December 3, 2008 at 13:42Startup: “Startup Cemetery”
Every day in the world there are several (dozens?) Ideas of IT projects, the authors of which seriously decide to take up their implementation. Someone undertakes the project alone, someone collects enthusiastic friends, someone hires developers with their own money, someone finds investors. Someone gets the project as he intended it for himself; for someone it is very different from the original vision. But most projects, as practice shows, are no longer supported and / or closed.
I came up with the idea of an Internet project whose main purpose is to provide everyone with detailed information about startups that have sunk into oblivion. This information will include a detailed description of the “idea” and the business model of the project, as well as the analytical part: an interview with the founders of the project about the history of the project, and about the reasons why the project did not fire; as well as the opinion of a person competent in the Internet business on these very reasons. Such a person can be any “successful” startup who can be involved in the editorial board as an expert and who, in his own experience, is trying to figure out the reasons for closing a third-party project.
What will users get?
Users will receive a huge piggy bank of experience.
People who do not have experience in developing their projects, but who want to do such a project, will see "how to do it." Or, at least, they will understand the risk of certain actions. Also, after reading the conclusions of experts (and the comments of other users), they will be able to get a picture of how one or another crisis situation could be overcome most effectively.
What will the authors of "closed startups" get?
First of all, authors of “unsuccessful” startups will get the chance of a second chance: someone may be interested in their idea, and seeing real possibilities for resuscitating the project - allocate funds to finalize and fix some points.
Secondly, the authors will receive a versatile and unbiased look at their project, and they may discover something that was not visible from their position as developers — about the true reasons that led to the closure of the project.
And thirdly, startup authors will be able to share their valuable experience with other people - I’m sure that all people have such a need.
What will the invited experts get?
Experts will have the opportunity to advertise their own projects, their successful development teams, and themselves :)
What will the administration of this startup get?
Firstly, it will be acquaintances - both with different people, and with different projects. Experience in journalism, and in a very interesting niche. Secondly, since the audience will be niche - startups + investors, they can be introduced to each other through various seminars / conferences and receive money for advertising of such events. Thirdly, you can advertise outsourced developers, popular software engines, technologies, etc. tools for startups.
Such are the thoughts.
As far as I know, there haven’t been such projects on the Internet yet. If someone wants to implement a similar project, I’ll be just glad there are no copyrights in the idea.
In general, I would also like to get "versatile and impartial" reviews :)
I came up with the idea of an Internet project whose main purpose is to provide everyone with detailed information about startups that have sunk into oblivion. This information will include a detailed description of the “idea” and the business model of the project, as well as the analytical part: an interview with the founders of the project about the history of the project, and about the reasons why the project did not fire; as well as the opinion of a person competent in the Internet business on these very reasons. Such a person can be any “successful” startup who can be involved in the editorial board as an expert and who, in his own experience, is trying to figure out the reasons for closing a third-party project.
What will users get?
Users will receive a huge piggy bank of experience.
People who do not have experience in developing their projects, but who want to do such a project, will see "how to do it." Or, at least, they will understand the risk of certain actions. Also, after reading the conclusions of experts (and the comments of other users), they will be able to get a picture of how one or another crisis situation could be overcome most effectively.
What will the authors of "closed startups" get?
First of all, authors of “unsuccessful” startups will get the chance of a second chance: someone may be interested in their idea, and seeing real possibilities for resuscitating the project - allocate funds to finalize and fix some points.
Secondly, the authors will receive a versatile and unbiased look at their project, and they may discover something that was not visible from their position as developers — about the true reasons that led to the closure of the project.
And thirdly, startup authors will be able to share their valuable experience with other people - I’m sure that all people have such a need.
What will the invited experts get?
Experts will have the opportunity to advertise their own projects, their successful development teams, and themselves :)
What will the administration of this startup get?
Firstly, it will be acquaintances - both with different people, and with different projects. Experience in journalism, and in a very interesting niche. Secondly, since the audience will be niche - startups + investors, they can be introduced to each other through various seminars / conferences and receive money for advertising of such events. Thirdly, you can advertise outsourced developers, popular software engines, technologies, etc. tools for startups.
Such are the thoughts.
As far as I know, there haven’t been such projects on the Internet yet. If someone wants to implement a similar project, I’ll be just glad there are no copyrights in the idea.
In general, I would also like to get "versatile and impartial" reviews :)
