WHO, IF THEY HAD ACCESS TO THE RIGHT KIND/TYPE OF 'ENTITY' THAT WOULD ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE THEM FOR WHAT THEY REALLY ARE, AND FULFILL THEIR ADMITTED 'UNCONVENTIONAL' DESIRES & NEEDS, YOU WOULD HAVE MILLIONS OF LOYAL & COMMITTED PAYING USERS FOREVER!!!
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MY NAME IS FREDERICK SCANLIN AND I AM A 77 YEAR OLD MAN WHO HAS TRIED MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR, BUT I HAVEN'T AS YET ACHIEVED THAT GOAL DUE TO A CHILDHOOD/LIFELONG 'DEFICIT DISORDER' TYPE OF MALADY THAT SEVERELY AFFECTS BOTH MY ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITIES AND MY SHORT TERM CONCENTRATION SPAN, AS WELL AS, MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, WHICH IS, OBVIOUSLY, A PERSONAL 'ATTRIBUTE' WHICH IS ALMOST MANDATORY FOR ANYONE WANTING TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR---AND ONE WHOSE IMPORTANCE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY AREA OF LIFE IS VASTLY UNDER RATED BY MOST PEOPLE.
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EVERY 'MAN MADE' THING THAT EXISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY IS THE RESULT OF BEING IN THE BEGINNING JUST AN 'IDEA' IN THE HEAD/IMAGINATION OF SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED THAT IT COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WERE WILLING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE CAPABLE OF DOING TO BRING IT TO FRUITION---SO BEFORE THEY EVENTUALLY BECAME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR, EVERYONE WAS JUST AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN 'IDEA', AND THE DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE EVERY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, ARE IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF 'AVERAGE' PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD---THE PROBLEM IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN HAVING A VIABLE WAY OF BOTH 'COLLECTING' THEM IN ONE PLACE AND EVALUATING THEM AS TO THEIR REALISTIC POTENTIAL.
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IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOVE, I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES THAT ALL OF THE COUNTLESS 'START UP' TYPE 'VENUES' MAKE IS IGNORING THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' THAT EXIST AROUND THE WORLD, WHO FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS, AREN'T CAPABLE ON THEIR OWN OF DOING ANYTHING WITH ANY OF THEIR 'IDEAS' FOR MONEY MAKING VENTURES!!
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I BELIEVE THAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE VARIOUS PERSONAL 'DEFICIENCIES' AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE, I WOULD HAVE BECOME A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR. BECAUSE THEN, I AM THE QUINTESSENTIAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEUR', I BELIEVE THAT I AM QUALIFIED MORE THAN MOST TO KNOW THAT A VERY LARGE & LUCRATIVE 'MARKET' EXISTS OUT THERE IN BENEFICIALLY EXPLOITING THE COUNTLESS 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' OF THE WORLD, IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST.
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IMAGINE ALL OF THE GREAT 'IDEAS' FOR 'START UP' VENTURES THAT ARE BURNING IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, THAT, UNDER PRESENT 'FUNDING' & OTHER CONDITIONS, WILL NOT ONLY NEVER HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO EVER GET FUNDED, BUT WILL NEVER EVEN GIVE THEIR 'FOUNDERS' THE 'PEACE OF MIND' & PERSONAL SATISFACTION OF HAVING THE CHANCE FOR THEIR 'START UP' TO BE SEEN BY ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO MIGHT BE JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT IT AS THEY ARE, AND MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN 'PARTNERING' WITH THEM ON IT, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD, THAT FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---NONE OF WHICH ARE ANY FAULT OF THEIR OWN---KEEP THEM FROM EVER EVEN GETTING THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEIR VARIOUS TALENTS/ATTRIBUTES TO ANY KIND OF SUCCESSFUL FRUITION.
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THESE LEGITIMATE REASONS RUN THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF THE 'HUMAN CONDITION', RANGING FROM PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL &/OR PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCERNS, TO A VAST ARRAY OF OF POSSIBLE SOCIAL, FAMILY, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, RACIAL, GOVERNMENTAL &/OR ENVIRONMENTAL BELIEFS/RESTRICTIONS/REGULATIONS. OTHER OF THESE PEOPLE, ASIDE FROM POSSIBLY NOT HAVING THE TIME, MONEY OR EDUCATION, MAY LACK OTHER SKILLS, ABILITIES, TRAITS, TALENTS, ATTRIBUTES OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR
LIVES. LASTLY, SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN BORN WITH &/OR ARE BEING FORCED TO FACE, ENCOUNTER, ENDURE OR LIVE WITH ANY NUMBER OF OTHER POSSIBLE NEGATIVE SITUATIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES OR OBSTACLES THAT MAY INHIBIT THEM IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER---AND CONSEQUENTLY SOCIETY IS
DENIED THE MANY BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE OFFERED US IN EVERY REALM OF SOCIETY IMAGINABLE.
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GLOBALLY, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE FIRST TIME 'WANNA BE' ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S(OR EVEN FOR JUST SOME OTHER TYPE OF LEGAL POTENTIAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, OR POSSIBLY EVEN JUST AN IDEA FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE OR MAKE A GIVEN ENTITY A LOT OF MONEY)WHICH THEY FEEL TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR OF THEIR HEARTS, MINDS, BODIES AND 'SOULS' MAY INDEED BE, IF NOT 'THE NEXT BIG THING', AT LEAST A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS(MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLUDED TOO ABOVE), SIMPLY DON'T HAVE MANY(IF ANY AT ALL)OF THE MANDATORY SKILLS/QUALITIES THAT A 'CONVENTIONAL' ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, NOR DO THEY HAVE MUCH, IF ANY, EXPERIENCE IN EITHER STARTING OR RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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IN THE END HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, THE ONLY THING THAT ALL OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS REALLY WANT IS SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'VE GOT, AND HOPEFULLY FIND OTHERS OUT THERE WHO SHARE THEIR VISION/PASSION FOR IT, AND WHO, IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM PROVIDING SOME OF THE MONEY/EXPERTISE/'SWEAT EQUITY' THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HELP IN GETTING IT SUCCESSFULLY OUT THERE INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE', WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RELINQUISH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EQUITY/CONTROL IN THE VENTURE.
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HOWEVER, IN ORDER FOR THIS TO EVER HAPPEN, THE 2 DOZEN 'STATEMENT OF FACTS' POSTED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CORRESPONDENCE, MUST BE ACCEPTED AS BEING TRUE, WITH NO IRREPARABLE FALLACIES!!
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QUINTESSENTIAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEUR':
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IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE VARIOUS PERSONAL 'DEFICIENCIES' AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE, I WOULD HAVE BECOME A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR. HOWEVER BECAUSE I AM MYSELF THE QUINTESSENTIAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEUR', I BELIEVE THAT I AM QUALIFIED MORE THAN MOST TO KNOW THAT A VERY LARGE & LUCRATIVE 'MARKET' EXISTS OUT THERE FOR 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS', IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST, IF THE PROPER KIND OF 'VENUE' WAS CREATED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM---THE BASIC PREMISE OF WHAT I BELIEVE MIGHT BE A SUCCESSFUL ONE IS DESCRIBED AT THE TOP OF THE 'HOME PAGE' OF THE FIRST WEBSITE THAT IS LINKED BELOW.
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EVERY 'MAN MADE' THING THAT EXISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY IS THE RESULT OF BEING IN THE BEGINNING JUST AN 'IDEA' IN THE HEAD/IMAGINATION OF SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED THAT IT COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WERE WILLING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE CAPABLE OF DOING TO BRING IT TO FRUITION---SO BEFORE THEY EVENTUALLY BECAME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR, EVERYONE WAS JUST AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN 'IDEA', AND THE DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
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IMAGINE ALL OF THE GREAT 'IDEAS' FOR 'START UP' VENTURES THAT ARE BURNING IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, THAT, UNDER PRESENT 'FUNDING' & OTHER CONDITIONS, WILL NOT ONLY NEVER HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO EVER GET FUNDED, BUT WILL NEVER EVEN GIVE THEIR 'FOUNDERS' THE 'PEACE OF MIND' & PERSONAL SATISFACTION OF HAVING THE CHANCE FOR THEIR 'START UP' TO BE SEEN BY ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO MIGHT BE JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT IT AS THEY ARE, AND MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN 'PARTNERING' WITH THEM ON IT, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD, THAT FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---NONE OF WHICH ARE ANY FAULT OF THEIR OWN---KEEP THEM FROM EVER EVEN GETTING THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEIR VARIOUS TALENTS/ATTRIBUTES TO ANY KIND OF SUCCESSFUL FRUITION.
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THESE LEGITIMATE REASONS RUN THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF THE 'HUMAN CONDITION', RANGING FROM PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL &/OR PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCERNS, TO A VAST ARRAY OF OF POSSIBLE SOCIAL, FAMILY, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, RACIAL, GOVERNMENTAL &/OR ENVIRONMENTAL BELIEFS/RESTRICTIONS/REGULATIONS. OTHER OF THESE PEOPLE, ASIDE FROM POSSIBLY NOT HAVING THE TIME, MONEY OR EDUCATION, MAY LACK OTHER SKILLS, ABILITIES, TRAITS, TALENTS, ATTRIBUTES OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR
LIVES. LASTLY, SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN BORN WITH &/OR ARE BEING FORCED TO FACE, ENCOUNTER, ENDURE OR LIVE WITH ANY NUMBER OF OTHER POSSIBLE NEGATIVE SITUATIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES OR OBSTACLES THAT MAY INHIBIT THEM IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER---AND CONSEQUENTLY SOCIETY IS
DENIED THE MANY BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE OFFERED US IN EVERY REALM OF SOCIETY IMAGINABLE.
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GLOBALLY, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE FIRST TIME 'WANNA BE' ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S(OR EVEN FOR JUST SOME OTHER TYPE OF LEGAL POTENTIAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, OR POSSIBLY EVEN JUST AN IDEA FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE OR MAKE A GIVEN ENTITY A LOT OF MONEY)WHICH THEY FEEL TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR OF THEIR HEARTS, MINDS, BODIES AND 'SOULS' MAY INDEED BE, IF NOT 'THE NEXT BIG THING', AT LEAST A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS(MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLUDED TOO ABOVE), SIMPLY DON'T HAVE MANY(IF ANY AT ALL)OF THE MANDATORY SKILLS/QUALITIES THAT A 'CONVENTIONAL' ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, NOR DO THEY HAVE MUCH, IF ANY, EXPERIENCE IN EITHER STARTING OR RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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IN THE END HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, THE ONLY THING THAT ALL OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS REALLY WANT IS SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'VE GOT, AND HOPEFULLY FIND OTHERS OUT THERE WHO SHARE THEIR VISION/PASSION FOR IT, AND WHO, IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM PROVIDING SOME OF THE MONEY/EXPERTISE/'SWEAT EQUITY' THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HELP IN GETTING IT SUCCESSFULLY OUT THERE INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE', WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RELINQUISH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EQUITY/CONTROL IN THE VENTURE.
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UNLESS YOU CAN FIND ANY DEFINITIVE FALLACIES IN ANY OF THE ABOVE STATEMENTS & 'PRINCIPLES', IT'S AN OBVIOUS FACT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS:
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1)COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS PRESENTLY EXISTING OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TIMES MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---SOME OF WHICH ARE ALLUDED TOO ABOVE---FEEL THAT THEY TOO HAVE AN 'IDEA' THAT THEY BELIEVED COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IF IT WAS JUST GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE, BUT THEY:
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1)FIND THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING STARTING WAY TOO DAUNTING TO OVERCOME ON THEIR OWN;
2)LACK SOME(OR MANY)OF THE 'QUALITIES' THAT THE PRESENT DAY 'ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY' DEEMS MANDATORY FOR THEM TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN ANY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO BE HEARD FROM.
3)THAT DESPITE THEIR LACK OF 'TRADITIONAL' ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALIFICATIONS, THEY STILL HAVE THE HOPE OF EVENTUALLY BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.
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I ASK YOU THEN, CONSIDERING BOTH ALL OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED IN THE WORLD TO SIMPLY CONTINUE TO ADVANCE SOCIETY FORWARD IN A BENEFICIAL MANNER TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL HUMANITY, HOW CAN ANYONE WHO IS SINCERE IN THEIR DESIRE TO WANT A BETTER WORLD IN GENERAL, AND THE BEST FOR THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF IT IN PARTICULAR, NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET GO TO COMPLETE WASTE, ALL OF THE 'LATENT' INTELLIGENCE, WILLINGNESS, EAGERNESS AND & LIMITLESS 'BRAIN POWER' FROM THE MILLIONS OF PRESENT & FUTURE 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE WORLD, BY NOT FINDING WAYS TO OVERCOME ALL REALISTIC 'OBSTACLES' THAT WOULD DENY THEM EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND FULFILL THEIR VARIOUS HOPES & DREAMS OF BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, AS COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE DONE DOWN THROUGH THE AGES!!!
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IF YOU BELIEVE AS I DO IN THE VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED POTENTIAL OF 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST IN THE WORLD---BUT WHICH WILL REMAIN 'INVISIBLE' TO THE WORLD, AS WILL ALL THE LIMITLESS BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO OFFER---THEN LETS DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BENEFICIALLY 'EXPLOIT' THIS LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITY TO IT'S MAXIMUM POTENTIAL!!!
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CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN SERVICE:
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AS THE WORD SLOWLY BUT SURELY GETS OUT TO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ABOUT EQUITY CROWDFUNDING THERE ARE GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS(AND EVENTUALLY MILLIONS) OF 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' WHO ARE GOING TO WANT TO USE THIS VENUE TO FUND THEIR VARIOUS 'IDEAS', INVENTIONS AND OTHER TYPE BUSINESS VENTURES. MOST OF THESE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' ARE GOING TO BE NAIVE/NOVICE/INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE OR ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY DO ALL OF THE MANY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE TO GIVE BOTH THEIR CORE VENTURE AS WELL AS IT'S CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL..
WHEN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING BECOMES LEGAL IT WILL EVENTUALLY GROW TO BE THE BIGGEST FORM OF STARTUP/EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE
HISTORY OF THE WORLD, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SHEER NUMBER OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS AND NEW BUSINESS VENTURES ARE GOING TO OVERWHELM THE RESOURCES OF THE CURRENT 'INFRASTRUCTURE' OF THE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY, THEREBY OPENING UP COUNTLESS POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GROWTH.
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ALTHOUGH I HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE ARE SOME INNOVATIVE 'IDEAS' TO HELP THE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEUR' PREPARE HIS 'CORE' VENTURE FOR LAUNCHING SHOULD THEY GET THE FUNDING FOR IT, THIS OPPORTUNITY IS IN
THE ACTUAL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN ITSELF, WHICH MY 'RESEARCH' SHOWS IS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT MIGHT FIRST APPEAR TO BE(THE MANDATORY REGULAR BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSIONS/UPDATES WITH CONTRIBUTORS ALONE IS ALMOST A FULL TIME JOB).
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HAVE A WEBSITE/PLATFORM THAT WILL, FOR A REASONABLE 'FEE', RUN THE ENTIRE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR ANY ENTREPRENEUR THAT WANTS YOU TO DO IT FOR THEM(FOR EITHER A 'STAKE' IN THE VENTURE &/OR HAVE THE FEE TAKEN OUT OF THE PLEDGES/ CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE THE ENTREPRENEUR GETS ANYTHING). THE 'KEY' TO THIS TYPE OF
'SERVICE' BEING SUCCESSFUL WILL BE IN THEIR ABILITY TO BUILD A VAST NETWORK OF SOCIAL WEBSITES, MEDIA OUTLETS, BLOGS AND EVERY OTHER CONCEIVABLE TYPE OF 'CONNECTION' THAT WOULD IN ANY WAY BENEFIT SOMETHING LIKE THIS(POSSIBLY EVEN FINDING A WAY TO TAP INTO THE 'CONTACTS'/FRIENDS OF THOUSANDS OF CO-OPERATIVE INDIVIDUALS). THIS TYPE OF VAST NETWORK OF 'CONTACTS' IS SOMETHING THAT NO INDIVIDUAL-NOT EVEN A KNOWLEDGEABLE ONE-COULD POSSIBLY MATCH.
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WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT THIS WEBSITE/PLATFORM BEING ABLE TO GIVE A 'CROWDFUNDER' THE ABSOLUTE BEST CHANCE FOR HIS CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT WILL IMMEDIATELY BECOME A TOP TIER CROWDFUNDING DESTINATION OF DISTINCTION THAT WILL STILL BE ON TOP LONG AFTER OTHER WEBSITES/PLATFORMS WITH OTHER 'BUSINESS MODELS' HAVE COME AND GONE!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
. WHEN I FIRST READ ABOUT 'CROWD FUNDING SEVERAL YEAR AGO(REFERRED TO IN THIS 'DESCRIPTION', FROM HERE ON IN AS SIMPLY 'CF'), I SAID TO MYSELF(AND EVEN POSTED IT ON A FEW DIFFERENT 'DISCUSSION BOARDS')SOMETHING THAT I STILL STAND BY TODAY: "WHEN 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' BECOMES LEGAL, IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!" . I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING 'CROWD FUNDING' PRETTY CLOSE SINCE IT'S INCEPTION A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I HAVE EVEN PROMOTED 3 OF MY OWN CF CAMPAIGNS, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, AND THE ONE THING I LEARNED WHEN CREATING AND RUNNING/MANAGING THOSE 3 'CF' CAMPAIGNS OF MINE IS THAT CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB IN ITSELF THAT REQUIRES A GOOD DEAL OF VARIOUS 'SOCIAL' TYPE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR AVERAGE PERSON SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME &/OR OTHER 'RESOURCES' TO LEARN.!!!! . I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF 'CF' CAMPAIGNS THAT WERE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE, PRODUCT OR SERVICE, BUT FOR WHATEVER UNKNOWN REASONS, FAILED ANYWAY--THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEY TURNED OUT TO BE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ENDED UP MAKING SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THEIR 'TARGET' AMOUNT WAS. . WHEN THE SEC FINALLY FINALIZES ALL OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 'DONATION', AND 'REWARD' TYPE ONES THAT ARE OPERATING NOW, THERE ARE GOING TO BE A SWARM OF NEW 'EQUITY' CF 'MANAGEMENT' WEBSITES OFFERING THERE 'SERVICES' TO ALL OF THOSE INFLUX OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO SELL EQUITY IN THEIR VARIOUS 'START UP' VENTURES, AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NEED SOMEONE TO RUN THEIR ENTIRE 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGN FOR THEM. . THE NEED FOR THIS KIND OF CF 'SERVICE' IS ESPECIALLY NEEDED IN THESE CASES WHEN A 'START UP' TYPE OF VENTURE IS INVOLVED. MOST OF THE INFLUX OF THE NEW ENTREPRENEURS WHO WILL BE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S ARE GOING TO BE RATHER NAIVE/INEXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS WITH NO INTENTION OF MAKING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEIR LIFE'S WORK BY BECOMING 'SERIAL' ENTREPRENEURS, AND ARE GOING BE CONTENT TO BE 'ONE HIT WONDERS' BY MAKING A BIG SUCCESS OUT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR VENTURE, AND SO REALLY DON'T NEED TO TAKE THE EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT AWAY FROM CONCENTRATING SOLELY ON THEIR CORE VENTURE BY LEARNING THINGS THAT THEY MAY NEVER EVEN NEED TO USE MORE THAN ONCE. . IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUALLY GROW YOUR BUSINESS(RATHER THAN HAVING THEM GOING TO ONE OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OFFER THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--AND ALTHOUGH YOU ARE TAKING A 'CALCULATED' RISK BY USING THE FOLLOWING 'BUSINESS MODEL', IN THE END, BECAUSE IF IT'S OBVIOUS APPEAL, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL COME OUT WAY AHEAD IF YOU DO IT RIGHT.. . ALTHOUGH I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE 'IDEAS' A SUCCESS AS A 'CF CAMPAIGN', I DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY 'EXPERTISE' TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY MYSELF, AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY ONE OF THE EVER GROWING NUMBER OF 'CF MANAGERS' TO DO IT FOR ME, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING 'IDEA' FOR A NEW TYPE OF 'CF' WEBSITE(OR AN 'ADDITION' TO AN EXISTING ONE) THAT MIGHT WELL END UP BECOMING A 'NEW/BETTER WAY' OF 'CF' SOME KINDS OF PROJECTS!!! . ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE 'UPFRONT' MONEY TO PAY A 'CF MANAGER' TO CREATE AND RUN A CF 'CAMPAIGN' FOR THEM(AS IS THE CASE WITH ME)THEY COULD PAY THEM POSSIBLY EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THEY PRESENTLY CHARGE AS THEIR NORMAL 'FEE' FOR CREATING AND RUNNING/'MANAGING' ONE, IF THEY WOULD SIMPLY AGREE TO GETTING PAID AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN AND HAVE THEIR 'FEE' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(IN RETURN FOR MAKING THIS CONCESSION, THEY WILL CHARGE 2 OR 3 TIMES MORE MONEY THAN THE OTHER 'NORMAL' 'CF' MANAGERS/WEBSITES DO)!!!
. IN ORDER FOR THIS IDEA TO WORK FOR 'DONATION', 'CONTRIBUTION' AND 'EQUITY' 'CF', IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON 'CF' PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW 'FLEXIBLE' CAMPAIGNS WHERE YOU GET TO KEEP ALL OF THE MONEY YOU RAISE DURING THE CF 'CAMPAIGN'(EVEN IF YOU DON'T REACH YOUR 'TARGET' AMOUNT)--THIS WAY THE 'CAMPAIGN MANAGER' WHO HAS AGREED TO CREATE AND 'MANAGE' THE CF CAMPAIGN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY(OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED--WHICH IS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF WHATEVER FUNDS ARE RAISED AT THE END OF THE 'CF' CAMPAIGN AND AFTER THE 'CF' PLATFORM GETS THEIR SHARE) WILL VIRTUALLY BE GUARANTEED TO GET SOMETHING FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
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BY DOING IT THIS WAY YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(AND REALIZING THAT YOU DON'T GET PAID UNLESS A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL, WILL BE A VERY POSITIVE 'SELLING' POINT THAT WILL NOT BE LOST ON PERSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT, IN THE END, IF DONE RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY CREATING/MANAGING 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGNS BY DOING IT THIS WAY THAN BY CHARGING A FIXED AMOUNT--IT DOESN'T TAKE GETTING 10-20% OF THE CF CAMPAIGNS THAT RAISE 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO MAKE A NICE PROFIT. ALSO, BY DOING IT THIS WAY(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL END UP GETTING A LOT MORE CUSTOMERS WHO WILL KEEP COMING BACK TO YOUR WEBSITE(AND TELLING THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT IT) WHENEVER THEY WANT TO 'CF' SOMETHING!!!
