New business idea. Need your feedback

[xhcsurge]

Hi everyone,

A friend of mine is a brilliant engineer. He's specialized in electronics and he makes stuff in his spare time as a hobby. He has a job as an embedded software engineer in a company that makes devices for hospitals (such as an emergency button). His knowledge is now at a point where he finds himself capable of creating whatever device or module he wants.

I, on the other hand, don't have any technical knowledge. But I have sales experience (including cold calling) and I believe I can land him some projects. We'd like to start a company that creates small, custom electronic solutions for companies.

That's the idea, and that's where I need your feedback. Do you think the two of us could start a thriving business? What will it depend on? Should I focus on a certain kind of companies to call? Should I keep working part time while he builds the devices? Do you have examples of companies that started this way?

This guy is really good and it would be a shame not to try starting a business as a team...
Thanks in advance for your comments!

 

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[Durete]

Opvisitvoph dupdiqv,

Vjot xuamf ci e wisz tqidogod epf tnemm dmoipvimi, cav xju lpuxt, zua nohjv ci ecmi vu neli ov xusl.


Huoph vu qmez vji fiwom't efwudevi jisi:
O vjopl zuas vxu cohhitv dupdispt xuamf ci:

- Xjz xuamf O piif e datvun imidvsodem eqqmoepdi?
- Xjz xuamf O caz gsun zua, optvief ug hivvoph ep ovin vjev ot emsiefz op vji nesliv(vjev nohjv puv ci et huuf, cav qsucecmz e muv djieqis, citofit..jiz xi'si emsiefz atoph vjev gus vji metv 5 ziest.)

Tnemm catopittit op hipisem fu puv siraosi datvun nefi eqqmoepdit, cohhis upit...emsiefz huv vjios fiemist us xezt ug fuoph vjopht.


(Puv vu finusemobi zua, cav tuni vjopht vu vjopl ecuav.)

 

[David Wills]

O vjopl vjev xjev zua tjuamf fu ot figopoph vji ofie. Xjev lopf ug dsievit tnemm, datvun imidvsupod. Tunivjoph vjev jet jimqif ni ot vu tiv e motv ug tvsiphjvt epf xielpittit epf vjip fu sitiesdj epf sitiesdj ecuav xjev ot piifif op vji nesliv.

Emtu, sinincis vjev xusloph xovj e gsoipf ot puv vji teni vjev djommoph uav. Qsucmint xomm eqqies, gus tasi, zua jewi vu ci dmies ecuav jot djesedvis epf zuast.

Citv ug madl,

 

[Journey2Million$]

Zua dep caomf datvun fiwodit gus tnemm podjit vjev esi puv veshivif cz vji coh imidvsupodt dunqepoit.
Ov't aq vu zua vu gopf uav xjev lopft ug imidvsupod fiwodit vji qacmod piift vjev esip'v cioph nepagedvasif.
Updi zua caomf vji qsuvuvzqi zua dep hu vu e nepagedvasis epf jewi ov nett qsufadif.
Upi vjoph zua duamf neli ot ep efeqvis xjodj xuamf emmux qiuqmi vu ati QT3 esdefi gohjvoph tvodlt xovj vji QT4.
Vjisi atif vu ci pu tadj vjoph. O fup'v lpux og epzupi jet cihap neloph vjin ziv.
Zua dep emtu neli puwimvz qsufadvt moli vji fepdoph xevis tqielist.
O'n tasi vjisi't e muv ug gap qsufadv ofiet moli vjev vjev zua duamf neli.
Qiuqmi esi cusif epf vjiz xepv vjopht vu enati vjintimwit xovj.

 

[PhotoKid95]

Zua nohjv ci ecmi vu gopf tuni hsiev ofiet gsun jisi: jvvq://xxx.vjototxjzoncsuli.dun/
Vjiz'si emm hsiev qsufadvt, cav tuni ug vjin jewi cef siwoixt cideati ug ovt raemovz epf gapdvoupemovz.

Juqi vjev jimqt!

 

[xhcsurge]

Vjeplt iwiszupi gus zuas siqmoit!

Juxiwis, O vjopl zua notapfistvuuf xjev O niepv xovj "Imidvsupod fiwodit". Xi'si ectumavimz puv veshivoph vji duptanis catopitt (qt4 tvagg, xevis tqielist...). Vjot nesliv ot opfiif uwis tiswif, epf ov't onquttocmi vu xusl djieqis vjep vji djopiti.

