Comments on: Clueless About Income http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/13/clueless-about-income/ Analog electronics and everything else between 1 and 0 Tue, 15 May 2012 20:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: A Slightly Changed Course | Chris Gammell's Analog Life http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/13/clueless-about-income/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 A Slightly Changed Course | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Mon, 31 May 2010 15:58:24 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=1616#comment-1536 [...] page. I’ve removed some things and added another. As I’ve written about in the past, I’ve been searching for alternate sources of income. I’ve decided to offer my non-day-job time to anyone who needs help on their projects. No, it [...] [...] page. I’ve removed some things and added another. As I’ve written about in the past, I’ve been searching for alternate sources of income. I’ve decided to offer my non-day-job time to anyone who needs help on their projects. No, it [...]

]]> By: Steve http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/13/clueless-about-income/comment-page-1/#comment-1522 Steve Fri, 28 May 2010 12:37:40 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=1616#comment-1522 I don't know if you are interested in taking business classes, but classes seem like a place to start. If you're not interested in more school, business plan competitions also seem like a good crash course in starting a company and get you working with a team. <a href="http://www.cleveland2030.org/club/scripts/library/view_document.asp?GRP=8925&NS=NTW&APP=80&DN=BusPlanCom" rel="nofollow">This competition</a> looks pretty interesting, and it doesn't look like you have to be a student. My brother-in-law has started a business to develop a sensor that recently got venture capital funding. So it can be done! I don't know if you are interested in taking business classes, but classes seem like a place to start. If you're not interested in more school, business plan competitions also seem like a good crash course in starting a company and get you working with a team.

This competition looks pretty interesting, and it doesn't look like you have to be a student.

My brother-in-law has started a business to develop a sensor that recently got venture capital funding. So it can be done!

]]> By: Chris Gammell http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/13/clueless-about-income/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Chris Gammell Mon, 17 May 2010 22:42:54 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=1616#comment-1466 Thanks but no thanks on classes. That's actually the topic of my next post! Thanks but no thanks on classes. That's actually the topic of my next post!

]]> By: Elaine http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/13/clueless-about-income/comment-page-1/#comment-1465 Elaine Mon, 17 May 2010 22:09:29 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=1616#comment-1465 I don't know if you are interested in taking business classes, but classes seem like a place to start. If you're not interested in more school, business plan competitions also seem like a good crash course in starting a company and get you working with a team. <a href="http://www.cleveland2030.org/club/scripts/library/view_document.asp?GRP=8925&NS=NTW&APP=80&DN=BusPlanCom" rel="nofollow">This competition</a> looks pretty interesting, and it doesn't look like you have to be a student. My brother-in-law has started a business to develop a sensor that recently got venture capital funding. So it can be done! I don't know if you are interested in taking business classes, but classes seem like a place to start. If you're not interested in more school, business plan competitions also seem like a good crash course in starting a company and get you working with a team.

This competition looks pretty interesting, and it doesn't look like you have to be a student.

My brother-in-law has started a business to develop a sensor that recently got venture capital funding. So it can be done!

]]> By: russpatterson http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/13/clueless-about-income/comment-page-1/#comment-1448 russpatterson Thu, 13 May 2010 21:01:57 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=1616#comment-1448 Make your product and sell it on a small scale first. First goal is sell one, then $200 per month. If you get a steady couple hundred a month coming in then jumping off and starting your own thing is in range. Possibly even talk someone with money (angel investor) into funding your chinese production run of 1,000 units. If you found a market for the first hundred you made in your garage then you can sell 1,000 on the Internet/eBay/whatever. There's always risk associated with going out on your own but the connections you make along the way will be worth it and will ensure your sucessful re-entry to the paycheck world if necessary. Koch did like 20 failed startups before McDonald's took off. Make your product and sell it on a small scale first. First goal is sell one, then $200 per month. If you get a steady couple hundred a month coming in then jumping off and starting your own thing is in range. Possibly even talk someone with money (angel investor) into funding your chinese production run of 1,000 units. If you found a market for the first hundred you made in your garage then you can sell 1,000 on the Internet/eBay/whatever.

There's always risk associated with going out on your own but the connections you make along the way will be worth it and will ensure your sucessful re-entry to the paycheck world if necessary. Koch did like 20 failed startups before McDonald's took off.

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