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IDEA/INVENTION-TO-MARKET COMPANY:
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I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE NEED FOR AN HONEST/COMPETENT 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' INVENTION SERVICE/COMPANY WHEN I WAS BILKED OUT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SOME 40 YEARS AGO BY AN UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANY WHO PROMISED TO HELP ME GET AN INVENTION OF MINE(THEY WERE THE 'DAVISON' OF THEIR DAY). BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' SEGMENT OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR HAS BEEN,AND STILL IS,DOMINATED BY BOGUS/CHARLETON COMPANIES WHO ARE IN THE BUSINESS STRICTLY TO FLEECE THE NAIVE/TRUSTING/UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC OUT OF EVERY CENT THAT THEY CAN,IN RETURN FOR DOING BASICALLY NOTHING IN RETURN OF ANY CONSEQUENCE FOR THEM.
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IT IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION WHY THE SEC(OR SOME COMPARABLE GOVERNMENT AGENCY) HASN'T DONE ANYTHING IN OVER HALF A CENTURY TO STOP THESE UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANIES FROM BILKING THE PUBLIC, AS THEIR UNETHICAL/ILLEGAL METHODS ARE EASILY DETECTABLE BY ANYONE WITH AN IQ ANYWHERE ABOVE THE PLANT LIFE LEVEL!
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AMERICANS SPEND MULTIPLIED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR ATTEMPTING TO GET THEIR 'IDEAS'/INVENTIONS TO THE MARKETPLACE. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOOD,DECENT HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO WILL ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF 'IDEAS' FOR NEW &/OR IMPROVED INVENTIONS IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. WITHIN REASON, THESE PEOPLE WILL BEG,BORROW &/OR WORK A SECOND JOB JUST TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEIR 'IDEA' CAN MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT ARE LEGITIMATE IN DOING SOME OF THE SEVERAL STEPS/STAGES THAT AN 'IDEA' MUST GO THRU IN ORDER TO HAVE A REALISTIC CHANCE TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE COMPANY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR THOSE INVENTORS TO GET THEIR 'IDEA' TO THE MARKETPLACE(WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!!!)!!!!
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MOST OF THESE PEOPLE , NOT ONLY MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME,MONEY OR INTEREST, BUT ALSO LACK THE SKILL/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERTISE THAT IT TAKES TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO DO ALL OF THE NECESSARY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THEIR 'IDEA' TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE. REALIZING THIS, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE, NOT ONLY DON'T MIND PAYING A FAIR & REASONABLE PRICE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR THEM, THEY WOULD MUCH PREFER IT, AS LONG AS THEY ARE GETTING THEIR MONEYS WORTH.
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CONSIDERING THE HALF CENTURY THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THESE BOGUS COMPANIES, IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PROVEN MARKET EXISTS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A LEGITIMATE COMPANY LIKE THE ONE JUST DESCRIBED. WHY ONE DOESN'T EXIST AS YET IS AMAZING TO ME TO SAY THE LEAST,ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE IT WOULD BE TO START ONE UP.
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT IF A COMPANY OF ANY KIND WAS COMPLETELY HONEST AND 'TRANSPARENT' IN EVERY WAY, THAT IT'S SUCCESS WOULD BE LIMITED ONLY BY THE QUALITY OF THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT WAS USED TO PROMOTE ITSELF. WITHOUT A NATIONAL AWARENESS OF IT'S EXISTENCE, THE SUCCESS OF A COMPANY LIKE THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED/LESSENED, AND IT'S CHANCES FOR MAXIMUM SUCCESS ARE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT.
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I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF A COMPANY OF THIS KIND WERE TO OPEN UP BASED ON THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE, THAT WITHIN A 3-5 YEAR TIMEFRAME, IT WOULD NOT ONLY DOMINATE THIS SECTOR OF THE MARKET, IT WOULD ALSO BE DOING SOCIETY A BIG FAVOR BY RUNNING ALL OF THE BOGUS COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR RIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS!!!
1)INTERNET 'DIRECTORY':
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THE INTERNET IS GROWING MUCH FASTER THAN IT'S PROPER ORGANIZATION IS, AND THERE IS REALLY NO EXCUSE FOR IT AS THERE ARE SO MANY EASILY DEVISED WAYS AND MEANS TO MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER/FASTER/BETTER!!!!
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The listing/organizing of ALL BLOGS/WEBSITES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB according to their particular 'genre' is a classic example of my contention. I don't know why it hasn't already been done(especially given how easily it would be to do so, given today's technology), but there is a big void existing on the WORLD WIDE WEB in the form of there not being a way to be able to easily/quickly find any/every blog/website that exists on the WORLD WIDE WEB, according to their particular category/classification/genre/'subject'/etc., etc.!!!!
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2) PERSONAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM:
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Every day of the year you read/hear literally dozens of stories in the news about robberies, rapes, kidnappings, personal attacks and shootings of all kinds, making SECURITY something that I believe most people would consider a very important area of not only their lives, but that of their loved ones as well, and, consequently, will to do everything possible to make them as safe as possible.
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When you couple the dismal economic conditions that are plaguing not only the citizens of this country, but those of the rest of the world as well (with no relief in sight in the foreseeable future) with government's global 'push' to make it unlawful for anyone to carry a personal firearm of any kind, NEVER HAS THE GLOBAL WANT/NEED FOR A DEPENDABLE, HI-TECH PERSONAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM EVER BEEN MORE NECESSARY THAN IT IS TODAY!! .
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I have been watching for the last few years as more 'personal security' type systems are being introduced, both in the form of cell phone 'apps' as well as 'pendants' worn around the neck(mainly for the sick and elderly)which when 'pressed' in the case of an emergency, they notify a call-center via 'wireless technology' that someone needs help. For a 'system' like this to work properly, SPEED AND RELIABILITY are key components that it must possess, and having to get to either your cell phone in the event of an 'attack', or to the 'pendant' around your neck, a person might not be able to get to them in time even as accessible as they obviously are.
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My 'idea' in this regard is to transfer the cell phone 'triggering' method/mechanism and the 'push-button' pendant technology to a 'system' that employs an alarm system that can be easily and quickly triggered/activated by 'pushing' on a ring worn on the finger. For several obvious reasons, in almost any projected situation, sounding the alarm for help would be much more practical in every way by 'pushing' on a ring on your finger (using the thumb on the same finger that the ring is on to push it) as opposed to having to reach for your cell phone or push a pendant around your neck.
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The 'heart' of this system will be a cell phone size 'device' that can be worn anywhere on the body(but I suggest wearing it on a belt in the 'small' of your back making it almost impossible for a 'perpetrator' to take it off the owner). When 'accosted' be someone, the owner simply pushes on the ring, which in almost every situation of being attacked, because of the easily/quickly accessed 'ring' feature, the 'perpetrator' will find it virtually impossible to stop the owner from being able to sound the alarm. Once the ring is 'pushed', it both sets off the ABSOLUTELY LOUDEST POSSIBLE SOUND that is possible to come up with using today's 'sound' technology, and it also notifies a 'call center' of some kind where GPS technology can pinpoint the owner’s exact location. Once this loud alarm is set off the 'perpetrator can't 'silence' it without tearing if completely apart (assuming he can find it and get it off the owner in the short time before help arrives) and he will also know that the authorities have already been summoned and are on the way.
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5)AFTER A HALF CENTURY OF OBSERVATION COMBINED WITH WHAT I SEE HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC/EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MANY PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES STARTING UP NEW 'BUSINESS MODELS' WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LONG ESTABLISHED BUSINESS SECTORS, BASED ON THE CONCEPT/PREMISE OF UTILIZING PART TIME/FULL TIME/'ON-CALL'/NO BENEFITS TYPE WORKERS---THE NEW "SHARING ECONOMY" if you will:
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1)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED 'DEVICE' ANY PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'TOW TRUCK', WHICH WITH THE PROPER UTILIZATION/CO-ORDINATION OF 'ON-CALL' EMPLOYEES CAN FORM THE FOUNDATION OF A'DISCOUNT' TOW SERVICE.
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2)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED TRAILER A PERSONS PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'MINI 16 WHEELER' FOR THE LOCAL/LONG HAUL DELIVERY OF RELATIVELY LIGHT WEIGHT MERCHANDISE, THEREBY PROVIDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, filling the ever expanding gap between the number of 'long haul' truck drivers that are needed each year, as compared to the number applying each year!!
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5)THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINGLE UNIT BUSINESS'S IN THE FOLLOWING 6 CONSUMER RELATED INDUSTRIES THAT ARE BASICALLY 'FRAGMENTED' AND HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS VERY LITTLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THESE SECTORS ARE:
1)BARBER SHOPS
2)RE-SALE SHOPS
3)PAWN SHOPS
4)'JUNK YARDS'
5)'LOCAL' HOTELS-MOTELS
6)AUTO REPAIR PLACES.
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PREVENTING ABORTIONS:
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A website that connects/introduces girls/woman who are contemplating having an abortion with the millions of couples worldwide who are waiting long periods of time to adopt newborn babies by waiting their turn in line at adoption agencies. These couples will pay for all of the girls expenses while she is waiting to have the baby, and then will give her some some money at the time of the adoption. If this website is set up properly and in a 'dignified' manner, and 'MARKETED' properly, it can save the lives of countless babies every year!!
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CELL PHONE 'APP':
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Finally, a cell phone 'APP', that will allow someone--WHO IS EITHER TOO EMBARRASSED TO SAY ANYTHING IN PERSON, OR FOR SOME OTHER REASON IS UNABLE TO DISCREETLY LET THEM KNOW--to find out if someone who they have a secret desire/longing to get to know better, feels the same about them--all done WITH SUCH COMPLETE ANONYMITY that, not only will they never have to worry about anyone ever finding out about their secret desire, EVEN THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE 'POSTING' WAS MEANT WILL NEVER GET TO SEE IT unless they have also 'posted' THAT SAME DESIRE TO GET TO KNOW THAT PERSON BETTER, at which time THEY WILL BOTH BE NOTIFIED SIMULTANEOUSLY of their mutual desire to get to know each other better!!!!!!!!!
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A POSSIBLE 'CYBER TYPE GAMBLING VENUE:
Several years ago I noticed how many people played the state lottery $1.00 'scratch off' game, and it only took them a minute or so in order to determine if they won or lost. It didn't seem quite fair to me that for a dollar they only got such a small amount of time to enjoy the fun/thrill/excitement(or whatever other type of 'feelings' that people get from engaging in this form of gambling). It was for this reason that I came up with a handheld game(this was before cell phone 'APPS'even existed)that would give it's players the same basic gambling 'game' for about 10 cents a game!!
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Unfortunately, at that time the gambling 'laws' made the implementation of this 'game' impossible. A lot of the gambling 'laws' have changed in the last few years, but even if it becomes necessary to 'headquarter' it offshore somewhere, this venture can be a very profitable one--even by giving those that play this game TEN TIMES A BETTER DEAL than they can get from any of the state lotteries in this country!!!!
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PROPOSED STARTUP VENTURES:
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5)AFTER A HALF CENTURY OF OBSERVATION COMBINED WITH WHAT I SEE HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC/EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MANY PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES STARTING UP NEW 'BUSINESS MODELS' WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LONG ESTABLISHED BUSINESS SECTORS, BASED ON THE CONCEPT/PREMISE OF UTILIZING PART TIME/FULL TIME/'ON-CALL'/NO BENEFITS TYPE WORKERS---THE NEW "SHARING ECONOMY" if you will:
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1)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED 'DEVICE' ANY PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'TOW TRUCK', WHICH WITH THE PROPER UTILIZATION/CO-ORDINATION OF 'ON-CALL' EMPLOYEES CAN FORM THE FOUNDATION OF A'DISCOUNT' TOW SERVICE.
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2)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED TRAILER A PERSONS PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'MINI 16 WHEELER' FOR THE LOCAL/LONG HAUL DELIVERY OF RELATIVELY LIGHT WEIGHT MERCHANDISE, THEREBY PROVIDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, filling the ever expanding gap between the number of 'long haul' truck drivers that are needed each year, as compared to the number applying each year!!
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3)THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINGLE UNIT BUSINESS'S IN THE FOLLOWING 6 CONSUMER RELATED INDUSTRIES THAT ARE BASICALLY 'FRAGMENTED' AND HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS VERY LITTLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THESE SECTORS ARE:
1)BARBER SHOPS
2)RE-SALE SHOPS
3)PAWN SHOPS
4)'JUNK YARDS'
5)'LOCAL' HOTELS-MOTELS
6)AUTO REPAIR PLACES.
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4)EMPLOYEE 'SUGGESTION BOX':
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT WITH THE PROPER "INCENTIVE" THE AMERICAN WORKER COULD, IN LESS THAN A GENERATION, REVOLUTIONIZE THE EFFICIENCY/PROFICIENCY IN ALL SECTORS OF EVERY INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY. I PROPOSE A COMPANY THAT DESIGNS/FORMULATES A COMPREHENSIVE 'EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION BOX' TYPE OF PROGRAM BASED ON THE BASIC CONCEPT/PREMISE OF REWARDING EMPLOYEES WHOSE 'IDEAS' ARE EVENTUALLY ACCEPTED FOR IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THEIR COMPANY, with a reasonable/respectable amount of the money that it saves/makes their company over a reasonable amount of time(possibly a year or a decade).
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THIS COMPANY OFFERS TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM AND RUN/MANAGE IT FOR COMPANIES OF EVERY KIND ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY FOR A FEE &/OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SAVED/MADE BY IMPLEMENTED 'IDEAS'.
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I firmly believe that once employees realize that they may well even become millionaires if their company successfully uses one of their 'ideas', that you will see such an out pouring of 'ideas' that will allow that company to be within 3 years, operating as efficiently as is possible within the limits of existing knowledge & technology!!!
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It will be, of course, be necessary for this 'start up' to be able to devise an acceptable 'formula/algorithm' that is capable of adequately determining how much the vast array of 'ideas' that they will have to evaluate will make &/or save the equally vast array of companies that they are going to be dealing with--BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL ALL BE WORTH THE TIME, EFFORT & MONEY THAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE THIS 'START UP' A SUCCESS!!! .
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MISSCELLANEOUS:
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A startup based on the premise/concept of being able to 'transfer' smaller amounts of money, as low as a dollar via the internet at virtually NO COST to the sender.
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PREVENTING ABORTIONS:
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A website that connects/introduces girls/woman who are contemplating having an abortion with the millions of couples worldwide who are waiting long periods of time to adopt newborn babies by waiting their turn in line at adoption agencies. These couples will pay for all of the girls expenses while she is waiting to have the baby, and then will give her some more money at the time of the adoption. If this website is set up properly and in a 'dignified' manner, and 'MARKETED' properly, it can save the lives of countless babies every year!!
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A BLUE COLLAR 'DAY LABOR' AGENCY THAT PROVIDES IT'S 'WORKERS-IN-WAITING' A NICE CLEAN PLACE TO WAIT WITH A FEW INEXPENSIVE 'AMENITIES', AND THE ABILITY TO PAY THEM 2 OR 3 DOLLARS AN HOUR FOR WAITING(WHETHER OR NOT THEY GET CALLED)WHICH WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF FUTURE EARNINGS.
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A WEBSITE WHERE FOR A REASONABLE DAILY/WEEKLY/MONTHLY FEE PEOPLE CAN POST THEIR PARTICULAR USER/OWNER GENERATED CONTENT, KNOWING THAT WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT IT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WILL GO TO THIS WEBSITE FIRST (BEFORE JUST RANDOMLY SURFING FOR THE PARTICULAR CONTENT THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR)TO SEE WHY THE OWNER OF THAT 'CONTENT' FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO PAY MONEY TO HAVE IT HEARD/SEEN.
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A CHAIN OF BARBER SHOPS THAT CHARGED BY THE TIME RATHER THAN THE JOB.
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THE 'PAYDAY LOAN' SECTOR IS CHARGING EXTREMELY HIGH RATES TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY IT THE LEAST. I PROPOSE A NATIONWIDE CHAIN OF 'PAYDAY LOAN' STORES THAT CHARGES SUBSTANTIALLY LESS AND OFFERS THOSE WHO WANT OUT OF THEIR EXISTING LOANS THE CHANCE FOR US TO PAY IT OFF FOR THEM AT A MUCH SMALLER RATE.
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I HAVE LONG BEEN IN AWE OF THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VARIOUS MARTIAL ARTS FORMS. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THEY ARE BASED WERE PROPERLY 'ADJUSTED' SO THAT THEY COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY 'TRANSFERRED' TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SPORT OF BOXING, THAT THEY COULD PRODUCE CHAMPIONS IN ALL WEIGHT DIVISIONS LIKE NO OTHERS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN.
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INVENTIONS:
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DESK-N-REST:
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This is an idea for a small, rugged, compact, portable, lightweight, collapsible 'device'(about the size of a small laptop and made out of plastic &/or light metal) that unsnaps, unfolds and 'telescopes out' into a 'workstation'/'headrest' for anybody sitting in a chair/seat for any length of time. It can either be a 'workstation' for writing, reading or holding a laptop at the exact height and angle for different size people, or 'morphed' into a device that will allow you a reasonably comfortable way to rest or 'nap' for awhile.
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After you have finished writing, reading or using your lab top, you may feel like taking a nap or just resting awhile. By quickly adjusting/'re-arranging' some of the 'hinged, folding and 'telescoping' parts to the proper position, you can make it into a 'resting place' where you can rest your arms in several possible positions and either put your head down at the most comfortable height for you(like kids do on their desks at school), or you could simply adjust it to the proper height to fold your arms in front of you at a comfortable height and have a 'telescoping' rod keep your head from falling forward (with a soft rubber end next to your head)if you should fall asleep(which is the most common reason that causes someone to be awakened in cases like this).
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The easiest way to describe this 'invention' is to imagine that you are sitting in any type of a chair. The first step is take this 'device'(which appears to be a 'tray' about the size of a closed laptop)and 'unfold' it's one 'telescoping leg'(which is in the middle and at one side of the bottom of it). Secondly, turn the 'tray' over and continue to 'telescope' it out so that the 'leg' is sitting on the floor between your legs and then 'locking' it in place(to prevent it from slipping/'wobbling' around)with a 'retractable belt'(which is permanently fastened to the 'leg' of the device at the height of your lap)by pulling the belt out and around you, and then securing it to the other side of the leg next to the other side of the belt, which, when you pull it tight, it will 'stableize' the 'tray' enough that it won't slip/'wobble' when you put weight on it-- to give the 'device' more 'stability'(to keep it from leaning too far toward the person), it may be necessary to have a 'telescoping' rod come out of the 'device' and 'push up' against the stomach area of the person(in other words you are doing this to BOTH 'equalize' the tendency of the device to want to fall forward off the chair, AS WELL AS to help keep it from 'wobbling', because of it's 'off-center' design--it might be necessary to stabilize it even further, by having a 'latch' that unfolds parallel to the ground from each side of the 'leg' at about 8 inches from the ground, to go behind the user's legs).
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With a slight modification this 'device' can also be used for kids who may be 'cooped up' in the back seat of a car for any length of time(or for use with any type seat that 'leans back' more than a standard chair might)to provide them a 'desk' to use for the same reasons as the above described one is for. Rather than having the end of the 'telescoping leg' sit on the floor, have it instead sit on the chair in the space between the legs, and have a couple of 6-8 inch long thin plastic strips(that are fastened to the 'leg' near the bottom of it)slip under each leg of the person to keep the 'device' from falling off the chair.
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MULTI-SHOE:
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I got this idea when 3 things happened to me in the same week. First of all,I had to throw away a pair of shoes simply because the heel on one of them was worn down,even though the rest of each shoe was perfectly fine. Secondly,a friend of mine was showing me all of the shoes that she had for different occasions. Thirdly,another friend of mine was throwing out a pair of old bowling shoes that he didn't want anymore, and I saw something that I had never seen on a pair of shoes before:the complete sole of the shoe could 'peel-off' because it was being held there by velcro.
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That's when I had that 'AH-HA' moment,as I hadn't realized that velcro was strong enough for things like that. Why not have a 'base' pair of shoes with velcro properly placed at certain places on the top, bottom and sides of it. By having various 'modules' that are also equipped with properly placed velcro, you can change the look/design/style of that 'base' pair of shoes to any number of different ones simply by 'sticking'/positioning the 'modules' to their proper place on the 'base' pair of shoes.
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Using this basic concept/premise you can have shoes that simply have replaceable 'heels',or ones that can be made to look like dozens of different style shoes,ALL WHILE WEARING a pair of shoes that you have finely 'broken-in' and feel comfortable in!!!
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POWER AIR WASHER:
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Over the years I have seen many uses for power washers,but I have also noticed that there are many uses/jobs that can't be done with them(mostly inside jobs)because of the 'mess' that the water would cause. These jobs include the many types of delicate &/or hard to reach 'crevice' areas that are hard to 'detail',as well as hard to reach light fixtures,fans,ornaments,etc. I believe that this 'problem' could be solved by having a POWER AIR WASHER that combines/integrates small amounts of water with the power air stream. This device(probably in two sizes with one for bigger jobs and the other for smaller ones)will be,more or less,like a 'sandblaster',with the water acting as the 'sand'.
This device will have several 'streams' of air,ranging from a solid one to a 'spray'(each of which,in turn,can be adjusted from a strong air stream to a weaker one). This can be done by the water coming out of the same nozzle as the air,or by a nozzle of it's own that encircles the air nozzle to make the 'mixture' homogeneous.
It's unlikely that you'll ever need more than a 10 to 1 mixture of air to water(10 parts air,1 part water)but it should be able to be adjusted to have several choices when it comes to the air/water ratio/mixture.
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TAN-ALL:
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I got the following idea when a friend of mine said that she went to get an 'all-over' tan at a tanning salon because she didn't have access to a secluded place where she could feel comfortable sunbathing in the nude. It was about that time that I was doing some yard work out in the hot sun,wearing an old shirt with a few small holes in it. I noticed that after a couple of days in the sun that I was starting to get a tan on my arms and chest where the holes were in the shirt(but,obviously nowhere else).
Thats when I got that 'AH-HA' moment and it hit me that you might be able to come up with a shirt &/or pants that had small holes over their entire surface(or possibly use some kind of 'mesh' cloth)so that you couldn't see anybody's 'private parts',but might let you get an 'all-over' tan. I reasoned that if you weren't laying still outside in the sun trying to get a tan,but ,rather,were moving around wearing these clothes where the holes wouldn't be staying in the same place as they would be if you were laying still,that you might end up in a few hours getting an 'all-over' tan(as opposed to a 'polka-dot' one that you would get if you layed still and the holes in your clothes never moved to a different spot on your body).
I've tried a few 'mesh' type fabrics and they work well,but if you WANTED TO START UP A SMALL LINE OF MENS AND WOMANS 'TANNING CLOTHES',you might want to use a more 'fashionable' type fabric that still works well and won't allow anyone to see through it. With some 'clothes' like these a person can get an 'all-over' tan without having to spend hours at a tanning salon or laying in the sun(assuming that you could find an accesable place to sunbathe in the buff). .