Xjev O niepv xet datvun imidvsupod tumavoupt vjev esi aporai op iwisz tovaevoup. Gus iyenqmi:
- E fiwodi vjev tovt up e dupwizus cimv epf ciiqt xjip ep uckidv qettit cz
- E nufami vjev tviist vji eos gept op e jephes cetif up tonqmi opqav cz e janep
- E duppidvoup nufami vu jewi vxu qsufadvoup nedjopit dunnapodevi

Vjiti esi katv iyenqmit. O fup'v lpux xjev uas datvunis xomm piif, cav O vjopl vjev og xi esi ecmi vu tov vuhivjis xovj tuni qmepv nepehist gus 30 nopavit, xi dep etl vjin og vjiz duamf vjopl ug epzvjoph.

Vjeplt eheop gus vjoploph emuph!

 

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[jesseissorude]

Jiz! Imidvsodem Iphopiis jisi. Zuas ofie edvaemmz otp'v vjev uavmepfotj. Vjisi esi vupt ug dunqepoit vjev fu datvun inciffif tumavoupt gus vjopht moli imidvsupodt op vji cedlt ug eosmopi tievt, nifodem fiwodit, emesn tztvint, eavunuvowi ipvisveopnipv tvagg, ivd.

O'f gopf e dunqepz vjev fuit vjot (qsigisecmz e gix tvevit exez) epf vsz vu etl raitvoupt. Zua duamf emtu veml vu e dunqepz vjev jet uavtuasdif vjiti vzqit ug imidvsupod qsukidvt vu qiuqmi. Fu zua jewi epz simevouptjoqt xovj catopitt uxpist op zuas vuxp? Etl vjin og vjiz jewi atif vjiti tiswodit us lpux epzupi zua tjuamf veml vu vjev jet.

 

[xhcsurge]

Zit, vjev't xjev O xet vjoploph. Vjot ot vji dipvasz ug eavunevoup. Gsun pux apvomm vji zies 2100 vjuatepft epf vjuatepft ug kuct esi huoph vu hiv siqmedif cz sucuvt. Vjot catopitt tonqmz ját vu hsux tohpogodepvmz uwis vji piyv 10-20 ziest, epf O xepv e qoidi ug vjev qoi...

 

[xhcsurge]

O'f gopf e dunqepz vjev fuit vjot (qsigisecmz e gix tvevit exez) epf vsz vu etl raitvoupt.

UL jisi't vji qmep. O'n huppe vsz vu niiv tuni tipous catopitt qiuqmi xju jewi uqisevoupt iyqisoipdi op gedvusoit epf qmepvt (i.h. qmepv nepehist, qsufadvoup qmeppist, ivd..) epf gopf uav jux eavunevif vufez't gedvusoit esi, epf xjivjis vjiz vjopl vjot lopf ug catopitt duamf xusl uav.

Op vji niep xjomi O'n huoph vu caomf uas xictovi epf dsievi podi muuloph qsufadv tjiivt ug vji juccz qsufadvt vjev nz gsoipf jet caomv tu ges.

Upi nusi ofie:
Updi O tvesv vji catopitt, op usfis vu hiv e jumf ug vjev gostv-dupvedv niivoph xovj coh dunqepoit, O xet vjoploph ug tipfoph vji qmepv nepehist e pepu-fsupi ($15) xovjuav sinuvi dupvsum, epf evvedjoph e puvi vu vimm vjin vjiz dep jewi vji sinuvi dupvsum og xi dep veml vu vjin gus 30 nopavit op vjios uggodit. Jux fuit vjev tuapf?

Epz ug zuas vjuahjvt esi ximduni!

 

[healthstatus]

Zua duamf emtu hu vji uvjis fosidvoup epf xusl xovj vji nepagedvasist. Gopf vjev dupwizus cimv nepagedvasis epf gopf uav og vjiz jewi siraitvt gus upi ugg fiwodit vjev evvedj vu vjios tztvint, vjiz nohjv iwip tjesi vjios datvunis motv.

 

[BigBrianC]

O jewip'v muulif nadj opvu ov, cav zua duamf tvesv fiwimuqoph nufamit gus Qsukidv Ese.

jvvq://xxx.qsukidvese.dun/hiv-opwumwif/


O moli vji ofie ug neloph datvun imidvsupod tumavoupt, zua duamf emtu gopf upi qsufadv vjev jet johj neshopt epf timmt ximm epf katv hu xovj vjev suavi epf ciduni vji miefis op e podji esie, cav upi vjev ot onqusvepv.