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CARNIVAL TYPE ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS:
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I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE LAST HALF CENTURY THAT PEOPLE LOVE GOING TO 'CARNIVAL' TYPE EVENTS WHERE THEY CAN EAT DIFFERENT 'SNACK. FOODS, PLAY 'ARCADE GAMES AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, RIDE THE VARIOUS 'CARNIVAL' TYPE RIDES THAT YOU SEE AT FAIRS AND OTHER LIKE TYPE EVENTS.
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IF THE FOLLOWING FEW THINGS CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY DONE(AND THEY CAN)THEN THIS TYPE OF 'ENTERTAINMENT' TYPE CENTER CAN BE SET UP IN HUNDREDS OF CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BE VERY SUCCESSFUL--THE KEY THING IS TO BRING THE COST OF A 'OUTING' DOWN TO WHERE THE AVERAGE PERSON/FAMILY CAN EASILY AFFORD TO GO SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH BY USING THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND USING INNOVATIVE 'OUT-OF-THE-BOX' TYPE THINKING TO BRING FOOD/BEVERAGE PRICES DOWN, AND THEN BY TIMING/AUTOMATING BOTH THE ARCADE GAMES AND THE RIDES TO THE MAX SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN GET LONGER PLAY AND RIDE TIMES(WHICH SHOULD BE DESIGNED SO THAT ONE PERSON CAN OPERATE 2 OR 3 GAMES/RIDES AT A TIME).
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THESE 'AMUSEMENT ENTERS' CAN BE BUILT TO FIT INTO ANY NEIGHBORHOOD "DECOR", IN A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA(about the size of your average Wal-Mart), AND COVERED SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. BY 'COMBINING/INTEGRATING' TOGETHER THE 'THRILL' OF SEVERAL KEY RIDES, YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF SPACE WITHOUT SACRIFICING ANY OF THE 'THRILLS' OF ANY OF THE RIDES.
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TOW TRUCK:
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Using the same basic 'business model' as the Uber one, I believe it would be a very profitable 'start up' venture to have a TOWING business, whereby the public can get a SIGNIFICANT price break when their vehicle needs a tow. With the creation of a simple 'add-on' device hooked to the back of virtually any type of medium size vehicle, it can be transformed into a makeshift 'TOW TRUCK' capable of towing any size automobile--this 'device' would be rented to those who qualified as acceptable drivers. The drivers would have to meet the same type of requirements that an Uber driver must meet before they are hired as drivers, as well as being able to understand the basics of how to properly 'hook-up' a vehicle to be towed.
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DROWNING PREVENTION DETECTOR:
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YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT IN THIS COUNTRY ALONE, SEVERAL HUNDRED CHILDREN DROWN IN UNATTENDED SWIMMING POOLS--this 'invention' is designed to address this issue(if something like this already exists, it's 'owners' are doing a very poor job of marketing it, WHICH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS IS COMING UP WITH LIFE SAVING IDEA ITSELF).
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Based on the 'Principle' described below, and despite the ABSENCE of a 'prototype', the following 'description' is all that is necessary for those knowledgeable in the required/necessary 'technologies', to bring this 'idea' to successful fruition:
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Using the latest in 'board technology/accelerometers/gyroscope technology, create a device that will float on a swimming pool, which when it detects any unusual/out of the ordinary 'movement' as far as any 'splash' movement(someone falling into the pool)will sound any number of possible 'alarms'--how many 'alarms' can be determined by the owner of the pool, and can include video of the pool/pool area. This 'product' can be simple or more complex, BUT IT ALL DOES THE SAME JOB, WHICH IS PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE WITH JUST THIS SIMPLE DESCRIPTION!!
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MISCELLANEOUS STARTUP BUSINESS VENTURES:.
1)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard time bending down far enough to put on their socks, so that they don't have to bend over at all!!
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2)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard
time bending over far enough to take off their socks, so that they don't have to bend over at all!!
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3)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard time reaching/washing various parts of their body while taking a shower, so that they can wash their whole body from the front--WITHOUT HAVING TO BEND OVER AT ALL!!
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4)a 'device' to shield a persons face from the "pain' associated when walking on those cold, snowy, wintery days, so that you will never feel that
cold wind!!
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5)a 'device' to help smokers from throwing away the unsmoked part of their cigarettes.
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6)a 'device' that will be of use to those who like to bowl.
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7)a small, simple, one piece 'device' made of strong 'extruded' plastic that has dozens of potential uses in stores, warehouses and anyplace that 'moves' any kind of merchandise on a regular basis.
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8)a self-service 'device' that allows cats to get their own fresh running water--this is based on a
'phenomenon' that I have witnessed on many occasions with many different cats, which if further research proves it to be a 'common' trait among cats(and possibly even among dogs)will increase the value of this 'device' a hundred fold!!!
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9)a 'power washer' that uses 'power air' as the main source of cleaning with various amounts of water 'merged' in with it for a variety of jobs/chores where water can't be used &/or would
be too messy.
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10)alight weight 'device' about the size of a netbook to be used by those who have to sit in a seat/chair for long periods of time(long bus rides and plane flights for example)that can be used-without 'violating' anyone elses space-to serve as a platform to set/use your computer or read or write on, and then can quickly and easily be 'adjusted' to form a couple of relatively comfortable ways to take a nap on!!!
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11)a host of new 'devices' and other pieces of equipment and equipment systems to
improve the speed, efficiency and productivity in the kitchens of all sectors of the food service industry.
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12)a backyard device/game that mimics the 'sport' of log rolling.
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13)a parachute that is big enough to be 'packed' by the owner and then shot out of a 10 foot high tube to gain altitude and then it can either float back to earth on it's own or be 'guided' via the use of wireless technology.
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14)two equipment 'systems' that employ a novel/innovative way to keep score can give the 'backyard' versions of the olympic sports of boxing and fencing a significant resurgence in
interest/participation(I can envision local/regional/national 'tournamounts' in various age groups if promoted properly).
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15)a small simple device about the size of a cigarette lighter for those who smoke and don't want to throw away a cigarette that is only half smoked if they don't have time to smoke it all at once--it has a 'clipper' on one side to cut off the end of the cigarette, and a 'storage ' compartment on the other end for putting the used cigarette in until they use it next time.
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CONCEPTS/PREMISE'S FOR RADIO/TV SHOWS:
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The following concepts/premise's could have several variations and much consideration should be given to charging 'entry fees' as they could add a lot of revenue and possibly make a profit on their own:
21)a TV show almost EXACTLY like american idol but with ACTING as the basic structure rather than singing.
22)a TV show where people send in videos of themselves singing or acting and the winners will be voted on by the public, with 'appropriate' prizes awarded.
23)a TV show where aspiring 'song writers' send in videos of themselves(or someone of their choosing)singing songs that they have written.
24)a TV show where people pick from a list of companies who solicit TV commercials and then send in their videos of their 'version' of a given commercial. Possibly have a segment for RADIO commercials that won't work on film/video.
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A NEW KIND OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING WEBSITE/PLATFORM:
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I have always believed that the solution to the vast majority of the problems facing all sectors of our society exist in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people in all walks of life, the world over. So it is no surprise that from the very first time that I learned of Crowd Funding a few years ago I said to myself(and posted it on several 'discussion' websites)that when all of the 'kinks' have been worked out of the EQUITY sector of it, that it would eventually become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world!!!
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After much thought and contemplation I realize that it will take a lot of innovative, old fashioned, 'out-of-the-box' type of thinking, using all the many benefits of, and lessons learned, from 'Crowd Sourcing', to work out all of the multiple intricate details that will be required to create the kind of a CF 'platform' which will be able to even come close to successfully fulfilling this promise. If the legal aspects related to it can be properly settled, and although there are many other things that must be successfully overcome in order for this 'platform' to become a reality, there is no reason why they can't be, as there is nothing of an impossible nature involved in doing so, as there is no need for any kind of knowledge or technology that doesn't already exist.
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The premise for the kind of CF website/platform that it would take to fulfill this promise came to me while I was reading about the proliferation of various global 'crowd sourced' type programs of all kinds which used the WILLING help & ideas of tens of thousands of people(who weren't getting paid anything)to solve problems or create 'solutions' to a vast array of 'projects' in all sectors of society---the one I am suggesting would be one based on this same principle but where those who participated in the 'crowd sourcing' of a project could also be 'co-founders'/'partners' in it as well!!
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It makes logical sense that if people are willing to spend their time, effort & knowledge 'crowd sourcing' projects that won't benefit them in any material way, what would they be willing to do if they had the chance to 'crowd source' an idea that they liked(either theirs or someone else's)which they could also be 'co-founders'/'partners' in, right from the 'idea' stage right on through to it's implementation into the 'marketplace' and then right on to its continuing operation on a day to day basis, WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT BEING DONE VIA THE INTERNET!!!
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In order for this kind of a website to ever have a chance to become reality it will first be necessary to find out with regard to 'start up' ventures in general, just how the major global SEC type governing bodies define/differentiate between simply being 'investors' in them as opposed to being actual 'partners'/'co-founders' in them---in other words, it will be necessary to find a way that, at least in the beginning, will possibly let tens of thousands of people become 'partners'/'co-founders' in a 'start up' venture without conflicting with &/or being subjected to any SEC rules/regulations as they relate to simply being investors in them.
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The three main reasons, of many, why 'Equity Crowd Funding' has the realistic potential to become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world, are the following:
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1)there are vast regions of the world where there aren't many, if any, 'organized' VC/'angel' or other type venues of this nature that even fund 'startups'.
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2)Having to be under the jurisdiction of SEC type entities and subject to their rules & regulations results in the amount of money that it takes just to initiate a reputable equity CF campaign costing a few thousand dollars to cover the costs of various fees, permits and other type initial payments that need to be paid to applicable agencies as well as to the CF platform itself---this amount is too much for most 'start ups' to pay, and which will in combination with several other factors, result in vast numbers of potentially successful 'start ups' to never even get the chance to be seen by anyone, much less ever getting the chance to be considered for any type of actual funding.
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3)funding for 'startups', even in the best locations and under the best of circumstances, isn't that easy to acquire---consider the following fact: each year a lot less less than 1 in a thousand proposed 'start up' business ventures that would like to be funded are ever even looked at &/or considered for 'outside' funding, and for every thousand that do get looked at, only 6 or 7 of those are ever funded, and finally out of every thousand 'start ups' that eventually get funded, only about 100 of them end up being what is considered 'SUCCESSFUL'!!!
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4)because of the internet's vast global reach, this CF 'platform' will be be able to address the 'start up' funding needs of a 'global' audience, so that every single person in the world who has any kind of a legal money making venture/proposition which they would like to find funding for, will have easy access to a way to do so.
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5)because the original 'founder' of a proposed 'start up' will be seeking 'partners'/'co-founders' for their 'start up' as opposed to simply looking for 'contributors' to it or for 'investors in it, they won't have the need for as an extensive 'social media' following that most CF 'platforms' say is necessary in order to have a reasonable chance for any type of CF campaign to become successful--which, of course, requires a lot of time and effort to 'assemble' one properly.
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Globally, there are millions of first time 'wannabe'entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts,
minds, bodies AND 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise. Unfortunately however, most of these neophyte entrepreneurs, like me, for any number of legitimate reasons, simply don't have many(if any at all) of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise(or, for that matter, even creating/managing a 'quality' CF campaign).
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In the end, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it out there into the 'marketplace', will relinquishing a certain amount of equity/control in the venture by making them 'partners'/'co-founders' in it.
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Most founders of a 'start up' are very reluctant to relinquish much equity &/or control in their particular venture even to acquire the funding that they must have in order to give it a fair chance at success. HOWEVER, IF THEY CAN BE MADE TO DEFINITIVELY UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ABOVE FACTS/STATISTICS and their potential repercussions with regard to how few proposed 'start ups' actually ever get funded, it should DEFINITIVELY PROVE TO THEM THAT having to give up some of both equity and control in their 'start up' is their only realistic chance to see it ever become reality, and that this CF platform is their best chance of attaining that success.
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It doesn't take a 'rocket scientist' to understand the various implications of just what these above facts/ figures/statistics means when it comes to the various 'obstacles' that these 'neophyte' entrepreneurs will have to face in order to have any reasonable chance to be successful with their 'start up' ventures-in other words, how can they be expected on their own to be very successful with their 'start up' venture when they have no money, expertise or experience in the business sector---when the above statistics show very clearly that every year even the very best ventures picked by the very best 'experts' and headed by fully qualified 'teams' that are backed by millions of dollars of investment capital can't even be successful more than 10% of the time??
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The following 4 'sectors' are among the most important of many that must be successfully addressed in order for this CF 'platform' to have any chance of working properly:
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1)a key to the success of this type of CF website/platform will be coming up with a 'foolproof' type of voting system whereby all internal factors not covered by permanently stated rules/regulations and other SOP's will be decided by a majority vote of the 'co-founders' themselves(from the pay of the 'physical' management team to how much a persons disputed 'sweat equity' is worth in company shares, as well as 'firing' any 'partners' who cause problems and how much to compensate them for the work that they have already done, etc.).
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2)Many of the ventures that will be posted on this website, if they are successful in their funding campaign, will eventually need several people to have an actual 'physical' presence out there in the 'real world', who will be responsible for all of the 'physical' duties related to the 'day to day operation/management' of the venture which can't be done via the internet(it may be necessary for these people to re-locate, depending on the nature of the venture)---all of the 'partners' in this venture are eligible to put in their 'resume' for any of the open 'physical' positions, which will be selected by a vote of all of the 'partners' in the venture(who will also decide, among other things, the number of people necessary to be on this 'physical team', as well as their yearly compensation).
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3)The amount of 'equity' the 'owner' is willing to relinquish to any 'partners'/'co-founders' that want to be a part of his venture(assuming that, at the end of the 'campaign', the necessary amount of money has been raised to continue with it), each 'partner'/'co-founder's share of equity will be determined by both the amount of money that they 'invested' in it---relative to the total amount invested in it---as well as the dollar amount of 'sweat equity' type of work that they have contributed to it, a figure which, like several other aspects of this 'platform', will be determined by a yet to be created 'algorithm' type of 'formula'.
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4)All aspects of this 'platform' must be set up to run like a 'well oiled machine' that will accommodate thousands of people working together for the common purpose of successfully creating the proposed business enterprise that they are all 'co-founders'/'partners' in.
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I believe that if you have hundreds/thousands of people who believe in a 'start up' venture enough to voluntarily put up their own time, effort & money to see it become a success, and you have a working platform that is conducive to allowing all aspects of the creation of the 'start up' to proceed smoothly, you can be sure that if there is as big a market out there for their product &/or service as all the 'partners' in the venture obviously believe that there is, they will all be trying their absolute best to try and make it a success---and somewhere among them, there will be several of them that are proficient enough in all of the necessary 'skill sets' required to get the job done right.
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In the end, based on the available statistics thus far in this relatively new sector of EQUITY CROWD FUNDING, most of the proposed 'start up' ventures that will be posted on this website are never going to be successful in the 'marketplace', but JUST BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT FACT, ALTHOUGH IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE VERY DISAPPOINTING, WILL GIVE IT'S 'FOUNDER(S)' AN ELEMENT OF 'CLOSURE'/'PEACE OF MIND' KNOWING THAT, AT LEAST, IT WAS GIVEN THE ABSOLUTE FAIREST OF CHANCES TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY BEING PUT OUT THERE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT &/OR BE WILLING TO PAY FOR!!!!!
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So in closing, let me just say that despite the many daunting 'challenges' that need to be overcome in order to make this 'start up' venture a success, the many potential positive results of something like this becoming a success will have many far reaching positive implications/ramifications in all areas of both the 'start up' sector of business, as well as in many other sectors as well, and will make all of the time, effort and money expended to attain that success--and enduring all of the 'naysayers' comments on how it can never be done--well worth the 'fight'!!!
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P.S.This type of 'Crowd Funding' platform' could also be used to connect like minded people in a given 'metropolitan' area who would like to go into business for themselves but need like minded local 'partners' for the necessary money &/or for skills/expertise that they lack in order to be able accomplish it(see a more detailed description of this proposed CF website at the link below).
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CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
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When I first read about 'CROWD FUNDING several year ago(referred to in this 'description', from here on in as simply 'CF'), I said to myself(and even posted it on a few different 'discussion boards')something that I still stand by today: "When 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' becomes legal, it will eventually become THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!"
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I have been following 'CROWD FUNDING' pretty close since it's inception a few years ago, and I have even promoted 3 of my own CF campaigns, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, and the one thing I learned when creating and running/managing those 3 'CF' campaigns of mine is that CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB in itself that requires a good deal of various 'social' type skills/knowledge that your average person simply doesn't have--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' simply don't have the time &/or other 'resources' to learn.!!!!
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I have seen a lot of 'CF' campaigns that were trying to raise money for a good cause, product or service, but for whatever unknown reasons, failed anyway--there is no logical reason that they shouldn't have been a lot more successful than they turned out to be, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ended up making several times what their 'target' amount was.
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When the SEC finally finalizes all of the rules and regulations of 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', in addition to all of the 'donation', and 'reward' type ones that are operating now, there are going to be a swarm of new 'EQUITY' CF 'management' websites offering there 'services' to all of those influx of new entrepreneurs that are going to be wanting to sell equity in their various 'start up' ventures, and therefore they will need someone to run their ENTIRE 'crowd funding' campaign for them.
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The need for this kind of CF 'service' is especially needed in these cases when a 'start up' type of venture is involved. Most of the influx of the new entrepreneurs who will be seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's are going to be rather naive/inexperienced individuals with no intention of making entrepreneurship their life's work by becoming 'serial' entrepreneurs, and are going be content to be 'one hit wonders' by making a big success out of their own particular venture, and so really don't need to take the extra time and effort away from concentrating solely on their core venture by learning things that they may never even need to use more than once.
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If you want to be able to continually grow your business(rather than having them going to one of your many competitors), you are going to have to offer them SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--and although you are taking a 'calculated' risk by using the following 'business model', in the end, because if it's obvious appeal, I believe that you will come out way ahead if you do it right..
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Although I know a little bit about what needs to be done in order to make these 'ideas' a success as a 'CF campaign', I don't have the necessary 'expertise' to do it THE RIGHT WAY myself, and don't have the money to pay one of the ever growing number of 'CF managers' to do it for me, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I came up with the following 'idea' for a new type of 'CF' website(or an 'addition' to an existing one) that might well end up becoming a 'new/better way' of 'CF' SOME kinds of projects!!!
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Although most people don't have the 'upfront' money to pay a 'CF manager' to create and run a CF 'campaign' for them(as is the case with me)they could pay them possibly even more money than they presently charge as their normal 'fee' for creating and running/'managing' one, if they would simply agree to getting paid at the end of the campaign and have their 'fee' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(in return for making this concession, they will charge 2 or 3 times more money than the other 'normal' 'CF' managers/websites do)!!!
In order for this idea to work for 'donation', 'contribution' and 'equity' 'CF', it would have to be on 'CF' platforms that allow 'flexible' campaigns where you get to keep all of the money you raise during the CF 'campaign'(even if you don't reach your 'target' amount)--this way the 'campaign manager' who has agreed to create and 'manage' the CF campaign for a certain amount of money(or for a percentage of the total amount of money raised--which is to be taken out of whatever funds are raised at the end of the 'CF' campaign and AFTER THE 'CF' platform gets their share) will virtually be guaranteed to get something for their efforts.
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By doing it this way YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(and realizing that you don't get paid unless a 'CF' campaign is SUCCESSFUL, will be a very positive 'selling' point that will not be lost on perspective customers)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I believe that, in the end, IF DONE RIGHT, you have the potential to make a lot more money creating/managing 'CROWD FUNDING' campaigns by doing it this way than by charging a fixed amount--it doesn't take getting 10-20% of the CF campaigns that raise 50 thousand dollars or more, in order for you to make a nice profit. Also, by doing it this way(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I believe that you will end up getting a lot more customers who will keep coming back to your website(and telling their friends about it) whenever they want to 'CF' something!!!
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From the very first time that I learned of Crowd Funding a few years ago I said to myself(and posted it on several 'discussion' websites)that when all of the 'kinks' have been worked out of the EQUITY sector of it, that it would eventually become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world!!!......FAST FORWARD TEN YEARS LATER TO TODAY:
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We now have a material amount of real data in crowdfunding. As it turns out, the fear, uncertainty, and doubt was hot air. The transparency and social networking dynamics of crowdfunding have been excellent at keeping fraud near zero, to the point where heavy regulation will work against this new economic machine.
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The world is on the precipice of creating a trillion-dollar crowdfunding market. In Australia, the ASSOB has offered a crowdfunding investment portal since 2005. In the UK, equity crowdfunding is already in progress, with investment platforms such as Crowdcube and Seedups. And in the Netherlands, crowdfunding is ramping up with Symbid. The crowdfunding components of the American JOBS Act and the Italian Decreto Crescita are now in the process of finalizing the attendant regulation before securities crowdfunding goes live.
Industry associations are popping up everywhere, including in India, Europe, Canada, and the U.S. (CFIRA, CfPA). If you want to get an idea where things are headed, look at the travel list of the leading crowdfunding advisory team, Crowdfund Capital Advisors. Recently, they’ve visited Colombia, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, and Dubai, with upcoming visits to Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Sydney. They’ve also secured a relationship with the World Bank to study crowdfunding as a way to unlock innovation in developing countries.
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'wannabe entrepreneurs':
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Compared to the number of successful entrepreneurs presently existing out there in the world, there are thousands of times more people in the world who, for any number of legitimate reasons---some of which are alluded too below---feel that they too have an 'idea' that they believed could become a successful business enterprise if it was just given a fair chance, but 'Wannabe entrepreneurs':
1)find the challenges of getting starting way too daunting to overcome on their own;
2)'Wannabe entrepreneurs' lack some(or many)of the 'qualities' that the present day 'entrepreneurial community' deems mandatory for them to have in order to be given any serious consideration to be heard from.
3)That despite their lack of 'traditional' entrepreneurial qualifications, 'Wannabe entrepreneurs' still have the hope of eventually becoming successful entrepreneurs.
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I ask you then, considering all of the many problems that need to be solved in the world to make life better for all humanity, how can anyone who is sincere in their desire to want a better world in general, and the best for the 'start up' sector of it in particular, not believe that IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET go to COMPLETE waste, ALL OF THE 'latent' intelligence, willingness, eagerness and & limitless 'BRAIN POWER' from the millions of present & future 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the world, by not finding ways to overcome all realistic 'obstacles' that would deny them every possible opportunity to try and fulfill their various hopes & dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs, as countless others have done down through the ages!!!
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If you believe as I do in the virtually unlimited potential of 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the many forms & guises that they exist in the world---but which unless something is done to help them, will remain 'invisible' to the world, as will ALL the limitless benefits that they may have to offer---then something needs to be done to beneficially 'exploit' this limitless opportunity to it's maximum potential!!!
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I believe that a big overlooked opportunity exists out there in the 'start up' sector of business if any 'entrepreneurial' websites/publications and other entrepreneurial 'venues' would ever address any of the REAL NEEDS of the untold million of the real 'wannabe entrepreneurs' out there in the world, who, if they had access to the right kind/type of 'entity' that would actually recognize them for what they really are, and fulfill their admitted 'unconventional' desires & needs, YOU WOULD HAVE millions of loyal & committed PAYING users FOREVER!!!
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My name is Frederick Scanlin and I am a 77 year old man who has tried my entire adult life to become a successful entrepreneur, but I haven't as yet achieved that goal due to a childhood/lifelong 'deficit disorder' type of malady that severely affects BOTH my organizational abilities and my short term concentration span, as well as, most importantly, MY VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, which is, obviously, a personal 'attribute' which is almost mandatory for anyone wanting to become a successful entrepreneur---and one whose importance in virtually every area of life is vastly under rated by most people.
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Every 'man made' thing that exists in the world today is the result of being in the beginning just an 'idea' in the head/imagination of someone who believed that it could become a successful business enterprise and were willing to do everything that they were capable of doing to bring it to fruition---so before they eventually became a successful entrepreneur, EVERYONE was just an average person with an 'idea', and the desire to do something with it.
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I have always believed that the potential solutions to the vast majority of problems that plague every sector of society, are in the hearts, minds & imaginations of tens of millions of 'average' people around the world---the problem is and has always been having a viable way of both 'collecting' them in one place and evaluating them as to their realistic potential.
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In light of what has been said above, I believe that one of the biggest mistakes that all of the countless 'start up' type 'venues' make is ignoring the tens of millions of 'wannabe entrepreneurs' that exist around the world, who for any number of LEGITIMATE reasons, aren't capable ON THEIR OWN of doing anything with any of their 'ideas' for money making ventures!!
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I believe that if I didn't have the various personal 'deficiencies' as alluded to above, I would have become a very successful entrepreneur. Because then, I am the quintessential 'wannabe entrepreneur', I believe that I am qualified more than most to know that a very large & lucrative 'market' exists out there in beneficially exploiting the countless 'wannabe entrepreneurs' of the world, in the many forms & guises that they exist.
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Imagine all of the great 'ideas' for 'start up' ventures that are burning in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people around the world, that, under present 'funding' & other conditions, will not only never have a fair chance to ever get funded, but will never even give their 'founders' the 'peace of mind' & personal satisfaction of having the chance for their 'start up' to be seen by any of those people around the world who might be just as excited about it as they are, and might be interested in 'partnering' with them on it, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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There are hundreds of millions of people like this in the world, that for any number of LEGITIMATE REASONS---none of which are any fault of their own---keep them from ever even getting the chance to have the opportunity to bring their various talents/attributes to any kind of successful fruition.
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These LEGITIMATE REASONS run the entire gamut of the 'human condition', ranging from physical, mental, psychological &/or physiological concerns, to a vast array of of possible social, family, religious, educational, racial, governmental &/or environmental beliefs/restrictions/regulations. Other of these people, aside from possibly not having the time, money or education, may lack other skills, abilities, traits, talents, attributes or other characteristics that it would take to be successful in their
lives. Lastly, some of them may have been born with &/or are being forced to face, encounter, endure or live with any number of other possible negative situations, circumstances or obstacles that may inhibit them in some way or another---and consequently society is
denied the many benefits that they may have offered us in every realm of society imaginable.
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Globally, there are millions of these first time 'wanna be' entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts, minds, bodies and 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise.
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Unfortunately however, many of these neophyte entrepreneurs, for any number of legitimate reasons(most of which have been alluded too above), simply don't have many(if any at all)of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise.
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In the end however, once again, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs really want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it successfully out there into the 'marketplace', will be more than happy to relinquish a certain amount of equity/control in the venture.
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However, in order for this to ever happen, the 2 dozen 'Statement Of Facts' posted elsewhere in this correspondence, must be accepted as being TRUE, with no irreparable fallacies!!
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Quintessential 'Wannabe Entrepreneur':
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If I didn't have the various personal 'deficiencies' as alluded to above, I would have become a very successful entrepreneur. However because I am myself the quintessential 'wannabe entrepreneur', I believe that I am qualified more than most to know that a very large & lucrative 'market' exists out there for 'wannabe entrepreneurs', in the many forms & guises that they exist, if the proper kind of 'venue' was created and made available to them---the basic premise of what I believe might be a successful one is described at the top of the 'home page' of the first website that is linked below.
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Every 'man made' thing that exists in the world today is the result of being in the beginning just an 'idea' in the head/imagination of someone who believed that it could become a successful business enterprise and were willing to do everything that they were capable of doing to bring it to fruition---so before they eventually became a successful entrepreneur, EVERYONE was just an average person with an 'idea', and the desire to do something with it.
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Imagine all of the great 'ideas' for 'start up' ventures that are burning in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people around the world, that, under present 'funding' & other conditions, will not only never have a fair chance to ever get funded, but will never even give their 'founders' the 'peace of mind' & personal satisfaction of having the chance for their 'start up' to be seen by any of those people around the world who might be just as excited about it as they are, and might be interested in 'partnering' with them on it, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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There are hundreds of millions of people like this in the world, that for any number of LEGITIMATE REASONS---none of which are any fault of their own---keep them from ever even getting the chance to have the opportunity to bring their various talents/attributes to any kind of successful fruition.
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These LEGITIMATE REASONS run the entire gamut of the 'human condition', ranging from physical, mental, psychological &/or physiological concerns, to a vast array of of possible social, family, religious, educational, racial, governmental &/or environmental beliefs/restrictions/regulations. Other of these people, aside from possibly not having the time, money or education, may lack other skills, abilities, traits, talents, attributes or other characteristics that it would take to be successful in their
lives. Lastly, some of them may have been born with &/or are being forced to face, encounter, endure or live with any number of other possible negative situations, circumstances or obstacles that may inhibit them in some way or another---and consequently society is
denied the many benefits that they may have offered us in every realm of society imaginable.
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Globally, there are millions of these first time 'wanna be' entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts, minds, bodies and 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise.
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Unfortunately however, many of these neophyte entrepreneurs, for any number of legitimate reasons(most of which have been alluded too above), simply don't have many(if any at all)of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise.
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In the end however, once again, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs really want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it successfully out there into the 'marketplace', will be more than happy to relinquish a certain amount of equity/control in the venture.
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Unless you can find any DEFINITIVE fallacies in any of the above statements & 'principles', it's an obvious fact that, among other things:
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1)Compared to the number of successful entrepreneurs presently existing out there in the world, there are thousands of times more people in the world who, for any number of legitimate reasons---some of which are alluded too above---feel that they too have an 'idea' that they believed could become a successful business enterprise if it was just given a fair chance, but they:
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1)Find the challenges of getting starting way too daunting to overcome on their own;
2)Lack some(or many)of the 'qualities' that the present day 'entrepreneurial community' deems mandatory for them to have in order to be given any serious consideration to be heard from.
3)That despite their lack of 'traditional' entrepreneurial qualifications, they still have the hope of eventually becoming successful entrepreneurs.
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I ask you then, considering both all of the many problems that need to be solved in the world to simply continue to advance society forward in a beneficial manner to make life better for all humanity, how can anyone who is sincere in their desire to want a better world in general, and the best for the 'start up' sector of it in particular, not believe that IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET go to COMPLETE waste, ALL OF THE 'latent' intelligence, willingness, eagerness and & limitless 'BRAIN POWER' from the millions of present & future 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the world, by not finding ways to overcome all realistic 'obstacles' that would deny them every possible opportunity to try and fulfill their various hopes & dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs, as countless others have done down through the ages!!!
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If you believe as I do in the virtually unlimited potential of 'wannabe entrepreneurs' in the many forms & guises that they exist in the world---but which will remain 'invisible' to the world, as will ALL the limitless benefits that they may have to offer---then lets do what needs to be done to beneficially 'exploit' this limitless opportunity to it's maximum potential!!!
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CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN SERVICE:
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AS THE WORD SLOWLY BUT SURELY GETS OUT TO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ABOUT EQUITY CROWDFUNDING THERE ARE GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS(AND EVENTUALLY MILLIONS) OF 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' WHO ARE GOING TO WANT TO USE THIS VENUE TO FUND THEIR VARIOUS 'IDEAS', INVENTIONS AND OTHER TYPE BUSINESS VENTURES. MOST OF THESE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' ARE GOING TO BE NAIVE/NOVICE/INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE OR ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY DO ALL OF THE MANY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE TO GIVE BOTH THEIR CORE VENTURE AS WELL AS IT'S CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL..
WHEN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING BECOMES LEGAL IT WILL EVENTUALLY GROW TO BE THE BIGGEST FORM OF STARTUP/EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE
HISTORY OF THE WORLD, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SHEER NUMBER OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS AND NEW BUSINESS VENTURES ARE GOING TO OVERWHELM THE RESOURCES OF THE CURRENT 'INFRASTRUCTURE' OF THE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY, THEREBY OPENING UP COUNTLESS POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GROWTH.
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ALTHOUGH I HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE ARE SOME INNOVATIVE 'IDEAS' TO HELP THE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEUR' PREPARE HIS 'CORE' VENTURE FOR LAUNCHING SHOULD THEY GET THE FUNDING FOR IT, THIS OPPORTUNITY IS IN
THE ACTUAL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN ITSELF, WHICH MY 'RESEARCH' SHOWS IS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT MIGHT FIRST APPEAR TO BE(THE MANDATORY REGULAR BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSIONS/UPDATES WITH CONTRIBUTORS ALONE IS ALMOST A FULL TIME JOB).
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HAVE A WEBSITE/PLATFORM THAT WILL, FOR A REASONABLE 'FEE', RUN THE ENTIRE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR ANY ENTREPRENEUR THAT WANTS YOU TO DO IT FOR THEM(FOR EITHER A 'STAKE' IN THE VENTURE &/OR HAVE THE FEE TAKEN OUT OF THE PLEDGES/ CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE THE ENTREPRENEUR GETS ANYTHING). THE 'KEY' TO THIS TYPE OF
'SERVICE' BEING SUCCESSFUL WILL BE IN THEIR ABILITY TO BUILD A VAST NETWORK OF SOCIAL WEBSITES, MEDIA OUTLETS, BLOGS AND EVERY OTHER CONCEIVABLE TYPE OF 'CONNECTION' THAT WOULD IN ANY WAY BENEFIT SOMETHING LIKE THIS(POSSIBLY EVEN FINDING A WAY TO TAP INTO THE 'CONTACTS'/FRIENDS OF THOUSANDS OF CO-OPERATIVE INDIVIDUALS). THIS TYPE OF VAST NETWORK OF 'CONTACTS' IS SOMETHING THAT NO INDIVIDUAL-NOT EVEN A KNOWLEDGEABLE ONE-COULD POSSIBLY MATCH.
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WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT THIS WEBSITE/PLATFORM BEING ABLE TO GIVE A 'CROWDFUNDER' THE ABSOLUTE BEST CHANCE FOR HIS CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT WILL IMMEDIATELY BECOME A TOP TIER CROWDFUNDING DESTINATION OF DISTINCTION THAT WILL STILL BE ON TOP LONG AFTER OTHER WEBSITES/PLATFORMS WITH OTHER 'BUSINESS MODELS' HAVE COME AND GONE!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
. When I first read about 'CROWD FUNDING several year ago(referred to in this 'description', from here on in as simply 'CF'), I said to myself(and even posted it on a few different 'discussion boards')something that I still stand by today: "When 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' becomes legal, it will eventually become THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!" . I have been following 'CROWD FUNDING' pretty close since it's inception a few years ago, and I have even promoted 3 of my own CF campaigns, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, and the one thing I learned when creating and running/managing those 3 'CF' campaigns of mine is that CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB in itself that requires a good deal of various 'social' type skills/knowledge that your average person simply doesn't have--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' simply don't have the time &/or other 'resources' to learn.!!!! . I have seen a lot of 'CF' campaigns that were trying to raise money for a good cause, product or service, but for whatever unknown reasons, failed anyway--there is no logical reason that they shouldn't have been a lot more successful than they turned out to be, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ended up making several times what their 'target' amount was. . When the SEC finally finalizes all of the rules and regulations of 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', in addition to all of the 'donation', and 'reward' type ones that are operating now, there are going to be a swarm of new 'EQUITY' CF 'management' websites offering there 'services' to all of those influx of new entrepreneurs that are going to be wanting to sell equity in their various 'start up' ventures, and therefore they will need someone to run their ENTIRE 'crowd funding' campaign for them. . The need for this kind of CF 'service' is especially needed in these cases when a 'start up' type of venture is involved. Most of the influx of the new entrepreneurs who will be seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's are going to be rather naive/inexperienced individuals with no intention of making entrepreneurship their life's work by becoming 'serial' entrepreneurs, and are going be content to be 'one hit wonders' by making a big success out of their own particular venture, and so really don't need to take the extra time and effort away from concentrating solely on their core venture by learning things that they may never even need to use more than once. . If you want to be able to continually grow your business(rather than having them going to one of your many competitors), you are going to have to offer them SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--and although you are taking a 'calculated' risk by using the following 'business model', in the end, because if it's obvious appeal, I believe that you will come out way ahead if you do it right.. . Although I know a little bit about what needs to be done in order to make these 'ideas' a success as a 'CF campaign', I don't have the necessary 'expertise' to do it THE RIGHT WAY myself, and don't have the money to pay one of the ever growing number of 'CF managers' to do it for me, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I came up with the following 'idea' for a new type of 'CF' website(or an 'addition' to an existing one) that might well end up becoming a 'new/better way' of 'CF' SOME kinds of projects!!! . Although most people don't have the 'upfront' money to pay a 'CF manager' to create and run a CF 'campaign' for them(as is the case with me)they could pay them possibly even more money than they presently charge as their normal 'fee' for creating and running/'managing' one, if they would simply agree to getting paid at the end of the campaign and have their 'fee' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(in return for making this concession, they will charge 2 or 3 times more money than the other 'normal' 'CF' managers/websites do)!!!
. In order for this idea to work for 'donation', 'contribution' and 'equity' 'CF', it would have to be on 'CF' platforms that allow 'flexible' campaigns where you get to keep all of the money you raise during the CF 'campaign'(even if you don't reach your 'target' amount)--this way the 'campaign manager' who has agreed to create and 'manage' the CF campaign for a certain amount of money(or for a percentage of the total amount of money raised--which is to be taken out of whatever funds are raised at the end of the 'CF' campaign and AFTER THE 'CF' platform gets their share) will virtually be guaranteed to get something for their efforts.
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By doing it this way YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(and realizing that you don't get paid unless a 'CF' campaign is SUCCESSFUL, will be a very positive 'selling' point that will not be lost on perspective customers)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I believe that, in the end, IF DONE RIGHT, you have the potential to make a lot more money creating/managing 'CROWD FUNDING' campaigns by doing it this way than by charging a fixed amount--it doesn't take getting 10-20% of the CF campaigns that raise 50 thousand dollars or more, in order for you to make a nice profit. Also, by doing it this way(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I believe that you will end up getting a lot more customers who will keep coming back to your website(and telling their friends about it) whenever they want to 'CF' something!!!
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IDEA/INVENTION-TO-MARKET COMPANY:
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I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE NEED FOR AN HONEST/COMPETENT 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' INVENTION SERVICE/COMPANY WHEN I WAS BILKED OUT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SOME 40 YEARS AGO BY AN UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANY WHO PROMISED TO HELP ME GET AN INVENTION OF MINE(THEY WERE THE 'DAVISON' OF THEIR DAY). BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' SEGMENT OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR HAS BEEN,AND STILL IS,DOMINATED BY BOGUS/CHARLETON COMPANIES WHO ARE IN THE BUSINESS STRICTLY TO FLEECE THE NAIVE/TRUSTING/UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC OUT OF EVERY CENT THAT THEY CAN,IN RETURN FOR DOING BASICALLY NOTHING IN RETURN OF ANY CONSEQUENCE FOR THEM.
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IT IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION WHY THE SEC(OR SOME COMPARABLE GOVERNMENT AGENCY) HASN'T DONE ANYTHING IN OVER HALF A CENTURY TO STOP THESE UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANIES FROM BILKING THE PUBLIC, AS THEIR UNETHICAL/ILLEGAL METHODS ARE EASILY DETECTABLE BY ANYONE WITH AN IQ ANYWHERE ABOVE THE PLANT LIFE LEVEL!
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AMERICANS SPEND MULTIPLIED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR ATTEMPTING TO GET THEIR 'IDEAS'/INVENTIONS TO THE MARKETPLACE. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOOD,DECENT HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO WILL ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF 'IDEAS' FOR NEW &/OR IMPROVED INVENTIONS IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. WITHIN REASON, THESE PEOPLE WILL BEG,BORROW &/OR WORK A SECOND JOB JUST TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEIR 'IDEA' CAN MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT ARE LEGITIMATE IN DOING SOME OF THE SEVERAL STEPS/STAGES THAT AN 'IDEA' MUST GO THRU IN ORDER TO HAVE A REALISTIC CHANCE TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE COMPANY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR THOSE INVENTORS TO GET THEIR 'IDEA' TO THE MARKETPLACE(WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!!!)!!!!
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MOST OF THESE PEOPLE , NOT ONLY MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME,MONEY OR INTEREST, BUT ALSO LACK THE SKILL/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERTISE THAT IT TAKES TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO DO ALL OF THE NECESSARY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THEIR 'IDEA' TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE. REALIZING THIS, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE, NOT ONLY DON'T MIND PAYING A FAIR & REASONABLE PRICE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR THEM, THEY WOULD MUCH PREFER IT, AS LONG AS THEY ARE GETTING THEIR MONEYS WORTH.
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CONSIDERING THE HALF CENTURY THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THESE BOGUS COMPANIES, IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PROVEN MARKET EXISTS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A LEGITIMATE COMPANY LIKE THE ONE JUST DESCRIBED. WHY ONE DOESN'T EXIST AS YET IS AMAZING TO ME TO SAY THE LEAST,ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE IT WOULD BE TO START ONE UP.
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT IF A COMPANY OF ANY KIND WAS COMPLETELY HONEST AND 'TRANSPARENT' IN EVERY WAY, THAT IT'S SUCCESS WOULD BE LIMITED ONLY BY THE QUALITY OF THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT WAS USED TO PROMOTE ITSELF. WITHOUT A NATIONAL AWARENESS OF IT'S EXISTENCE, THE SUCCESS OF A COMPANY LIKE THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED/LESSENED, AND IT'S CHANCES FOR MAXIMUM SUCCESS ARE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT.
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I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF A COMPANY OF THIS KIND WERE TO OPEN UP BASED ON THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE, THAT WITHIN A 3-5 YEAR TIMEFRAME, IT WOULD NOT ONLY DOMINATE THIS SECTOR OF THE MARKET, IT WOULD ALSO BE DOING SOCIETY A BIG FAVOR BY RUNNING ALL OF THE BOGUS COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR RIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS!!!
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A NEW KIND OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING WEBSITE/PLATFORM:
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE SOLUTION TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROBLEMS FACING ALL SECTORS OF OUR SOCIETY EXIST IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE, THE WORLD OVER. SO IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I LEARNED OF CROWD FUNDING A FEW YEARS AGO I SAID TO MYSELF(AND POSTED IT ON SEVERAL 'DISCUSSION' WEBSITES)THAT WHEN ALL OF THE 'KINKS' HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT OF THE EQUITY SECTOR OF IT, THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST FORM OF BUSINESS EXPANSION & 'START UP' CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!
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AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AND CONTEMPLATION I REALIZE THAT IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF INNOVATIVE, OLD FASHIONED, 'OUT-OF-THE-BOX' TYPE OF THINKING, USING ALL THE MANY BENEFITS OF, AND LESSONS LEARNED, FROM 'CROWD SOURCING', TO WORK OUT ALL OF THE MULTIPLE INTRICATE DETAILS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO CREATE THE KIND OF A CF 'PLATFORM' WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO EVEN COME CLOSE TO SUCCESSFULLY FULFILLING THIS PROMISE. IF THE LEGAL ASPECTS RELATED TO IT CAN BE PROPERLY SETTLED, AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS THAT MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY OVERCOME IN ORDER FOR THIS 'PLATFORM' TO BECOME A REALITY, THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY CAN'T BE, AS THERE IS NOTHING OF AN IMPOSSIBLE NATURE INVOLVED IN DOING SO, AS THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANY KIND OF KNOWLEDGE OR TECHNOLOGY THAT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST.
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THE PREMISE FOR THE KIND OF CF WEBSITE/PLATFORM THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FULFILL THIS PROMISE CAME TO ME WHILE I WAS READING ABOUT THE PROLIFERATION OF VARIOUS GLOBAL 'CROWD SOURCED' TYPE PROGRAMS OF ALL KINDS WHICH USED THE WILLING HELP & IDEAS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE(WHO WEREN'T GETTING PAID ANYTHING)TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OR CREATE 'SOLUTIONS' TO A VAST ARRAY OF 'PROJECTS' IN ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY---THE ONE I AM SUGGESTING WOULD BE ONE BASED ON THIS SAME PRINCIPLE BUT WHERE THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 'CROWD SOURCING' OF A PROJECT COULD ALSO BE 'CO-FOUNDERS'/'PARTNERS' IN IT AS WELL!!
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IT MAKES LOGICAL SENSE THAT IF PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SPEND THEIR TIME, EFFORT & KNOWLEDGE 'CROWD SOURCING' PROJECTS THAT WON'T BENEFIT THEM IN ANY MATERIAL WAY, WHAT WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO DO IF THEY HAD THE CHANCE TO 'CROWD SOURCE' AN IDEA THAT THEY LIKED(EITHER THEIRS OR SOMEONE ELSE'S)WHICH THEY COULD ALSO BE 'CO-FOUNDERS'/'PARTNERS' IN, RIGHT FROM THE 'IDEA' STAGE RIGHT ON THROUGH TO IT'S IMPLEMENTATION INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE' AND THEN RIGHT ON TO ITS CONTINUING OPERATION ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT BEING DONE VIA THE INTERNET!!!
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IN ORDER FOR THIS KIND OF A WEBSITE TO EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO BECOME REALITY IT WILL FIRST BE NECESSARY TO FIND OUT WITH REGARD TO 'START UP' VENTURES IN GENERAL, JUST HOW THE MAJOR GLOBAL SEC TYPE GOVERNING BODIES DEFINE/DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN SIMPLY BEING 'INVESTORS' IN THEM AS OPPOSED TO BEING ACTUAL 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' IN THEM---IN OTHER WORDS, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO FIND A WAY THAT, AT LEAST IN THE BEGINNING, WILL POSSIBLY LET TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BECOME 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' IN A 'START UP' VENTURE WITHOUT CONFLICTING WITH &/OR BEING SUBJECTED TO ANY SEC RULES/REGULATIONS AS THEY RELATE TO SIMPLY BEING INVESTORS IN THEM.