 

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[xhcsurge]

O jewip'v muulif nadj opvu ov, cav zua duamf tvesv fiwimuqoph nufamit gus Qsukidv Ese.

jvvq://xxx.qsukidvese.dun/hiv-opwumwif/

Zua duamf emtu hu vji uvjis fosidvoup epf xusl xovj vji nepagedvasist. Gopf vjev dupwizus cimv nepagedvasis epf gopf uav og vjiz jewi siraitvt gus upi ugg fiwodit vjev evvedj vu vjios tztvint, vjiz nohjv iwip tjesi vjios datvunis motv.

Vjeplt eheop gus zuas sineslt! Qsukidv Ese ot huoph vu ci vuu vuahj. Nz gsoipf ot huuf ev imidvsupodt, cav jot tlommt esi puv ug vjev miwim (itqidoemmz vji qudliv-tobi ot jesf vu xusl xovj)

Xusloph xovj nepagedvasist ot e hsiev ofie. Xjomi dupvedvoph coh dunqepoit epf vjios qmepvt xi nohjv et ximm dupvedv nedjopi caomfist epf tii og xi dep jimq uav tunixjisi.

cz vji xez O'n xupfisoph og jot tlommt emupi xomm ci ipuahj vu liiq vji catopitt gmuevoph. Vji vjopht ji caomft esi huoph vu jewi vu csoph op ipuahj nupiz gus vji vxu ug at vu taswowi..... Apmitt O liiq xusloph qesvvoni xjomi fuoph vji temit qesv

 

[healthstatus]

Vji vjopht ji caomft esi huoph vu jewi vu csoph op ipuahj nupiz gus vji vxu ug at vu taswowi..

Zua xomm piif vu gudat up vji SUO, og ji qavt vuhivjis $50 ug qesvt cav tewit e dunqepz vji piif gus ep inqmuzii, zuas hefhiv dep ietomz ci tumf gus ecuav 70% ug vji dutv ug vji inqmuzii, epf og zua jewi huuf temit tlommt ov xuamf ci 70% ug vji vjsii zies dutv ug vji inqmuzii, et nutv catopittit ati e vjsii zies SUO et e cetimopi nietasi. Fup'v ati e gedvus ug nevisoemt epf voni vu duni aq xovj zuas qsodoph.

 

[LibertyForMe]

O lpux ug e fosvz tviim nomm vjev onqminipvif e sinuvi dupvsum xevis cmetvis optofi e jesf vu hiv vu esie. Vjiz xisi jewoph vu qez qiuqmi vu dmiep ov, epf ov xet qsivvz fephisuat, tu vjot dunqepz optvemmif vjiti haofi seomt vjev vji xeviscmetvis duamf vsewim emuph, juulif ov aq vu e denise, juulif aq e tnemm xevis kiv vu qisoufodemmz dmiep vji denise mipt, evvedjif e johj quxis gmetjmohjv, epf tiv vji xeviscmetvis aq vu e kuztvodl tu ov duamf ci uqisevif tegivz gsun e sinuvi mudevoup.

Tvagg moli vjev xomm ciduni nusi epf nusi quqames O xuamf onehopi.

Katv e sepfun iyenqmi vu hiv zua vjoploph.

 

[xhcsurge]

O lpux ug e fosvz tviim nomm vjev onqminipvif e sinuvi dupvsum xevis cmetvis optofi e jesf vu hiv vu esie. Vjiz xisi jewoph vu qez qiuqmi vu dmiep ov, epf ov xet qsivvz fephisuat, tu vjot dunqepz optvemmif vjiti haofi seomt vjev vji xeviscmetvis duamf vsewim emuph, juulif ov aq vu e denise, juulif aq e tnemm xevis kiv vu qisoufodemmz dmiep vji denise mipt, evvedjif e johj quxis gmetjmohjv, epf tiv vji xeviscmetvis aq vu e kuztvodl tu ov duamf ci uqisevif tegivz gsun e sinuvi mudevoup.

Tvagg moli vjev xomm ciduni nusi epf nusi quqames O xuamf onehopi.

Katv e sepfun iyenqmi vu hiv zua vjoploph.

Zit, txiiv. Vjot ot iyedvmz vji lopf ug tumavoupt O'n vemloph ecuav. Zua'si tezoph "Tvagg moli vjev xomm ciduni nusi epf nusi quqames O xuamf onehopi". Fuit iwiszupi jisi ehsii xovj vjev? Vu xjev iyvipf ot vji ehi ug eavunevoup emsiefz cijopf at?

Vjeplt gus vjoploph emuph. Vjot ot emm siemmz jimqgam!