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THE THREE MAIN REASONS, OF MANY, WHY 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' HAS THE REALISTIC POTENTIAL TO BECOME THE BIGGEST FORM OF BUSINESS EXPANSION & 'START UP' CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, ARE THE FOLLOWING:
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1)THERE ARE VAST REGIONS OF THE WORLD WHERE THERE AREN'T MANY, IF ANY, 'ORGANIZED' VC/'ANGEL' OR OTHER TYPE VENUES OF THIS NATURE THAT EVEN FUND 'STARTUPS'.
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2)HAVING TO BE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SEC TYPE ENTITIES AND SUBJECT TO THEIR RULES & REGULATIONS RESULTS IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT TAKES JUST TO INITIATE A REPUTABLE EQUITY CF CAMPAIGN COSTING A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO COVER THE COSTS OF VARIOUS FEES, PERMITS AND OTHER TYPE INITIAL PAYMENTS THAT NEED TO BE PAID TO APPLICABLE AGENCIES AS WELL AS TO THE CF PLATFORM ITSELF---THIS AMOUNT IS TOO MUCH FOR MOST 'START UPS' TO PAY, AND WHICH WILL IN COMBINATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS, RESULT IN VAST NUMBERS OF POTENTIALLY SUCCESSFUL 'START UPS' TO NEVER EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO BE SEEN BY ANYONE, MUCH LESS EVER GETTING THE CHANCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY TYPE OF ACTUAL FUNDING.
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3)FUNDING FOR 'STARTUPS', EVEN IN THE BEST LOCATIONS AND UNDER THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES, ISN'T THAT EASY TO ACQUIRE---CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING FACT: EACH YEAR A LOT LESS LESS THAN 1 IN A THOUSAND PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE FUNDED ARE EVER EVEN LOOKED AT &/OR CONSIDERED FOR 'OUTSIDE' FUNDING, AND FOR EVERY THOUSAND THAT DO GET LOOKED AT, ONLY 6 OR 7 OF THOSE ARE EVER FUNDED, AND FINALLY OUT OF EVERY THOUSAND 'START UPS' THAT EVENTUALLY GET FUNDED, ONLY ABOUT 100 OF THEM END UP BEING WHAT IS CONSIDERED 'SUCCESSFUL'!!!
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4)BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET'S VAST GLOBAL REACH, THIS CF 'PLATFORM' WILL BE BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE 'START UP' FUNDING NEEDS OF A 'GLOBAL' AUDIENCE, SO THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO HAS ANY KIND OF A LEGAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE/PROPOSITION WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO FIND FUNDING FOR, WILL HAVE EASY ACCESS TO A WAY TO DO SO.
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5)BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL 'FOUNDER' OF A PROPOSED 'START UP' WILL BE SEEKING 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' FOR THEIR 'START UP' AS OPPOSED TO SIMPLY LOOKING FOR 'CONTRIBUTORS' TO IT OR FOR 'INVESTORS IN IT, THEY WON'T HAVE THE NEED FOR AS AN EXTENSIVE 'SOCIAL MEDIA' FOLLOWING THAT MOST CF 'PLATFORMS' SAY IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE FOR ANY TYPE OF CF CAMPAIGN TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL--WHICH, OF COURSE, REQUIRES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO 'ASSEMBLE' ONE PROPERLY.
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GLOBALLY, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF FIRST TIME 'WANNABE'ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S(OR EVEN FOR JUST SOME OTHER TYPE OF LEGAL POTENTIAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, OR POSSIBLY EVEN JUST AN IDEA FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE OR MAKE A GIVEN ENTITY A LOT OF MONEY)WHICH THEY FEEL TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR OF THEIR HEARTS,
MINDS, BODIES AND 'SOULS' MAY INDEED BE, IF NOT 'THE NEXT BIG THING', AT LEAST A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MOST OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS, LIKE ME, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS, SIMPLY DON'T HAVE MANY(IF ANY AT ALL) OF THE MANDATORY SKILLS/QUALITIES THAT A 'CONVENTIONAL' ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, NOR DO THEY HAVE MUCH, IF ANY, EXPERIENCE IN EITHER STARTING OR RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE(OR, FOR THAT MATTER, EVEN CREATING/MANAGING A 'QUALITY' CF CAMPAIGN).
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IN THE END, THE ONLY THING THAT ALL OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS WANT IS SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'VE GOT, AND HOPEFULLY FIND OTHERS OUT THERE WHO SHARE THEIR VISION/PASSION FOR IT, AND WHO, IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM PROVIDING SOME OF THE MONEY/EXPERTISE/'SWEAT EQUITY' THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HELP IN GETTING IT OUT THERE INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE', WILL RELINQUISHING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EQUITY/CONTROL IN THE VENTURE BY MAKING THEM 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' IN IT.
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MOST FOUNDERS OF A 'START UP' ARE VERY RELUCTANT TO RELINQUISH MUCH EQUITY &/OR CONTROL IN THEIR PARTICULAR VENTURE EVEN TO ACQUIRE THE FUNDING THAT THEY MUST HAVE IN ORDER TO GIVE IT A FAIR CHANCE AT SUCCESS. HOWEVER, IF THEY CAN BE MADE TO DEFINITIVELY UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ABOVE FACTS/STATISTICS AND THEIR POTENTIAL REPERCUSSIONS WITH REGARD TO HOW FEW PROPOSED 'START UPS' ACTUALLY EVER GET FUNDED, IT SHOULD DEFINITIVELY PROVE TO THEM THAT HAVING TO GIVE UP SOME OF BOTH EQUITY AND CONTROL IN THEIR 'START UP' IS THEIR ONLY REALISTIC CHANCE TO SEE IT EVER BECOME REALITY, AND THAT THIS CF PLATFORM IS THEIR BEST CHANCE OF ATTAINING THAT SUCCESS.
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IT DOESN'T TAKE A 'ROCKET SCIENTIST' TO UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF JUST WHAT THESE ABOVE FACTS/ FIGURES/STATISTICS MEANS WHEN IT COMES TO THE VARIOUS 'OBSTACLES' THAT THESE 'NEOPHYTE' ENTREPRENEURS WILL HAVE TO FACE IN ORDER TO HAVE ANY REASONABLE CHANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR 'START UP' VENTURES-IN OTHER WORDS, HOW CAN THEY BE EXPECTED ON THEIR OWN TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR 'START UP' VENTURE WHEN THEY HAVE NO MONEY, EXPERTISE OR EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR---WHEN THE ABOVE STATISTICS SHOW VERY CLEARLY THAT EVERY YEAR EVEN THE VERY BEST VENTURES PICKED BY THE VERY BEST 'EXPERTS' AND HEADED BY FULLY QUALIFIED 'TEAMS' THAT ARE BACKED BY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT CAPITAL CAN'T EVEN BE SUCCESSFUL MORE THAN 10% OF THE TIME??
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THE FOLLOWING 4 'SECTORS' ARE AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT OF MANY THAT MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED IN ORDER FOR THIS CF 'PLATFORM' TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF WORKING PROPERLY:
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1)A KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TYPE OF CF WEBSITE/PLATFORM WILL BE COMING UP WITH A 'FOOLPROOF' TYPE OF VOTING SYSTEM WHEREBY ALL INTERNAL FACTORS NOT COVERED BY PERMANENTLY STATED RULES/REGULATIONS AND OTHER SOP'S WILL BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE 'CO-FOUNDERS' THEMSELVES(FROM THE PAY OF THE 'PHYSICAL' MANAGEMENT TEAM TO HOW MUCH A PERSONS DISPUTED 'SWEAT EQUITY' IS WORTH IN COMPANY SHARES, AS WELL AS 'FIRING' ANY 'PARTNERS' WHO CAUSE PROBLEMS AND HOW MUCH TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE, ETC.).
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2)MANY OF THE VENTURES THAT WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE, IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FUNDING CAMPAIGN, WILL EVENTUALLY NEED SEVERAL PEOPLE TO HAVE AN ACTUAL 'PHYSICAL' PRESENCE OUT THERE IN THE 'REAL WORLD', WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE 'PHYSICAL' DUTIES RELATED TO THE 'DAY TO DAY OPERATION/MANAGEMENT' OF THE VENTURE WHICH CAN'T BE DONE VIA THE INTERNET(IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THESE PEOPLE TO RE-LOCATE, DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE VENTURE)---ALL OF THE 'PARTNERS' IN THIS VENTURE ARE ELIGIBLE TO PUT IN THEIR 'RESUME' FOR ANY OF THE OPEN 'PHYSICAL' POSITIONS, WHICH WILL BE SELECTED BY A VOTE OF ALL OF THE 'PARTNERS' IN THE VENTURE(WHO WILL ALSO DECIDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE NECESSARY TO BE ON THIS 'PHYSICAL TEAM', AS WELL AS THEIR YEARLY COMPENSATION).
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3)THE AMOUNT OF 'EQUITY' THE 'OWNER' IS WILLING TO RELINQUISH TO ANY 'PARTNERS'/'CO-FOUNDERS' THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF HIS VENTURE(ASSUMING THAT, AT THE END OF THE 'CAMPAIGN', THE NECESSARY AMOUNT OF MONEY HAS BEEN RAISED TO CONTINUE WITH IT), EACH 'PARTNER'/'CO-FOUNDER'S SHARE OF EQUITY WILL BE DETERMINED BY BOTH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY 'INVESTED' IN IT---RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVESTED IN IT---AS WELL AS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF 'SWEAT EQUITY' TYPE OF WORK THAT THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT, A FIGURE WHICH, LIKE SEVERAL OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS 'PLATFORM', WILL BE DETERMINED BY A YET TO BE CREATED 'ALGORITHM' TYPE OF 'FORMULA'.
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4)ALL ASPECTS OF THIS 'PLATFORM' MUST BE SET UP TO RUN LIKE A 'WELL OILED MACHINE' THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON PURPOSE OF SUCCESSFULLY CREATING THE PROPOSED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THAT THEY ARE ALL 'CO-FOUNDERS'/'PARTNERS' IN.
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I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU HAVE HUNDREDS/THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN A 'START UP' VENTURE ENOUGH TO VOLUNTARILY PUT UP THEIR OWN TIME, EFFORT & MONEY TO SEE IT BECOME A SUCCESS, AND YOU HAVE A WORKING PLATFORM THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO ALLOWING ALL ASPECTS OF THE CREATION OF THE 'START UP' TO PROCEED SMOOTHLY, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT IF THERE IS AS BIG A MARKET OUT THERE FOR THEIR PRODUCT &/OR SERVICE AS ALL THE 'PARTNERS' IN THE VENTURE OBVIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS, THEY WILL ALL BE TRYING THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST TO TRY AND MAKE IT A SUCCESS---AND SOMEWHERE AMONG THEM, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL OF THEM THAT ARE PROFICIENT ENOUGH IN ALL OF THE NECESSARY 'SKILL SETS' REQUIRED TO GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT.
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IN THE END, BASED ON THE AVAILABLE STATISTICS THUS FAR IN THIS RELATIVELY NEW SECTOR OF EQUITY CROWD FUNDING, MOST OF THE PROPOSED 'START UP' VENTURES THAT WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', BUT JUST BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT FACT, ALTHOUGH IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE VERY DISAPPOINTING, WILL GIVE IT'S 'FOUNDER(S)' AN ELEMENT OF 'CLOSURE'/'PEACE OF MIND' KNOWING THAT, AT LEAST, IT WAS GIVEN THE ABSOLUTE FAIREST OF CHANCES TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY BEING PUT OUT THERE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT &/OR BE WILLING TO PAY FOR!!!!!
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SO IN CLOSING, LET ME JUST SAY THAT DESPITE THE MANY DAUNTING 'CHALLENGES' THAT NEED TO BE OVERCOME IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS 'START UP' VENTURE A SUCCESS, THE MANY POTENTIAL POSITIVE RESULTS OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECOMING A SUCCESS WILL HAVE MANY FAR REACHING POSITIVE IMPLICATIONS/RAMIFICATIONS IN ALL AREAS OF BOTH THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF BUSINESS, AS WELL AS IN MANY OTHER SECTORS AS WELL, AND WILL MAKE ALL OF THE TIME, EFFORT AND MONEY EXPENDED TO ATTAIN THAT SUCCESS--AND ENDURING ALL OF THE 'NAYSAYERS' COMMENTS ON HOW IT CAN NEVER BE DONE--WELL WORTH THE 'FIGHT'!!!
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P.S.THIS TYPE OF 'CROWD FUNDING' PLATFORM' COULD ALSO BE USED TO CONNECT LIKE MINDED PEOPLE IN A GIVEN 'METROPOLITAN' AREA WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO BUSINESS FOR THEMSELVES BUT NEED LIKE MINDED LOCAL 'PARTNERS' FOR THE NECESSARY MONEY &/OR FOR SKILLS/EXPERTISE THAT THEY LACK IN ORDER TO BE ABLE ACCOMPLISH IT(SEE A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED CF WEBSITE AT THE LINK BELOW).
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CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
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WHEN I FIRST READ ABOUT 'CROWD FUNDING SEVERAL YEAR AGO(REFERRED TO IN THIS 'DESCRIPTION', FROM HERE ON IN AS SIMPLY 'CF'), I SAID TO MYSELF(AND EVEN POSTED IT ON A FEW DIFFERENT 'DISCUSSION BOARDS')SOMETHING THAT I STILL STAND BY TODAY: "WHEN 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' BECOMES LEGAL, IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!"
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I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING 'CROWD FUNDING' PRETTY CLOSE SINCE IT'S INCEPTION A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I HAVE EVEN PROMOTED 3 OF MY OWN CF CAMPAIGNS, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, AND THE ONE THING I LEARNED WHEN CREATING AND RUNNING/MANAGING THOSE 3 'CF' CAMPAIGNS OF MINE IS THAT CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB IN ITSELF THAT REQUIRES A GOOD DEAL OF VARIOUS 'SOCIAL' TYPE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR AVERAGE PERSON SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME &/OR OTHER 'RESOURCES' TO LEARN.!!!!
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I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF 'CF' CAMPAIGNS THAT WERE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE, PRODUCT OR SERVICE, BUT FOR WHATEVER UNKNOWN REASONS, FAILED ANYWAY--THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEY TURNED OUT TO BE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ENDED UP MAKING SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THEIR 'TARGET' AMOUNT WAS.
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WHEN THE SEC FINALLY FINALIZES ALL OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 'DONATION', AND 'REWARD' TYPE ONES THAT ARE OPERATING NOW, THERE ARE GOING TO BE A SWARM OF NEW 'EQUITY' CF 'MANAGEMENT' WEBSITES OFFERING THERE 'SERVICES' TO ALL OF THOSE INFLUX OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO SELL EQUITY IN THEIR VARIOUS 'START UP' VENTURES, AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NEED SOMEONE TO RUN THEIR ENTIRE 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGN FOR THEM.
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THE NEED FOR THIS KIND OF CF 'SERVICE' IS ESPECIALLY NEEDED IN THESE CASES WHEN A 'START UP' TYPE OF VENTURE IS INVOLVED. MOST OF THE INFLUX OF THE NEW ENTREPRENEURS WHO WILL BE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S ARE GOING TO BE RATHER NAIVE/INEXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS WITH NO INTENTION OF MAKING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEIR LIFE'S WORK BY BECOMING 'SERIAL' ENTREPRENEURS, AND ARE GOING BE CONTENT TO BE 'ONE HIT WONDERS' BY MAKING A BIG SUCCESS OUT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR VENTURE, AND SO REALLY DON'T NEED TO TAKE THE EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT AWAY FROM CONCENTRATING SOLELY ON THEIR CORE VENTURE BY LEARNING THINGS THAT THEY MAY NEVER EVEN NEED TO USE MORE THAN ONCE.
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IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUALLY GROW YOUR BUSINESS(RATHER THAN HAVING THEM GOING TO ONE OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OFFER THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--AND ALTHOUGH YOU ARE TAKING A 'CALCULATED' RISK BY USING THE FOLLOWING 'BUSINESS MODEL', IN THE END, BECAUSE IF IT'S OBVIOUS APPEAL, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL COME OUT WAY AHEAD IF YOU DO IT RIGHT..
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ALTHOUGH I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE 'IDEAS' A SUCCESS AS A 'CF CAMPAIGN', I DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY 'EXPERTISE' TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY MYSELF, AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY ONE OF THE EVER GROWING NUMBER OF 'CF MANAGERS' TO DO IT FOR ME, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING 'IDEA' FOR A NEW TYPE OF 'CF' WEBSITE(OR AN 'ADDITION' TO AN EXISTING ONE) THAT MIGHT WELL END UP BECOMING A 'NEW/BETTER WAY' OF 'CF' SOME KINDS OF PROJECTS!!!
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ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE 'UPFRONT' MONEY TO PAY A 'CF MANAGER' TO CREATE AND RUN A CF 'CAMPAIGN' FOR THEM(AS IS THE CASE WITH ME)THEY COULD PAY THEM POSSIBLY EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THEY PRESENTLY CHARGE AS THEIR NORMAL 'FEE' FOR CREATING AND RUNNING/'MANAGING' ONE, IF THEY WOULD SIMPLY AGREE TO GETTING PAID AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN AND HAVE THEIR 'FEE' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(IN RETURN FOR MAKING THIS CONCESSION, THEY WILL CHARGE 2 OR 3 TIMES MORE MONEY THAN THE OTHER 'NORMAL' 'CF' MANAGERS/WEBSITES DO)!!!
IN ORDER FOR THIS IDEA TO WORK FOR 'DONATION', 'CONTRIBUTION' AND 'EQUITY' 'CF', IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON 'CF' PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW 'FLEXIBLE' CAMPAIGNS WHERE YOU GET TO KEEP ALL OF THE MONEY YOU RAISE DURING THE CF 'CAMPAIGN'(EVEN IF YOU DON'T REACH YOUR 'TARGET' AMOUNT)--THIS WAY THE 'CAMPAIGN MANAGER' WHO HAS AGREED TO CREATE AND 'MANAGE' THE CF CAMPAIGN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY(OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED--WHICH IS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF WHATEVER FUNDS ARE RAISED AT THE END OF THE 'CF' CAMPAIGN AND AFTER THE 'CF' PLATFORM GETS THEIR SHARE) WILL VIRTUALLY BE GUARANTEED TO GET SOMETHING FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
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BY DOING IT THIS WAY YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(AND REALIZING THAT YOU DON'T GET PAID UNLESS A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL, WILL BE A VERY POSITIVE 'SELLING' POINT THAT WILL NOT BE LOST ON PERSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT, IN THE END, IF DONE RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY CREATING/MANAGING 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGNS BY DOING IT THIS WAY THAN BY CHARGING A FIXED AMOUNT--IT DOESN'T TAKE GETTING 10-20% OF THE CF CAMPAIGNS THAT RAISE 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO MAKE A NICE PROFIT. ALSO, BY DOING IT THIS WAY(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL END UP GETTING A LOT MORE CUSTOMERS WHO WILL KEEP COMING BACK TO YOUR WEBSITE(AND TELLING THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT IT) WHENEVER THEY WANT TO 'CF' SOMETHING!!!
==================================================================== SEVERAL CROWD FUNDING TYPE 'VENUES':
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FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I LEARNED OF CROWD FUNDING A FEW YEARS AGO I SAID TO MYSELF(AND POSTED IT ON SEVERAL 'DISCUSSION' WEBSITES)THAT WHEN ALL OF THE 'KINKS' HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT OF THE EQUITY SECTOR OF IT, THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST FORM OF BUSINESS EXPANSION & 'START UP' CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!......FAST FORWARD TEN YEARS LATER TO TODAY:
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WE NOW HAVE A MATERIAL AMOUNT OF REAL DATA IN CROWDFUNDING. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, AND DOUBT WAS HOT AIR. THE TRANSPARENCY AND SOCIAL NETWORKING DYNAMICS OF CROWDFUNDING HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT AT KEEPING FRAUD NEAR ZERO, TO THE POINT WHERE HEAVY REGULATION WILL WORK AGAINST THIS NEW ECONOMIC MACHINE.
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THE WORLD IS ON THE PRECIPICE OF CREATING A TRILLION-DOLLAR CROWDFUNDING MARKET. IN AUSTRALIA, THE ASSOB HAS OFFERED A CROWDFUNDING INVESTMENT PORTAL SINCE 2005. IN THE UK, EQUITY CROWDFUNDING IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS, WITH INVESTMENT PLATFORMS SUCH AS CROWDCUBE AND SEEDUPS. AND IN THE NETHERLANDS, CROWDFUNDING IS RAMPING UP WITH SYMBID. THE CROWDFUNDING COMPONENTS OF THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT AND THE ITALIAN DECRETO CRESCITA ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING THE ATTENDANT REGULATION BEFORE SECURITIES CROWDFUNDING GOES LIVE.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS ARE POPPING UP EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING IN INDIA, EUROPE, CANADA, AND THE U.S. (CFIRA, CFPA). IF YOU WANT TO GET AN IDEA WHERE THINGS ARE HEADED, LOOK AT THE TRAVEL LIST OF THE LEADING CROWDFUNDING ADVISORY TEAM, CROWDFUND CAPITAL ADVISORS. RECENTLY, THEY’VE VISITED COLOMBIA, CANADA, MEXICO, ITALY, TURKEY, SWEDEN, AND DUBAI, WITH UPCOMING VISITS TO SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, HONG KONG, AND SYDNEY. THEY’VE ALSO SECURED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORLD BANK TO STUDY CROWDFUNDING AS A WAY TO UNLOCK INNOVATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
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'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS':
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COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS PRESENTLY EXISTING OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TIMES MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---SOME OF WHICH ARE ALLUDED TOO BELOW---FEEL THAT THEY TOO HAVE AN 'IDEA' THAT THEY BELIEVED COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IF IT WAS JUST GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE, BUT 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS':
1)FIND THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING STARTING WAY TOO DAUNTING TO OVERCOME ON THEIR OWN;
2)'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' LACK SOME(OR MANY)OF THE 'QUALITIES' THAT THE PRESENT DAY 'ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY' DEEMS MANDATORY FOR THEM TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN ANY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO BE HEARD FROM.
3)THAT DESPITE THEIR LACK OF 'TRADITIONAL' ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALIFICATIONS, 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' STILL HAVE THE HOPE OF EVENTUALLY BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.