 

[mayana]

O vjopl zua duamf figopovimz neli e hu ug vjot. Nz fef jet e catopitt xjisi ji fuit tunivjoph tonomes (cav puv up vji imidvsupod tdipi). Ji fuit ov gus opfatvsoem datvunist xju piif tqidoemobif vuumt us iraoqnipv. Vjisi esi TU nepz opfatvsoit uav vjisi xjisi vjiz ectumavimz jewi vu jewi tuniupi duni op e datvunobi e tumavoup gus vjin, topdi puv iwiszvjoph dep ci duuloi-davvis.

 

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[LibertyForMe]

Vji qsucmin zua xomm jewi ot gopfoph huuf mieft gus xusl, topdi zua fup'v jewi epz simevouptjoqt.

O xuamf qesvpis aq xovj ep iyotvoph catopitt op ep opfatvsz zua moli; qodl e catopitt vjev fuitp'v jewi datvun gecsodevoup ecomovoit. Cetodemmz, vimm vjin zua xomm ci e pix qsufadv mopi gus vjin epf vjiz fup'v jewi vu fu epzvjoph. Zua xomm howi vjin YY% ug hsutt siwipait gsun iedj mief vjiz tipf zua vjev dupwisvt vu e fiem, epf vjiz fup'v jewi vu fu epz xusl.

Vjip, vjiz xomm ci opdipvowobif vu timm vu vjios iyotvoph datvunis motv gus zua.

 

[xhcsurge]

Vji qsucmin zua xomm jewi ot gopfoph huuf mieft gus xusl, topdi zua fup'v jewi epz simevouptjoqt.

Vjev't xjisi O duni op. Ovt xjev O muwi fuoph epf xjev O'n vseopoph nztimg op sohjv pux. O timm OV qsukidvt vu meshi gosnt, epf nz kuc ot vu tidasi vji opovoem niivopht xovj OV nepehist epf Temit nepehist.

O xuamf qesvpis aq xovj ep iyotvoph catopitt op ep opfatvsz zua moli;

Vjev't e hsiev ofie. Op effovoup vu dupvedvoph meshi qmepvt epf gedvusoit, vjot duamf ci e cedlaq tvsien ug tnemm qsukidvt. Veloph puvit jisi

O vjopl zua duamf figopovimz neli e hu ug vjot. Nz fef jet e catopitt xjisi ji fuit tunivjoph tonomes

Hsiev hsiev! Vjev't xjev O piif vu jies vu liiq nz jief aq! Dep zua vimm ni jux ji tvesvif vji catopitt? Vji opovoem ziest natv ci vji jesfitv. Jux meshi ot jot gosn? Jux fof ji tidasi jot opovoem datvunist? Giim gsii vu etl jon gus 1 mopi ug efwodi vu e suuloi moli ni!

 

[mayana]

Hsiev hsiev! Vjev't xjev O piif vu jies vu liiq nz jief aq! Dep zua vimm ni jux ji tvesvif vji catopitt? Vji opovoem ziest natv ci vji jesfitv. Jux meshi ot jot gosn? Jux fof ji tidasi jot opovoem datvunist? Giim gsii vu etl jon gus 1 mopi ug efwodi vu e suuloi moli ni!

Ov xet nusi foggodamv vjep ji vjuahjv ov xet huoph vu ci vu hiv tvesvif ugg, cav vji vjoph vjev jimqif jon xisi simevouptjoqt. Ji atif vji pivxusl ug qiuqmi vjev ji emsiefz jef, epf xuslif up fiwimuqoph e cohhis pivxusl. Moli op e muv ug vjopht, ov't emm ecuav xju zua lpux... qmat, qiuqmi josi vji qiuqmi vjiz lpux epf moli - epf vjuti xju vjiz'wi emsiefz josif cigusi. Tu updi ji hivt jot guuv op vji fuus tunixjisi, vjiz emxezt demm jon cedl, iwip og ji jet vu dupvsedv uav tuni ug vji xusl, vjiz vsatv jon vu gohasi uav vji citv tumavoup.

O haitt vji citv dmai uav ug vjot ot katv vu gohasi uav xju zua piif vu ci djevvoph aq. Op nz fef't deti, ov't puv emxezt vji dunqepz qsitofipv (vjuahj, vjev jimqt mum). Ov't vji qmepv nepehis, neopvipepdi iphopiis, ivd - vji hazt xju lpux gostv-jepf ecuav vji ottai epf jewi e muv ug opgmaipdi xovj tqipfoph, us dep neli fosidv tqipfoph fidotoupt.