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I ASK YOU THEN, CONSIDERING ALL OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED IN THE WORLD TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL HUMANITY, HOW CAN ANYONE WHO IS SINCERE IN THEIR DESIRE TO WANT A BETTER WORLD IN GENERAL, AND THE BEST FOR THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF IT IN PARTICULAR, NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET GO TO COMPLETE WASTE, ALL OF THE 'LATENT' INTELLIGENCE, WILLINGNESS, EAGERNESS AND & LIMITLESS 'BRAIN POWER' FROM THE MILLIONS OF PRESENT & FUTURE 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE WORLD, BY NOT FINDING WAYS TO OVERCOME ALL REALISTIC 'OBSTACLES' THAT WOULD DENY THEM EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND FULFILL THEIR VARIOUS HOPES & DREAMS OF BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, AS COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE DONE DOWN THROUGH THE AGES!!!
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IF YOU BELIEVE AS I DO IN THE VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED POTENTIAL OF 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST IN THE WORLD---BUT WHICH UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE TO HELP THEM, WILL REMAIN 'INVISIBLE' TO THE WORLD, AS WILL ALL THE LIMITLESS BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO OFFER---THEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BENEFICIALLY 'EXPLOIT' THIS LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITY TO IT'S MAXIMUM POTENTIAL!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT A BIG OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITY EXISTS OUT THERE IN THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF BUSINESS IF ANY 'ENTREPRENEURIAL' WEBSITES/PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER ENTREPRENEURIAL 'VENUES' WOULD EVER ADDRESS ANY OF THE REAL NEEDS OF THE UNTOLD MILLION OF THE REAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, WHO, IF THEY HAD ACCESS TO THE RIGHT KIND/TYPE OF 'ENTITY' THAT WOULD ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE THEM FOR WHAT THEY REALLY ARE, AND FULFILL THEIR ADMITTED 'UNCONVENTIONAL' DESIRES & NEEDS, YOU WOULD HAVE MILLIONS OF LOYAL & COMMITTED PAYING USERS FOREVER!!!
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MY NAME IS FREDERICK SCANLIN AND I AM A 77 YEAR OLD MAN WHO HAS TRIED MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR, BUT I HAVEN'T AS YET ACHIEVED THAT GOAL DUE TO A CHILDHOOD/LIFELONG 'DEFICIT DISORDER' TYPE OF MALADY THAT SEVERELY AFFECTS BOTH MY ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITIES AND MY SHORT TERM CONCENTRATION SPAN, AS WELL AS, MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, WHICH IS, OBVIOUSLY, A PERSONAL 'ATTRIBUTE' WHICH IS ALMOST MANDATORY FOR ANYONE WANTING TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR---AND ONE WHOSE IMPORTANCE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY AREA OF LIFE IS VASTLY UNDER RATED BY MOST PEOPLE.
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EVERY 'MAN MADE' THING THAT EXISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY IS THE RESULT OF BEING IN THE BEGINNING JUST AN 'IDEA' IN THE HEAD/IMAGINATION OF SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED THAT IT COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WERE WILLING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE CAPABLE OF DOING TO BRING IT TO FRUITION---SO BEFORE THEY EVENTUALLY BECAME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR, EVERYONE WAS JUST AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN 'IDEA', AND THE DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE EVERY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, ARE IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF 'AVERAGE' PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD---THE PROBLEM IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN HAVING A VIABLE WAY OF BOTH 'COLLECTING' THEM IN ONE PLACE AND EVALUATING THEM AS TO THEIR REALISTIC POTENTIAL.
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IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOVE, I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES THAT ALL OF THE COUNTLESS 'START UP' TYPE 'VENUES' MAKE IS IGNORING THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' THAT EXIST AROUND THE WORLD, WHO FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS, AREN'T CAPABLE ON THEIR OWN OF DOING ANYTHING WITH ANY OF THEIR 'IDEAS' FOR MONEY MAKING VENTURES!!
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I BELIEVE THAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE VARIOUS PERSONAL 'DEFICIENCIES' AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE, I WOULD HAVE BECOME A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR. BECAUSE THEN, I AM THE QUINTESSENTIAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEUR', I BELIEVE THAT I AM QUALIFIED MORE THAN MOST TO KNOW THAT A VERY LARGE & LUCRATIVE 'MARKET' EXISTS OUT THERE IN BENEFICIALLY EXPLOITING THE COUNTLESS 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' OF THE WORLD, IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST.
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IMAGINE ALL OF THE GREAT 'IDEAS' FOR 'START UP' VENTURES THAT ARE BURNING IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, THAT, UNDER PRESENT 'FUNDING' & OTHER CONDITIONS, WILL NOT ONLY NEVER HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO EVER GET FUNDED, BUT WILL NEVER EVEN GIVE THEIR 'FOUNDERS' THE 'PEACE OF MIND' & PERSONAL SATISFACTION OF HAVING THE CHANCE FOR THEIR 'START UP' TO BE SEEN BY ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO MIGHT BE JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT IT AS THEY ARE, AND MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN 'PARTNERING' WITH THEM ON IT, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD, THAT FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---NONE OF WHICH ARE ANY FAULT OF THEIR OWN---KEEP THEM FROM EVER EVEN GETTING THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEIR VARIOUS TALENTS/ATTRIBUTES TO ANY KIND OF SUCCESSFUL FRUITION.
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THESE LEGITIMATE REASONS RUN THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF THE 'HUMAN CONDITION', RANGING FROM PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL &/OR PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCERNS, TO A VAST ARRAY OF OF POSSIBLE SOCIAL, FAMILY, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, RACIAL, GOVERNMENTAL &/OR ENVIRONMENTAL BELIEFS/RESTRICTIONS/REGULATIONS. OTHER OF THESE PEOPLE, ASIDE FROM POSSIBLY NOT HAVING THE TIME, MONEY OR EDUCATION, MAY LACK OTHER SKILLS, ABILITIES, TRAITS, TALENTS, ATTRIBUTES OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR
LIVES. LASTLY, SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN BORN WITH &/OR ARE BEING FORCED TO FACE, ENCOUNTER, ENDURE OR LIVE WITH ANY NUMBER OF OTHER POSSIBLE NEGATIVE SITUATIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES OR OBSTACLES THAT MAY INHIBIT THEM IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER---AND CONSEQUENTLY SOCIETY IS
DENIED THE MANY BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE OFFERED US IN EVERY REALM OF SOCIETY IMAGINABLE.
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GLOBALLY, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE FIRST TIME 'WANNA BE' ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S(OR EVEN FOR JUST SOME OTHER TYPE OF LEGAL POTENTIAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, OR POSSIBLY EVEN JUST AN IDEA FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE OR MAKE A GIVEN ENTITY A LOT OF MONEY)WHICH THEY FEEL TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR OF THEIR HEARTS, MINDS, BODIES AND 'SOULS' MAY INDEED BE, IF NOT 'THE NEXT BIG THING', AT LEAST A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS(MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLUDED TOO ABOVE), SIMPLY DON'T HAVE MANY(IF ANY AT ALL)OF THE MANDATORY SKILLS/QUALITIES THAT A 'CONVENTIONAL' ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, NOR DO THEY HAVE MUCH, IF ANY, EXPERIENCE IN EITHER STARTING OR RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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IN THE END HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, THE ONLY THING THAT ALL OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS REALLY WANT IS SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'VE GOT, AND HOPEFULLY FIND OTHERS OUT THERE WHO SHARE THEIR VISION/PASSION FOR IT, AND WHO, IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM PROVIDING SOME OF THE MONEY/EXPERTISE/'SWEAT EQUITY' THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HELP IN GETTING IT SUCCESSFULLY OUT THERE INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE', WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RELINQUISH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EQUITY/CONTROL IN THE VENTURE.
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HOWEVER, IN ORDER FOR THIS TO EVER HAPPEN, THE 2 DOZEN 'STATEMENT OF FACTS' POSTED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CORRESPONDENCE, MUST BE ACCEPTED AS BEING TRUE, WITH NO IRREPARABLE FALLACIES!!
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QUINTESSENTIAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEUR':
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IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE VARIOUS PERSONAL 'DEFICIENCIES' AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE, I WOULD HAVE BECOME A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR. HOWEVER BECAUSE I AM MYSELF THE QUINTESSENTIAL 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEUR', I BELIEVE THAT I AM QUALIFIED MORE THAN MOST TO KNOW THAT A VERY LARGE & LUCRATIVE 'MARKET' EXISTS OUT THERE FOR 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS', IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST, IF THE PROPER KIND OF 'VENUE' WAS CREATED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM---THE BASIC PREMISE OF WHAT I BELIEVE MIGHT BE A SUCCESSFUL ONE IS DESCRIBED AT THE TOP OF THE 'HOME PAGE' OF THE FIRST WEBSITE THAT IS LINKED BELOW.
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EVERY 'MAN MADE' THING THAT EXISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY IS THE RESULT OF BEING IN THE BEGINNING JUST AN 'IDEA' IN THE HEAD/IMAGINATION OF SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED THAT IT COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WERE WILLING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE CAPABLE OF DOING TO BRING IT TO FRUITION---SO BEFORE THEY EVENTUALLY BECAME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR, EVERYONE WAS JUST AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN 'IDEA', AND THE DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
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IMAGINE ALL OF THE GREAT 'IDEAS' FOR 'START UP' VENTURES THAT ARE BURNING IN THE HEARTS, MINDS & IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, THAT, UNDER PRESENT 'FUNDING' & OTHER CONDITIONS, WILL NOT ONLY NEVER HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO EVER GET FUNDED, BUT WILL NEVER EVEN GIVE THEIR 'FOUNDERS' THE 'PEACE OF MIND' & PERSONAL SATISFACTION OF HAVING THE CHANCE FOR THEIR 'START UP' TO BE SEEN BY ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO MIGHT BE JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT IT AS THEY ARE, AND MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN 'PARTNERING' WITH THEM ON IT, IF THEY ONLY KNEW ABOUT IT!!!!!
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THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD, THAT FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---NONE OF WHICH ARE ANY FAULT OF THEIR OWN---KEEP THEM FROM EVER EVEN GETTING THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEIR VARIOUS TALENTS/ATTRIBUTES TO ANY KIND OF SUCCESSFUL FRUITION.
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THESE LEGITIMATE REASONS RUN THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF THE 'HUMAN CONDITION', RANGING FROM PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL &/OR PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCERNS, TO A VAST ARRAY OF OF POSSIBLE SOCIAL, FAMILY, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, RACIAL, GOVERNMENTAL &/OR ENVIRONMENTAL BELIEFS/RESTRICTIONS/REGULATIONS. OTHER OF THESE PEOPLE, ASIDE FROM POSSIBLY NOT HAVING THE TIME, MONEY OR EDUCATION, MAY LACK OTHER SKILLS, ABILITIES, TRAITS, TALENTS, ATTRIBUTES OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR
LIVES. LASTLY, SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN BORN WITH &/OR ARE BEING FORCED TO FACE, ENCOUNTER, ENDURE OR LIVE WITH ANY NUMBER OF OTHER POSSIBLE NEGATIVE SITUATIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES OR OBSTACLES THAT MAY INHIBIT THEM IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER---AND CONSEQUENTLY SOCIETY IS
DENIED THE MANY BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE OFFERED US IN EVERY REALM OF SOCIETY IMAGINABLE.
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GLOBALLY, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE FIRST TIME 'WANNA BE' ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S(OR EVEN FOR JUST SOME OTHER TYPE OF LEGAL POTENTIAL MONEY MAKING VENTURE IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECTOR OF SOCIETY, OR POSSIBLY EVEN JUST AN IDEA FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE OR MAKE A GIVEN ENTITY A LOT OF MONEY)WHICH THEY FEEL TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR OF THEIR HEARTS, MINDS, BODIES AND 'SOULS' MAY INDEED BE, IF NOT 'THE NEXT BIG THING', AT LEAST A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS(MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLUDED TOO ABOVE), SIMPLY DON'T HAVE MANY(IF ANY AT ALL)OF THE MANDATORY SKILLS/QUALITIES THAT A 'CONVENTIONAL' ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, NOR DO THEY HAVE MUCH, IF ANY, EXPERIENCE IN EITHER STARTING OR RUNNING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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IN THE END HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, THE ONLY THING THAT ALL OF THESE NEOPHYTE ENTREPRENEURS REALLY WANT IS SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'VE GOT, AND HOPEFULLY FIND OTHERS OUT THERE WHO SHARE THEIR VISION/PASSION FOR IT, AND WHO, IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM PROVIDING SOME OF THE MONEY/EXPERTISE/'SWEAT EQUITY' THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HELP IN GETTING IT SUCCESSFULLY OUT THERE INTO THE 'MARKETPLACE', WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RELINQUISH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EQUITY/CONTROL IN THE VENTURE.
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UNLESS YOU CAN FIND ANY DEFINITIVE FALLACIES IN ANY OF THE ABOVE STATEMENTS & 'PRINCIPLES', IT'S AN OBVIOUS FACT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS:
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1)COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS PRESENTLY EXISTING OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TIMES MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE REASONS---SOME OF WHICH ARE ALLUDED TOO ABOVE---FEEL THAT THEY TOO HAVE AN 'IDEA' THAT THEY BELIEVED COULD BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IF IT WAS JUST GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE, BUT THEY:
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1)FIND THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING STARTING WAY TOO DAUNTING TO OVERCOME ON THEIR OWN;
2)LACK SOME(OR MANY)OF THE 'QUALITIES' THAT THE PRESENT DAY 'ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY' DEEMS MANDATORY FOR THEM TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN ANY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO BE HEARD FROM.
3)THAT DESPITE THEIR LACK OF 'TRADITIONAL' ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALIFICATIONS, THEY STILL HAVE THE HOPE OF EVENTUALLY BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.
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I ASK YOU THEN, CONSIDERING BOTH ALL OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED IN THE WORLD TO SIMPLY CONTINUE TO ADVANCE SOCIETY FORWARD IN A BENEFICIAL MANNER TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL HUMANITY, HOW CAN ANYONE WHO IS SINCERE IN THEIR DESIRE TO WANT A BETTER WORLD IN GENERAL, AND THE BEST FOR THE 'START UP' SECTOR OF IT IN PARTICULAR, NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO LET GO TO COMPLETE WASTE, ALL OF THE 'LATENT' INTELLIGENCE, WILLINGNESS, EAGERNESS AND & LIMITLESS 'BRAIN POWER' FROM THE MILLIONS OF PRESENT & FUTURE 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE WORLD, BY NOT FINDING WAYS TO OVERCOME ALL REALISTIC 'OBSTACLES' THAT WOULD DENY THEM EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND FULFILL THEIR VARIOUS HOPES & DREAMS OF BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, AS COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE DONE DOWN THROUGH THE AGES!!!
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IF YOU BELIEVE AS I DO IN THE VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED POTENTIAL OF 'WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS' IN THE MANY FORMS & GUISES THAT THEY EXIST IN THE WORLD---BUT WHICH WILL REMAIN 'INVISIBLE' TO THE WORLD, AS WILL ALL THE LIMITLESS BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO OFFER---THEN LETS DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BENEFICIALLY 'EXPLOIT' THIS LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITY TO IT'S MAXIMUM POTENTIAL!!!
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CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN SERVICE:
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AS THE WORD SLOWLY BUT SURELY GETS OUT TO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ABOUT EQUITY CROWDFUNDING THERE ARE GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS(AND EVENTUALLY MILLIONS) OF 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' WHO ARE GOING TO WANT TO USE THIS VENUE TO FUND THEIR VARIOUS 'IDEAS', INVENTIONS AND OTHER TYPE BUSINESS VENTURES. MOST OF THESE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEURS' ARE GOING TO BE NAIVE/NOVICE/INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE OR ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY DO ALL OF THE MANY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE TO GIVE BOTH THEIR CORE VENTURE AS WELL AS IT'S CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN A REASONABLE CHANCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL..
WHEN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING BECOMES LEGAL IT WILL EVENTUALLY GROW TO BE THE BIGGEST FORM OF STARTUP/EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE
HISTORY OF THE WORLD, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SHEER NUMBER OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS AND NEW BUSINESS VENTURES ARE GOING TO OVERWHELM THE RESOURCES OF THE CURRENT 'INFRASTRUCTURE' OF THE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY, THEREBY OPENING UP COUNTLESS POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GROWTH.
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ALTHOUGH I HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE ARE SOME INNOVATIVE 'IDEAS' TO HELP THE 'WANNA-BE ENTREPRENEUR' PREPARE HIS 'CORE' VENTURE FOR LAUNCHING SHOULD THEY GET THE FUNDING FOR IT, THIS OPPORTUNITY IS IN
THE ACTUAL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN ITSELF, WHICH MY 'RESEARCH' SHOWS IS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT MIGHT FIRST APPEAR TO BE(THE MANDATORY REGULAR BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSIONS/UPDATES WITH CONTRIBUTORS ALONE IS ALMOST A FULL TIME JOB).
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HAVE A WEBSITE/PLATFORM THAT WILL, FOR A REASONABLE 'FEE', RUN THE ENTIRE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR ANY ENTREPRENEUR THAT WANTS YOU TO DO IT FOR THEM(FOR EITHER A 'STAKE' IN THE VENTURE &/OR HAVE THE FEE TAKEN OUT OF THE PLEDGES/ CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE THE ENTREPRENEUR GETS ANYTHING). THE 'KEY' TO THIS TYPE OF
'SERVICE' BEING SUCCESSFUL WILL BE IN THEIR ABILITY TO BUILD A VAST NETWORK OF SOCIAL WEBSITES, MEDIA OUTLETS, BLOGS AND EVERY OTHER CONCEIVABLE TYPE OF 'CONNECTION' THAT WOULD IN ANY WAY BENEFIT SOMETHING LIKE THIS(POSSIBLY EVEN FINDING A WAY TO TAP INTO THE 'CONTACTS'/FRIENDS OF THOUSANDS OF CO-OPERATIVE INDIVIDUALS). THIS TYPE OF VAST NETWORK OF 'CONTACTS' IS SOMETHING THAT NO INDIVIDUAL-NOT EVEN A KNOWLEDGEABLE ONE-COULD POSSIBLY MATCH.
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WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT THIS WEBSITE/PLATFORM BEING ABLE TO GIVE A 'CROWDFUNDER' THE ABSOLUTE BEST CHANCE FOR HIS CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT WILL IMMEDIATELY BECOME A TOP TIER CROWDFUNDING DESTINATION OF DISTINCTION THAT WILL STILL BE ON TOP LONG AFTER OTHER WEBSITES/PLATFORMS WITH OTHER 'BUSINESS MODELS' HAVE COME AND GONE!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
. WHEN I FIRST READ ABOUT 'CROWD FUNDING SEVERAL YEAR AGO(REFERRED TO IN THIS 'DESCRIPTION', FROM HERE ON IN AS SIMPLY 'CF'), I SAID TO MYSELF(AND EVEN POSTED IT ON A FEW DIFFERENT 'DISCUSSION BOARDS')SOMETHING THAT I STILL STAND BY TODAY: "WHEN 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' BECOMES LEGAL, IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!" . I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING 'CROWD FUNDING' PRETTY CLOSE SINCE IT'S INCEPTION A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I HAVE EVEN PROMOTED 3 OF MY OWN CF CAMPAIGNS, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, AND THE ONE THING I LEARNED WHEN CREATING AND RUNNING/MANAGING THOSE 3 'CF' CAMPAIGNS OF MINE IS THAT CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB IN ITSELF THAT REQUIRES A GOOD DEAL OF VARIOUS 'SOCIAL' TYPE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR AVERAGE PERSON SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME &/OR OTHER 'RESOURCES' TO LEARN.!!!! . I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF 'CF' CAMPAIGNS THAT WERE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE, PRODUCT OR SERVICE, BUT FOR WHATEVER UNKNOWN REASONS, FAILED ANYWAY--THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEY TURNED OUT TO BE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ENDED UP MAKING SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THEIR 'TARGET' AMOUNT WAS. . WHEN THE SEC FINALLY FINALIZES ALL OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 'DONATION', AND 'REWARD' TYPE ONES THAT ARE OPERATING NOW, THERE ARE GOING TO BE A SWARM OF NEW 'EQUITY' CF 'MANAGEMENT' WEBSITES OFFERING THERE 'SERVICES' TO ALL OF THOSE INFLUX OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO SELL EQUITY IN THEIR VARIOUS 'START UP' VENTURES, AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NEED SOMEONE TO RUN THEIR ENTIRE 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGN FOR THEM. . THE NEED FOR THIS KIND OF CF 'SERVICE' IS ESPECIALLY NEEDED IN THESE CASES WHEN A 'START UP' TYPE OF VENTURE IS INVOLVED. MOST OF THE INFLUX OF THE NEW ENTREPRENEURS WHO WILL BE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PRODUCT/SERVICE/TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS'S ARE GOING TO BE RATHER NAIVE/INEXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS WITH NO INTENTION OF MAKING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEIR LIFE'S WORK BY BECOMING 'SERIAL' ENTREPRENEURS, AND ARE GOING BE CONTENT TO BE 'ONE HIT WONDERS' BY MAKING A BIG SUCCESS OUT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR VENTURE, AND SO REALLY DON'T NEED TO TAKE THE EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT AWAY FROM CONCENTRATING SOLELY ON THEIR CORE VENTURE BY LEARNING THINGS THAT THEY MAY NEVER EVEN NEED TO USE MORE THAN ONCE. . IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUALLY GROW YOUR BUSINESS(RATHER THAN HAVING THEM GOING TO ONE OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OFFER THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--AND ALTHOUGH YOU ARE TAKING A 'CALCULATED' RISK BY USING THE FOLLOWING 'BUSINESS MODEL', IN THE END, BECAUSE IF IT'S OBVIOUS APPEAL, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL COME OUT WAY AHEAD IF YOU DO IT RIGHT.. . ALTHOUGH I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE 'IDEAS' A SUCCESS AS A 'CF CAMPAIGN', I DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY 'EXPERTISE' TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY MYSELF, AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY ONE OF THE EVER GROWING NUMBER OF 'CF MANAGERS' TO DO IT FOR ME, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING 'IDEA' FOR A NEW TYPE OF 'CF' WEBSITE(OR AN 'ADDITION' TO AN EXISTING ONE) THAT MIGHT WELL END UP BECOMING A 'NEW/BETTER WAY' OF 'CF' SOME KINDS OF PROJECTS!!! . ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE 'UPFRONT' MONEY TO PAY A 'CF MANAGER' TO CREATE AND RUN A CF 'CAMPAIGN' FOR THEM(AS IS THE CASE WITH ME)THEY COULD PAY THEM POSSIBLY EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THEY PRESENTLY CHARGE AS THEIR NORMAL 'FEE' FOR CREATING AND RUNNING/'MANAGING' ONE, IF THEY WOULD SIMPLY AGREE TO GETTING PAID AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN AND HAVE THEIR 'FEE' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(IN RETURN FOR MAKING THIS CONCESSION, THEY WILL CHARGE 2 OR 3 TIMES MORE MONEY THAN THE OTHER 'NORMAL' 'CF' MANAGERS/WEBSITES DO)!!!
. IN ORDER FOR THIS IDEA TO WORK FOR 'DONATION', 'CONTRIBUTION' AND 'EQUITY' 'CF', IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON 'CF' PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW 'FLEXIBLE' CAMPAIGNS WHERE YOU GET TO KEEP ALL OF THE MONEY YOU RAISE DURING THE CF 'CAMPAIGN'(EVEN IF YOU DON'T REACH YOUR 'TARGET' AMOUNT)--THIS WAY THE 'CAMPAIGN MANAGER' WHO HAS AGREED TO CREATE AND 'MANAGE' THE CF CAMPAIGN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY(OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED--WHICH IS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF WHATEVER FUNDS ARE RAISED AT THE END OF THE 'CF' CAMPAIGN AND AFTER THE 'CF' PLATFORM GETS THEIR SHARE) WILL VIRTUALLY BE GUARANTEED TO GET SOMETHING FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
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BY DOING IT THIS WAY YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(AND REALIZING THAT YOU DON'T GET PAID UNLESS A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL, WILL BE A VERY POSITIVE 'SELLING' POINT THAT WILL NOT BE LOST ON PERSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT, IN THE END, IF DONE RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY CREATING/MANAGING 'CROWD FUNDING' CAMPAIGNS BY DOING IT THIS WAY THAN BY CHARGING A FIXED AMOUNT--IT DOESN'T TAKE GETTING 10-20% OF THE CF CAMPAIGNS THAT RAISE 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO MAKE A NICE PROFIT. ALSO, BY DOING IT THIS WAY(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL END UP GETTING A LOT MORE CUSTOMERS WHO WILL KEEP COMING BACK TO YOUR WEBSITE(AND TELLING THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT IT) WHENEVER THEY WANT TO 'CF' SOMETHING!!!
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IDEA/INVENTION-TO-MARKET COMPANY:
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I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE NEED FOR AN HONEST/COMPETENT 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' INVENTION SERVICE/COMPANY WHEN I WAS BILKED OUT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SOME 40 YEARS AGO BY AN UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANY WHO PROMISED TO HELP ME GET AN INVENTION OF MINE(THEY WERE THE 'DAVISON' OF THEIR DAY). BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE 'IDEA-TO-MARKET' SEGMENT OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR HAS BEEN,AND STILL IS,DOMINATED BY BOGUS/CHARLETON COMPANIES WHO ARE IN THE BUSINESS STRICTLY TO FLEECE THE NAIVE/TRUSTING/UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC OUT OF EVERY CENT THAT THEY CAN,IN RETURN FOR DOING BASICALLY NOTHING IN RETURN OF ANY CONSEQUENCE FOR THEM.
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IT IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION WHY THE SEC(OR SOME COMPARABLE GOVERNMENT AGENCY) HASN'T DONE ANYTHING IN OVER HALF A CENTURY TO STOP THESE UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANIES FROM BILKING THE PUBLIC, AS THEIR UNETHICAL/ILLEGAL METHODS ARE EASILY DETECTABLE BY ANYONE WITH AN IQ ANYWHERE ABOVE THE PLANT LIFE LEVEL!
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AMERICANS SPEND MULTIPLIED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR ATTEMPTING TO GET THEIR 'IDEAS'/INVENTIONS TO THE MARKETPLACE. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOOD,DECENT HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO WILL ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF 'IDEAS' FOR NEW &/OR IMPROVED INVENTIONS IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. WITHIN REASON, THESE PEOPLE WILL BEG,BORROW &/OR WORK A SECOND JOB JUST TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEIR 'IDEA' CAN MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT ARE LEGITIMATE IN DOING SOME OF THE SEVERAL STEPS/STAGES THAT AN 'IDEA' MUST GO THRU IN ORDER TO HAVE A REALISTIC CHANCE TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE COMPANY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR THOSE INVENTORS TO GET THEIR 'IDEA' TO THE MARKETPLACE(WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!!!)!!!!
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MOST OF THESE PEOPLE , NOT ONLY MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME,MONEY OR INTEREST, BUT ALSO LACK THE SKILL/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERTISE THAT IT TAKES TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO DO ALL OF THE NECESSARY THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THEIR 'IDEA' TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE TO MAKE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE. REALIZING THIS, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE, NOT ONLY DON'T MIND PAYING A FAIR & REASONABLE PRICE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR THEM, THEY WOULD MUCH PREFER IT, AS LONG AS THEY ARE GETTING THEIR MONEYS WORTH.
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CONSIDERING THE HALF CENTURY THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THESE BOGUS COMPANIES, IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PROVEN MARKET EXISTS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A LEGITIMATE COMPANY LIKE THE ONE JUST DESCRIBED. WHY ONE DOESN'T EXIST AS YET IS AMAZING TO ME TO SAY THE LEAST,ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE IT WOULD BE TO START ONE UP.
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT IF A COMPANY OF ANY KIND WAS COMPLETELY HONEST AND 'TRANSPARENT' IN EVERY WAY, THAT IT'S SUCCESS WOULD BE LIMITED ONLY BY THE QUALITY OF THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT WAS USED TO PROMOTE ITSELF. WITHOUT A NATIONAL AWARENESS OF IT'S EXISTENCE, THE SUCCESS OF A COMPANY LIKE THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED/LESSENED, AND IT'S CHANCES FOR MAXIMUM SUCCESS ARE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT.
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I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF A COMPANY OF THIS KIND WERE TO OPEN UP BASED ON THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE, THAT WITHIN A 3-5 YEAR TIMEFRAME, IT WOULD NOT ONLY DOMINATE THIS SECTOR OF THE MARKET, IT WOULD ALSO BE DOING SOCIETY A BIG FAVOR BY RUNNING ALL OF THE BOGUS COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR RIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS!!!
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1)INTERNET 'DIRECTORY':
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THE INTERNET IS GROWING MUCH FASTER THAN IT'S PROPER ORGANIZATION IS, AND THERE IS REALLY NO EXCUSE FOR IT AS THERE ARE SO MANY EASILY DEVISED WAYS AND MEANS TO MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER/FASTER/BETTER!!!!
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The listing/organizing of ALL BLOGS/WEBSITES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB according to their particular 'genre' is a classic example of my contention. I don't know why it hasn't already been done(especially given how easily it would be to do so, given today's technology), but there is a big void existing on the WORLD WIDE WEB in the form of there not being a way to be able to easily/quickly find any/every blog/website that exists on the WORLD WIDE WEB, according to their particular category/classification/genre/'subject'/etc., etc.!!!!
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2)CAMERA-MIRROR:
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I have an idea for an 'invention' that will benefit a lot of people, not the least of which are diabetics who have to check the bottoms of their feet on a regular basis for possible new sores. This invention is also for anyone who wants to see a part of their body that is hard to see-even with a mirror or two helping you, because of the way that the human body is 'constructed'.
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The basic idea is to have a small camera on the end of a 'retractable' cord, hooked up to a screen/monitor about the size of a hand mirror. When you want to see a part of your body that is hard-or impossible-to see(back of your head, bottom of your feet, etc.), you simply 'aim' the camera at that hard to see place and look at it in the monitor(it may be helpful to have a 'head' device to hold the monitor in front of you, in case you might need both hands for something).
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You will need a 'telescoping'/'bendable' handle for those times when your arm isn't long enough to 'aim' the camera at the proper spot, at which time you attach the camera to one end of it and adjust the handle to the length that you need to be able to 'aim' the camera at the particular spot you need to see.
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For the diabetics to see the bottom of their feet, you will need to have a stable but rotating(up and down, and sideways too) 'pedestal' of some kind so that the 'heel' of the foot can rest on it, and the camera can be secured to the bottom of the pedestal 'aimed' up so that the bottom of the feet can be 'rotated over the camera, thereby giving a good view of the bottom of the feet.
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3)Missed Airline Ticket Insurance:
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Millions of dollars each year are lost due to people missing their airline flights for all sorts of legitimate reasons--there might be an opportunity for a 'start up' to offer 'insurance' to those who buy tickets, whereby they can get a 'refund' and be reimbursed for the price of their tickets should they not be able to get a refund from the airline if they miss their flight.
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4)There are a couple of relatively new 'start ups' based on the premise/concept of being able to 'transfer' smaller amounts of money(even a few cents, I believe)via the internet at virtually NO COST to the sender.!!!! If these 'startups' are successful in the major goal of what their 'business model' calls for, IT WILL OPEN UP THE DOORS TO A LOT OF POTENTIALLY PROFITABLE 'START UP' VENTURES!!!!
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5)DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
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I contend that, because the following 'start up' is based on the above listed Several Dozen 'Timeless Business Statements Of Fact', which unless you can find any definitive fallacies in them, they will virtually GUARANTEE that this 'startup' has the realistic potential to be "THE NEXT BIG THING" in 'brick and mortar' retail UNICORNS---they will also guarantee the success of any 'startup' that 'qualifies' both under any of these 55 'principles' that are relevant to their success, and which passes the stringent stipulations of the remaining ones!!
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CHECK on the 'menu' to the left for a much longer description of this proposed venture.
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ADVERTISING, in it's many direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' forms & guises, is one of the biggest segments of our financial economy, AND IN THE END, it is basically nothing more than just letting the public know of a companies existence/'greatness', AND HOPING THAT THEY WILL BUY FROM THEM. If the above is true, then WHAT IF the public were allowed to VIEW various printed &/or video advertisements from countless companies/'venues'(and answer a few questions to insure that they really watched them), AND THEN, FOR EVERY GIVEN SEGMENT OF VIEWING TIME, they were awarded a 'unit' of time, which could then be used as a form of 'currency' to be 'traded' for money, &/or to pay certain kinds of bills--they might also be awarded a certain number of these viewing 'units' for forwarding a certain number of these video advertisements to 'friends' & family'??
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The basic premise/concept of the 'UBER' business model, I believe that the financial burden of several departments within the 'public sector'(such as the PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & HEALTHCARE)can be lessened to enough of a significant degree to peek even the interest of those at the top who are in charge of these departments!!!
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PREVENTING ABORTIONS:
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A website that connects/introduces girls/woman who are contemplating having an abortion with the millions of couples worldwide who are waiting long periods of time to adopt newborn babies by waiting their turn in line at adoption agencies. These couples will pay for all of the girls expenses while she is waiting to have the baby, and then will give her some some money at the time of the adoption. If this website is set up properly and in a 'dignified' manner, and 'MARKETED' properly, it can save the lives of countless babies every year!!
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CELL PHONE 'APP':
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Finally, a cell phone 'APP', that will allow someone--WHO IS EITHER TOO EMBARRASSED TO SAY ANYTHING IN PERSON, OR FOR SOME OTHER REASON IS UNABLE TO DISCREETLY LET THEM KNOW--to find out if someone who they have a secret desire/longing to get to know better, feels the same about them--all done WITH SUCH COMPLETE ANONYMITY that, not only will they never have to worry about anyone ever finding out about their secret desire, EVEN THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE 'POSTING' WAS MEANT WILL NEVER GET TO SEE IT unless they have also 'posted' THAT SAME DESIRE TO GET TO KNOW THAT PERSON BETTER, at which time THEY WILL BOTH BE NOTIFIED SIMULTANEOUSLY of their mutual desire to get to know each other better!!!!!!!!!
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Several years ago I noticed how many people played the state lottery $1.00 'scratch off' game, and it only took them a minute or so in order to determine if they won or lost. It didn't seem quite fair to me that for a dollar they only got such a small amount of time to enjoy the fun/thrill/excitement(or whatever other type of 'feelings' that people get from engaging in this form of gambling). It was for this reason that I came up with a handheld game(this was before cell phone 'APPS'even existed)that would give it's players the same basic gambling 'game' for about 10 cents.
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Unfortunately, at that time the gambling 'laws' made the implementation of this 'game' impossible. A lot of the gambling 'laws' have changed in the last few years, but even if it becomes necessary to 'headquarter' it offshore somewhere, this venture can be a very profitable one--even by giving those that play this game TEN TIMES A BETTER DEAL than they can get from any of the state lotteries in this country!!!!
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5)AFTER A HALF CENTURY OF OBSERVATION COMBINED WITH WHAT I SEE HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC/EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MANY PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES STARTING UP NEW 'BUSINESS MODELS' WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LONG ESTABLISHED BUSINESS SECTORS, BASED ON THE CONCEPT/PREMISE OF UTILIZING PART TIME/FULL TIME/'ON-CALL'/NO BENEFITS TYPE WORKERS---THE NEW "SHARING ECONOMY" if you will:
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1)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED 'DEVICE' ANY PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'TOW TRUCK', WHICH WITH THE PROPER UTILIZATION/CO-ORDINATION OF 'ON-CALL' EMPLOYEES CAN FORM THE FOUNDATION OF A'DISCOUNT' TOW SERVICE.
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2)WITH THE PROPERLY DESIGNED TRAILER A PERSONS PERSONAL VEHICLE CAN BE MADE INTO A 'MINI 16 WHEELER' FOR THE LOCAL/LONG HAUL DELIVERY OF RELATIVELY LIGHT WEIGHT MERCHANDISE, THEREBY PROVIDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A HUSBAND AND WIFE THE CHANCE TO SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME TOGETHER AND MAKE A DECENT LIVING AS WELL!!!
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3)THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINGLE UNIT BUSINESS'S IN THE FOLLOWING 6 CONSUMER RELATED INDUSTRIES THAT ARE BASICALLY 'FRAGMENTED' AND HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS VERY LITTLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THESE SECTORS ARE:
1)BARBER SHOPS
2)RE-SALE SHOPS
3)PAWN SHOPS
4)'JUNK YARDS'
5)'LOCAL' HOTELS-MOTELS
6)AUTO REPAIR PLACES.
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A CHAIN OF RESALE TYPE STORES THAT LOOK LIKE REGULAR GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES(IN ORDER TO TAKE AWAY THE 'STIGMA' THAT RESALE TYPE SHOPS HAVE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE)WOULD GO OVER GOOD IN THIS ECONOMY. THEY WOULD GET THEIR MERCHANDISE FROM DONATIONS AS WELL AS PICKING USABLE THINGS ALONG PEOPLES CURBS AND PICKING UP THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO THROW OUT.
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A BLUE COLLAR 'DAY LABOR' AGENCY THAT PROVIDES IT'S 'WORKERS-IN-WAITING' A NICE CLEAN PLACE TO WAIT WITH A FEW INEXPENSIVE 'AMENITIES', AND THE ABILITY TO PAY THEM 2 OR 3 DOLLARS AN HOUR FOR WAITING(WHETHER OR NOT THEY GET CALLED)WHICH WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF FUTURE EARNINGS.
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A WEBSITE WHERE FOR A REASONABLE DAILY/WEEKLY/MONTHLY FEE PEOPLE CAN POST THEIR PARTICULAR USER/OWNER GENERATED CONTENT, KNOWING THAT WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT IT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WILL GO TO THIS WEBSITE FIRST (BEFORE JUST RANDOMLY SURFING FOR THE PARTICULAR CONTENT THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR)TO SEE WHY THE OWNER OF THAT 'CONTENT' FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO PAY MONEY TO HAVE IT HEARD/SEEN.
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A CHAIN OF BARBER SHOPS THAT CHARGED BY THE TIME RATHER THAN THE JOB.
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THE 'PAYDAY LOAN' SECTOR IS CHARGING EXORBITANT RATES TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY IT THE LEAST. I PROPOSE A NATIONWIDE CHAIN OF 'PAYDAY LOAN' STORES THAT CHARGES SUBSTANTIALLY LESS AND OFFERS THOSE WHO WANT OUT OF THEIR EXISTING LOANS THE CHANCE FOR US TO PAY IT OFF FOR THEM AT A MUCH SMALLER RATE.
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BASED ON THE SAME BASIC CONCEPT/PREMISE OF MY 'ORG THEORY', I HAVE 'ISOLATED' SOMETHING(REFERED TOO AS CINS)THAT WILL VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS OF MOVIES IN CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS. THESE 'CINS' ARE BASED ON THE REASON THAT IF AN ENTIRE MOVIE WAS AS GOOD AS THE 'TRAILERS' THAT ARE USED TO PROMOTE/ADVERTISE THEM, THEN THEY WOULD ALL BE BLOCKBUSTERS.
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BASED ON THE SAME CONCEPT/PRINCIPLE OF MY 'ORG THEORY', THERE ARE ALSO VISUAL 'ORGS' WHICH RELATE TO HUMAN FACIAL/BODY MOVEMENTS/EXPRESSIONS. IF PROPERLY 'CODIFIED' WITH THE NECESSARY 'ALGORITHM' THEY COULD BE VERY USE/VALUABLE IN 'SHORT' SUBJECTS SUCH AS, AMONG OTHER THINGS,COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS..
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I HAVE LONG BEEN IN AWE OF THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VARIOUS MARTIAL ARTS FORMS. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THEY ARE BASED WERE PROPERLY 'ADJUSTED' SO THAT THEY COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY 'TRANSFERED' TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SPORT OF BOXING, THAT THEY COULD PRODUCE CHAMPIONS IN ALL WEIGHT DIVISIONS LIKE NO OTHERS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN..
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MORE MISCELLANEOUS STARTUP BUSINESS VENTURES:
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POTENTIAL INVENTIONS:
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1)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard time bending down far enough to put on their socks, so that they don't have to bend over at all!!
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2)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard
time bending over far enough to take off their socks, so that they don't have to bend over at all!!
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3)a 'device' to aid those who for whatever reason have a hard time reaching/washing various parts of their body while taking a shower, so that they can wash their whole body from the front--WITHOUT HAVING TO BEND OVER AT ALL!!
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4)a 'device' to shield a persons face from the "pain' associated when walking on those cold, snowy, wintery days, so that you will never feel that
cold wind!!
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5)a 'device' to help smokers from throwing away the unsmoked part of their cigarettes.
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6)a 'device' that will be of use to those who like to bowl.
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7)a small, simple, one piece 'device' made of strong 'extruded' plastic that has dozens of potential uses in stores, warehouses and anyplace that 'moves' any kind of merchandise on a regular basis.
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8)a self-service 'device' that allows cats to get their own fresh running water--this is based on a
'phenomenon' that I have witnessed on many occasions with many different cats, which if further research proves it to be a 'common' trait among cats(and possibly even among dogs)will increase the value of this 'device' a hundred fold!!!
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11)a host of new 'devices' and other pieces of equipment and equipment systems to improve the speed, efficiency and productivity in the kitchens of all sectors of the food service industry.
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12)a backyard device/game that mimics the 'sport' of log rolling.
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13)a parachute that is big enough to be 'packed' by the owner and then shot out of a 10 foot high tube to gain altitude and then it can either float back to earth on it's own or be 'guided' via the use of wireless technology.
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14)two equipment 'systems' that employ a novel/innovative way to keep score can give the 'backyard' versions of the olympic sports of boxing and fencing a significant resurgence in
interest/participation(I can envision local/regional/national 'tournamounts' in various age groups if promoted properly).
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CONCEPTS/PREMISE'S FOR RADIO/TV SHOWS:
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The following concepts/premise's could have several variations and much consideration should be given to charging 'entry fees' as they could add a lot of revenue and possibly make a profit on their own:
21)a TV show almost EXACTLY like american idol but with ACTING as the basic structure rather than singing.
22)a TV show where people send in videos of themselves singing or acting and the winners will be voted on by the public, with 'appropriate' prizes awarded.
23)a TV show where aspiring 'song writers' send in videos of themselves(or someone of their choosing)singing songs that they have written.
24)a TV show where people pick from a list of companies who solicit TV commercials and then send in their videos of their 'version' of a given commercial. Possibly have a segment for RADIO commercials that won't work on film/video.
25)a TV show where people send in a 5 minute segment of themselves saying anything that they want to talk about.
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THIS COMPANY OFFERS TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM AND RUN/MANAGE IT FOR COMPANIES OF EVERY KIND ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY FOR A FEE &/OR FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SAVED/MADE BY IMPLEMENTED 'IDEAS'.
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I firmly believe that once employees realize that they may well even become millionaires if their company successfully uses one of their 'ideas', that you will see such an out pouring of 'ideas' that will allow that company to be within 3 years, operating as efficiently as is possible within the limits of existing knowledge & technology!!!
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It will be, of course, be necessary for this 'start up' to be able to devise an acceptable 'formula/algorithm' that is capable of adequately determining how much the vast array of 'ideas' that they will have to evaluate will make &/or save the equally vast array of companies that they are going to be dealing with--BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL ALL BE WORTH THE TIME, EFFORT & MONEY THAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE THIS 'START UP' A SUCCESS!!!
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THE POSSIBLE 'NEXT BIG THING' IN THE ENTIRE RETAIL SECTOR OF THE WORLD ECONOMY---I believe that the basic premise of the following proposed 'startup' has virtually unlimited potential---but I haven't been able to finish it as I am not 100% sure of exactly what it is that I am trying to get at!!!!!!?????:::
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED that the basic premise upon which most 'chain letters', 'pyramid schemes' and 'multi-level marketing' type ventures are based on is an EXTREMELY POWERFUL concept--but they are all unsustainable ventures in that their entire success is based on the illegal/immoral process of enrolling for a 'fee', more and more people into a 'scheme' that has nothing of real value to offer, and which will consequently end up falling apart when there aren't enough 'new' members paying 'fees' to keep the whole thing together.
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I have also always believed that if someone had something of a 'real/moral/'legal' and honest value' to base a business on that would be conducive to utilizing and capitalizing on all of the 'positive attributes' of the above 'pyramid' principle, that they would really be onto something with a lot of potential.
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As I thought more and more about the 'anemic' global economy and unemployment being in the sad shape that it's in, it came to me that not only would most people like to save money on all of their purchases, and also have access to some kind of an extra 'revenue stream' to make some extra money, but there were also a lot of people out there with pent up entrepreneurial 'talent' who just needed the proper 'venue' to be able to 'showcase those talents' in order to be able to use them to make a decent living.
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It was while I was thinking about all of the things alluded to above that I had an EUREKA/ 'ah-ha' moment with regard to the following possible 'start up' venture. After over half a century it hit me as to the perfect 'product'/venue that would be perfectly conducive to the 'pyramid' principle alluded to above--one which I don't think that you could find anything of anymore of a 'legal/moral and honest value' to base a business on THAN VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE RETAIL SECTOR OF OUR COUNTRY'S(and possibly even the worlds!!!)ECONOMY!!!
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THE BASIC CONCEPT/PREMISE of the web based 'start up' that I am talking about will benefit the following 3 sectors:
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1) those individuals who want to SAVE MONEY on all of their purchases(by taking part in participating companies 'customer loyalty' programs that have been created exclusively for those who choose to become a part of this 'venture').
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2)those who want to make extra money IN SEVERAL WAYS by becoming associated with this venture.
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3)for businesses of virtually every kind who want to increase their customer base by creating unique/novel 'CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAMS' strictly for those associated with this 'venture'.
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If I am not missing/overlooking something, this 'idea' has virtually unlimited potential as it will work as good for 'online' businesses as well as 'brick-and-mortar' ones--The number of individual and company 'dues paying' members could well be in the tens of millions just in this country alone, and in the hundreds of millions if it would work globally!!! Because nothing else quite like the premise of this 'start up' exists anywhere else, if there aren't any 'fallacies' or unresolveable issues related to this venture that I have overlooked, it may just be THE NEXT BIG THING in the entire retail sector of this country, and possibly even the whole world!!!!
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5) PERSONAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM:
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Every day of the year you read/hear literally dozens of stories in the news about robberies, rapes, kidnappings, personal attacks and shootings of all kinds, making SECURITY something that I believe most people would consider a very important area of not only their lives, but that of their loved ones as well, and, consequently, will to do everything possible to make them as safe as possible.
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When you couple the dismal economic conditions that are plaguing not only the citizens of this country, but those of the rest of the world as well (with no relief in sight in the foreseeable future) with government's global 'push' to make it unlawful for anyone to carry a personal firearm of any kind, NEVER HAS THE GLOBAL WANT/NEED FOR A DEPENDABLE, HI-TECH PERSONAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM EVER BEEN MORE NECESSARY THAN IT IS TODAY!! .
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I have been watching for the last few years as more 'personal security' type systems are being introduced, both in the form of cell phone 'apps' as well as 'pendants' worn around the neck(mainly for the sick and elderly)which when 'pressed' in the case of an emergency, they notify a call-center via 'wireless technology' that someone needs help. For a 'system' like this to work properly, SPEED AND RELIABILITY are key components that it must possess, and having to get to either your cell phone in the event of an 'attack', or to the 'pendant' around your neck, a person might not be able to get to them in time even as accessible as they obviously are.
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My 'idea' in this regard is to transfer the cell phone 'triggering' method/mechanism and the 'push-button' pendant technology to a 'system' that employs an alarm system that can be easily and quickly triggered/activated by 'pushing' on a ring worn on the finger. For several obvious reasons, in almost any projected situation, sounding the alarm for help would be much more practical in every way by 'pushing' on a ring on your finger (using the thumb on the same finger that the ring is on to push it) as opposed to having to reach for your cell phone or push a pendant around your neck.
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The 'heart' of this system will be a cell phone size 'device' that can be worn anywhere on the body(but I suggest wearing it on a belt in the 'small' of your back making it almost impossible for a 'perpetrator' to take it off the owner). When 'accosted' be someone, the owner simply pushes on the ring, which in almost every situation of being attacked, because of the easily/quickly accessed 'ring' feature, the 'perpetrator' will find it virtually impossible to stop the owner from being able to sound the alarm. Once the ring is 'pushed', it both sets off the ABSOLUTELY LOUDEST POSSIBLE SOUND that is possible to come up with using today's 'sound' technology, and it also notifies a 'call center' of some kind where GPS technology can pinpoint the owner’s exact location. Once this loud alarm is set off the 'perpetrator can't 'silence' it without tearing if completely apart (assuming he can find it and get it off the owner in the short time before help arrives) and he will also know that the authorities have already been summoned and are on the way.
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THE SCARIEST, MOST FRIGHTENING MOVIE OF ALL TIME:
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As a fan of 'horror' movies I am constantly amazed that somebody actually invested money to make them as they are actually that bad. I have seen hundreds of horror movies in my life and none of them have been 'emmy'/pulitzer prize winners as far as story line/script/screenplay is concerned. But that's okay because the very nature of 'horror' movies releases them from having any mandates/obligations in this regard. However, being thus exempted,the story line/script/screenplay for most of these movies, EVEN BY MEDIOCRE STANDARDS, are sad, sorry and pitiful examples of cinematic artistry.
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Most horror movies that run approximately 90 minutes or so in length have about 20 to 30 minutes of actual 'frightening' material in them. If your average romance, action or comedy movie didn't have any more romance, action or comedy in them than your average 'horror' movie has 'scare' in it, they would be sued for false advertising!!
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To add insult to injury, most of the little bit of 'scare' that most horror movies do have is in the form that is, unfortunately, becoming all to commonplace in horror movies these days:a dull, mindless and unimaginative slime/guts/gore and graphic violence type of 'sensationalism', that is in my opinion nothing more than a cheap, inexpensive, prideless and talentless way of filling up time so that the movie is the obligatory 90 minutes or so in length. In other words, because they can't come up with the 'real deal' in the way of an actually scary 'horror' movie, they simply make up a 'trailer' of the scary parts of the movie and advertise the hell of it, not really caring if it contained the honest to goodness scare/horror/terror that the public payed their hard earned money for and were hoping to experience.
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Taking all of the above into consideration, using a 'subliminal' premise/concept/technique that has worked well for many industries other than the movie industry, I have 'devised' the tentative 'outline' for what will be, without a doubt, THE SCARIEST, MOST FRIGHTENING series of 'sequel' horror movies of all time. Each one will be a two hour unforgetable journey, from beginning to end, into the supernatural world of pure, unadulterated STARK TERROR, with more heart pounding and unrelenting suspense than any horror movie that has ever gone before them. At some time during the course of this sequel of movies, every demon, goul, creature, monster or satanic being that has ever been conjured up in the minds, dreams, imaginations or nightmares of people down thru the ages in fiction, fantasy, folklore, legend, print or cinema, will be resurrected from the depths of a fiery hell to unleash two hour segments of unholy terror on the movie going public.
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The marketing 'gimmick' that I have in mind for the advertising campaign to promote these movies is the perfect 'vehicle' to insure that they are an unprecedented success. If handled correctly, because of it's novel/original concept(which to my knowledge has never been utilized in this form anywhere else before), it will not only be absolutely devastating in successfully completing it's 'prime directive' of luring tens of millions of people to the theater to see these movies, but it is also so powerful in it's premise that it would be well within it's ability to catapult even a mediocre movie into one of the biggest grossing of all time!!
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A GUARANTEED METHOD FOR PICKING/WRITING A HIT RECORD:
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After analyzing pop, rock and country songs for many years to see if the 'hit' records in these 3 fields of music shared a common 'bond' that might contribute to their success, I made a very profound discovery indeed, which I refer too as(for lack of a better term) my 'ORG theory'.
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Although there is no exact definition of an 'ORG', it can best be described as any mix/blend/combination of words/music/beat/rhythm/tempo/ harmony/arrangement/story line which produce musical 'sounds' that are compelling/captivating/ addictive enough in the nature of their allure/appeal that they are capable of 'inducing' a sense of 'pleasure' in the majority of those people who hear them.
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My 'ORG theory' can best be compared, in basic concept/premise, to the analogy that 'all dogs are 4 legged animals, but not all 4 legged animals are dogs': 'all 'hit' recordings don't contain 'ORGS' but all recordings that contain 'ORGS' are 'hit' recordings'.
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It is my intention to map the DNA of dozens of 'elements' comprising the 'genome' of thousands of 'hit' recordings from the past in an effort to come up with the proper 'DNA sequencing algorithm' to 'automate' the process of selecting these 'ORGS'(that presently can only be done by me) to enhance it's potential value a thousand fold, by NOT making it's ability to 'function' solely dependent on the unique ability of a single human being with a finite lifespan. This will be done by the creation of an EXTREMELY VALUABLE 'algorithm' that will 'automate' my present 'method'(with a 95 % success rate) of predicting the chances of recordings in the top music 'genres' to become 'hits', by utilizing a form of 'genome sequencing' to 'reverse engineer' and isolate the major elements/'components' that are COMMON to thousands of hit recordings in the top music 'genres' from the past.
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The logical ultimate use of these 'ORGS' is to compose recordings that contain them, thereby guaranteeing their success(they must be, of course, promoted in the usual way)but the last 7 decades have left us with a legacy just overflowing with recordings that have captured the 'ORG' sound to the fullest extent, which have the potential to be '
hits' all over again, many of which will require modified/updated /adjusted lyrics/'story line'/arrangement.
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A NEW KIND OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING WEBSITE/PLATFORM:
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I have always believed that the solution to the vast majority of the problems facing all sectors of our society exist in the hearts, minds & imaginations of millions of people in all walks of life, the world over. So it is no surprise that from the very first time that I learned of Crowd Funding a few years ago I said to myself(and posted it on several 'discussion' websites)that when all of the 'kinks' have been worked out of the EQUITY sector of it, that it would eventually become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world!!!
After much thought and contemplation I realize that it will take a lot of innovative, old fashioned, 'out-of-the-box' type of thinking, using all the many benefits of, and lessons learned, from 'Crowd Sourcing', to work out all of the multiple intricate details that will be required to create the kind of a CF 'platform' which will be able to even come close to successfully fulfilling this promise. If the legal aspects related to it can be properly settled, and although there are many other things that must be successfully overcome in order for this 'platform' to become a reality, there is no reason why they can't be, as there is nothing of an impossible nature involved in doing so, as there is no need for any kind of knowledge or technology that doesn't already exist.
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The premise for the kind of CF website/platform that it would take to fulfill this promise came to me while I was reading about the proliferation of various global 'crowd sourced' type programs of all kinds which used the WILLING help & ideas of tens of thousands of people(who weren't getting paid anything)to solve problems or create 'solutions' to a vast array of 'projects' in all sectors of society---the one I am suggesting would be one based on this same principle but where those who participated in the 'crowd sourcing' of a project could also be 'co-founders'/'partners' in it as well!!
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It makes logical sense that if people are willing to spend their time, effort & knowledge 'crowd sourcing' projects that won't benefit them in any material way, what would they be willing to do if they had the chance to 'crowd source' an idea that they liked(either theirs or someone else's)which they could also be 'co-founders'/'partners' in, right from the 'idea' stage right on through to it's implementation into the 'marketplace' and then right on to its continuing operation on a day to day basis, WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT BEING DONE VIA THE INTERNET!!!
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In order for this kind of a website to ever have a chance to become reality it will first be necessary to find out with regard to 'start up' ventures in general, just how the major global SEC type governing bodies define/differentiate between simply being 'investors' in them as opposed to being actual 'partners'/'co-founders' in them---in other words, it will be necessary to find a way that, at least in the beginning, will possibly let tens of thousands of people become 'partners'/'co-founders' in a 'start up' venture without conflicting with &/or being subjected to any SEC rules/regulations as they relate to simply being investors in them.
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The three main reasons, of many, why 'Equity Crowd Funding' has the realistic potential to become the biggest form of business expansion & 'start up' capital in the history of the world, are the following:
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1)there are vast regions of the world where there aren't many, if any, 'organized' VC/'angel' or other type venues of this nature that even fund 'startups'.
2)Having to be under the jurisdiction of SEC type entities and subject to their rules & regulations results in the amount of money that it takes just to initiate a reputable equity CF campaign costing a few thousand dollars to cover the costs of various fees, permits and other type initial payments that need to be paid to applicable agencies as well as to the CF platform itself---this amount is too much for most 'start ups' to pay, and which will in combination with several other factors, result in vast numbers of potentially successful 'start ups' to never even get the chance to be seen by anyone, much less ever getting the chance to be considered for any type of actual funding.
3)funding for 'startups', even in the best locations and under the best of circumstances, isn't that easy to acquire---consider the following fact: each year a lot less less than 1 in a thousand proposed 'start up' business ventures that would like to be funded are ever even looked at &/or considered for 'outside' funding, and for every thousand that do get looked at, only 6 or 7 of those are ever funded, and finally out of every thousand 'start ups' that eventually get funded, only about 100 of them end up being what is considered 'SUCCESSFUL'!!!
4)because of the internet's vast global reach, this CF 'platform' will be be able to address the 'start up' funding needs of a 'global' audience, so that every single person in the world who has any kind of a legal money making venture/proposition which they would like to find funding for, will have easy access to a way to do so.
5)because the original 'founder' of a proposed 'start up' will be seeking 'partners'/'co-founders' for their 'start up' as opposed to simply looking for 'contributors' to it or for 'investors in it, they won't have the need for as an extensive 'social media' following that most CF 'platforms' say is necessary in order to have a reasonable chance for any type of CF campaign to become successful--which, of course, requires a lot of time and effort to 'assemble' one properly.
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Globally, there are millions of first time 'wannabe'entrepreneurs who are seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's(or even for just some other type of legal potential money making venture in virtually any sector of society, or possibly even just an idea for something that will save or make a given entity a lot of money)which they feel to the very depths of their of their hearts,
minds, bodies AND 'souls' may indeed be, if not 'THE NEXT BIG THING', at least a very successful business enterprise. Unfortunately however, most of these neophyte entrepreneurs, like me, for any number of legitimate reasons, simply don't have many(if any at all) of the mandatory skills/qualities that a 'conventional' entrepreneur needs to have in order to have a reasonable chance to become successful, nor do they have much, if any, experience in either starting or running a business enterprise(or, for that matter, even creating/managing a 'quality' CF campaign).
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In the end, the only thing that all of these neophyte entrepreneurs want is simply the opportunity to be able to show the world just what it is that they've got, and hopefully find others out there who share their vision/passion for it, and who, in exchange for them providing some of the money/expertise/'sweat equity' that will be necessary to help in getting it out there into the 'marketplace', will relinquishing a certain amount of equity/control in the venture by making them 'partners'/'co-founders' in it.
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Most founders of a 'start up' are very reluctant to relinquish much equity &/or control in their particular venture even to acquire the funding that they must have in order to give it a fair chance at success. HOWEVER, IF THEY CAN BE MADE TO DEFINITIVELY UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ABOVE FACTS/STATISTICS and their potential repercussions with regard to how few proposed 'start ups' actually ever get funded, it should DEFINITIVELY PROVE TO THEM THAT having to give up some of both equity and control in their 'start up' is their only realistic chance to see it ever become reality, and that this CF platform is their best chance of attaining that success.
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It doesn't take a 'rocket scientist' to understand the various implications of just what these above facts/ figures/statistics means when it comes to the various 'obstacles' that these 'neophyte' entrepreneurs will have to face in order to have any reasonable chance to be successful with their 'start up' ventures-in other words, how can they be expected on their own to be very successful with their 'start up' venture when they have no money, expertise or experience in the business sector---when the above statistics show very clearly that every year even the very best ventures picked by the very best 'experts' and headed by fully qualified 'teams' that are backed by millions of dollars of investment capital can't even be successful more than 10% of the time??
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The following 4 'sectors' are among the most important of many that must be successfully addressed in order for this CF 'platform' to have any chance of working properly:
1)a key to the success of this type of CF website/platform will be coming up with a 'foolproof' type of voting system whereby all internal factors not covered by permanently stated rules/regulations and other SOP's will be decided by a majority vote of the 'co-founders' themselves(from the pay of the 'physical' management team to how much a persons disputed 'sweat equity' is worth in company shares, as well as 'firing' any 'partners' who cause problems and how much to compensate them for the work that they have already done, etc.).
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2)Many of the ventures that will be posted on this website, if they are successful in their funding campaign, will eventually need several people to have an actual 'physical' presence out there in the 'real world', who will be responsible for all of the 'physical' duties related to the 'day to day operation/management' of the venture which can't be done via the internet(it may be necessary for these people to re-locate, depending on the nature of the venture)---all of the 'partners' in this venture are eligible to put in their 'resume' for any of the open 'physical' positions, which will be selected by a vote of all of the 'partners' in the venture(who will also decide, among other things, the number of people necessary to be on this 'physical team', as well as their yearly compensation).
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3)The amount of 'equity' the 'owner' is willing to relinquish to any 'partners'/'co-founders' that want to be a part of his venture(assuming that, at the end of the 'campaign', the necessary amount of money has been raised to continue with it), each 'partner'/'co-founder's share of equity will be determined by both the amount of money that they 'invested' in it---relative to the total amount invested in it---as well as the dollar amount of 'sweat equity' type of work that they have contributed to it, a figure which, like several other aspects of this 'platform', will be determined by a yet to be created 'algorithm' type of 'formula'.
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4)All aspects of this 'platform' must be set up to run like a 'well oiled machine' that will accommodate thousands of people working together for the common purpose of successfully creating the proposed business enterprise that they are all 'co-founders'/'partners' in.
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I believe that if you have hundreds/thousands of people who believe in a 'start up' venture enough to voluntarily put up their own time, effort & money to see it become a success, and you have a working platform that is conducive to allowing all aspects of the creation of the 'start up' to proceed smoothly, you can be sure that if there is as big a market out there for their product &/or service as all the 'partners' in the venture obviously believe that there is, they will all be trying their absolute best to try and make it a success---and somewhere among them, there will be several of them that are proficient enough in all of the necessary 'skill sets' required to get the job done right.
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In the end, based on the available statistics thus far in this relatively new sector of EQUITY CROWD FUNDING, most of the proposed 'start up' ventures that will be posted on this website are never going to be successful in the 'marketplace', but JUST BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT FACT, ALTHOUGH IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE VERY DISAPPOINTING, WILL GIVE IT'S 'FOUNDER(S)' AN ELEMENT OF 'CLOSURE'/'PEACE OF MIND' KNOWING THAT, AT LEAST, IT WAS GIVEN THE ABSOLUTE FAIREST OF CHANCES TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY BEING PUT OUT THERE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT &/OR BE WILLING TO PAY FOR!!!!!
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So in closing, let me just say that despite the many daunting 'challenges' that need to be overcome in order to make this 'start up' venture a success, the many potential positive results of something like this becoming a success will have many far reaching positive implications/ramifications in all areas of both the 'start up' sector of business, as well as in many other sectors as well, and will make all of the time, effort and money expended to attain that success--and enduring all of the 'naysayers' comments on how it can never be done--well worth the 'fight'!!!
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P.S.This type of 'Crowd Funding' platform' could also be used to connect like minded people in a given 'metropolitan' area who would like to go into business for themselves but need like minded local 'partners' for the necessary money &/or for skills/expertise that they lack in order to be able accomplish it(see a more detailed description of this proposed CF website at the link below).
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CROWDFUNDING MANAGER:
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When I first read about 'CROWD FUNDING several year ago(referred to in this 'description', from here on in as simply 'CF'), I said to myself(and even posted it on a few different 'discussion boards')something that I still stand by today: "When 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING' becomes legal, it will eventually become THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 'START UP' AND BUSINESS EXPANSION CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!"
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I have been following 'CROWD FUNDING' pretty close since it's inception a few years ago, and I have even promoted 3 of my own CF campaigns, WHICH WERE ALL COMPLETE FAILURES, and the one thing I learned when creating and running/managing those 3 'CF' campaigns of mine is that CREATING AND MANAGING A 'CF' CAMPAIGN IS A FULL TIME JOB in itself that requires a good deal of various 'social' type skills/knowledge that your average person simply doesn't have--AND WHICH MOST OF THOSE CROWDFUNDING A 'PROJECT' simply don't have the time &/or other 'resources' to learn.!!!!
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I have seen a lot of 'CF' campaigns that were trying to raise money for a good cause, product or service, but for whatever unknown reasons, failed anyway--there is no logical reason that they shouldn't have been a lot more successful than they turned out to be, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT MUCH LESS 'QUALIFIED' PROJECTS ended up making several times what their 'target' amount was.
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When the SEC finally finalizes all of the rules and regulations of 'EQUITY CROWD FUNDING', in addition to all of the 'donation', and 'reward' type ones that are operating now, there are going to be a swarm of new 'EQUITY' CF 'management' websites offering there 'services' to all of those influx of new entrepreneurs that are going to be wanting to sell equity in their various 'start up' ventures, and therefore they will need someone to run their ENTIRE 'crowd funding' campaign for them.
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The need for this kind of CF 'service' is especially needed in these cases when a 'start up' type of venture is involved. Most of the influx of the new entrepreneurs who will be seeking funding for their own particular product/service/technology business's are going to be rather naive/inexperienced individuals with no intention of making entrepreneurship their life's work by becoming 'serial' entrepreneurs, and are going be content to be 'one hit wonders' by making a big success out of their own particular venture, and so really don't need to take the extra time and effort away from concentrating solely on their core venture by learning things that they may never even need to use more than once.
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If you want to be able to continually grow your business(rather than having them going to one of your many competitors), you are going to have to offer them SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE--and although you are taking a 'calculated' risk by using the following 'business model', in the end, because if it's obvious appeal, I believe that you will come out way ahead if you do it right..
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Although I know a little bit about what needs to be done in order to make these 'ideas' a success as a 'CF campaign', I don't have the necessary 'expertise' to do it THE RIGHT WAY myself, and don't have the money to pay one of the ever growing number of 'CF managers' to do it for me, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO, I came up with the following 'idea' for a new type of 'CF' website(or an 'addition' to an existing one) that might well end up becoming a 'new/better way' of 'CF' SOME kinds of projects!!!
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Although most people don't have the 'upfront' money to pay a 'CF manager' to create and run a CF 'campaign' for them(as is the case with me)they could pay them possibly even more money than they presently charge as their normal 'fee' for creating and running/'managing' one, if they would simply agree to getting paid at the end of the campaign and have their 'fee' BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH MONEY THE CF CAMPAIGN TURNS OUT RAISING(in return for making this concession, they will charge 2 or 3 times more money than the other 'normal' 'CF' managers/websites do)!!!
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In order for this idea to work for 'donation', 'contribution' and 'equity' 'CF', it would have to be on 'CF' platforms that allow 'flexible' campaigns where you get to keep all of the money you raise during the CF 'campaign'(even if you don't reach your 'target' amount)--this way the 'campaign manager' who has agreed to create and 'manage' the CF campaign for a certain amount of money(or for a percentage of the total amount of money raised--which is to be taken out of whatever funds are raised at the end of the 'CF' campaign and AFTER THE 'CF' platform gets their share) will virtually be guaranteed to get something for their efforts.
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By doing it this way YOU WILL HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE(and realizing that you don't get paid unless a 'CF' campaign is SUCCESSFUL, will be a very positive 'selling' point that will not be lost on perspective customers)--AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT JUST GET 10-15% OF A CF CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE!!!!!!
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I believe that, in the end, IF DONE RIGHT, you have the potential to make a lot more money creating/managing 'CROWD FUNDING' campaigns by doing it this way than by charging a fixed amount--it doesn't take getting 10-20% of the CF campaigns that raise 50 thousand dollars or more, in order for you to make a nice profit. Also, by doing it this way(WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, WILL BE A BIG SELLING POINT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE YOUR 'SERVICES' INSTEAD OF YOUR MANY COMPETITORS), I believe that you will end up getting a lot more customers who will keep coming back.
- ================================================The reason for many potentially good 'ideas' in all sectors of global society never getting the chance to ever even see 'the light of day'(thus keeping our global society from advancing it the positive way that it is easily capable of), is due to the fact that those ideas were deemed 'no good' or 'worthless' by, in many cases, unqualified people WITHOUT any 'plausible' explanation as to why they weren't any good!!!
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