Comments on: Sometimes the Simplest Ideas Are the Best: BuildV1 http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/ Entrepreneur and gentleman. Lives in San Francisco. Takes photos. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:23:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Simplicity Rules » Blog Archive » Take your ideas public http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/comment-page-1/#comment-4524 Simplicity Rules » Blog Archive » Take your ideas public Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:55:22 +0000 http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/#comment-4524 [...] Thanks to Amit for showing me BuildV1 and Ryan for pointing me toward Cambria House. [...] [...] Thanks to Amit for showing me BuildV1 and Ryan for pointing me toward Cambria House. [...]

]]> By: Eric http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/comment-page-1/#comment-3756 Eric Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:18:31 +0000 http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/#comment-3756 Amit, Nathan, and Adam, Thank you so much for your feedback! I wrote a detailed response to all of your thoughts on my blog: http://blog.buildv1.com/article/13/the-cat-is-out-of-the-bag I'd love to hear your feedback on my post. Thanks Amit, Nathan, and Adam,

Thank you so much for your feedback!

I wrote a detailed response to all of your thoughts on my blog: http://blog.buildv1.com/article/13/the-cat-is-out-of-the-bag

I’d love to hear your feedback on my post.

Thanks

]]> By: AdamD http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/comment-page-1/#comment-3741 AdamD Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:06:56 +0000 http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/#comment-3741 I would add that maybe what BuildV1 will be best at is connecting people first for fun side projects. They can discuss ideas and build something simple together. Once they know each other, maybe they will work on something bigger. I would add that maybe what BuildV1 will be best at is connecting people first for fun side projects. They can discuss ideas and build something simple together. Once they know each other, maybe they will work on something bigger.

]]> By: Amit Gupta http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/comment-page-1/#comment-3732 Amit Gupta Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:58:50 +0000 http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/#comment-3732 Hey Nathan, I think you're absolutely right that finding the right business partner requires a whole lot more than just a few minutes reading profiles. Nobody would choose a partner that way. But I'm not convinced BuildV1 needs to build structure around the connection to get two potential partners to get to know each other. If you find someone interesting on the site that you might want to work with after reading up on his/her background and experience, then you make contact and get to know them over whatever channels you are most comfortable with (in person, email, voice, etc.) They sure *could* build a lot of extra stuff around it, but the simplicity of their implementation is really what attracts me. Amit Hey Nathan,

I think you’re absolutely right that finding the right business partner requires a whole lot more than just a few minutes reading profiles. Nobody would choose a partner that way.

But I’m not convinced BuildV1 needs to build structure around the connection to get two potential partners to get to know each other. If you find someone interesting on the site that you might want to work with after reading up on his/her background and experience, then you make contact and get to know them over whatever channels you are most comfortable with (in person, email, voice, etc.) They sure *could* build a lot of extra stuff around it, but the simplicity of their implementation is really what attracts me.

Amit

]]> By: Nathan Waters http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/comment-page-1/#comment-3727 Nathan Waters Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:50:20 +0000 http://amitgupta.com/blog/shoebox/2006/07/26/sometimes-the-simplest-ideas-are-the-best-buildv1/#comment-3727 Very interesting, I like the idea. But as you said, implementing the thing will be a pain in itself. I think for a business partnership to work you need to know the person in a more long-term sense than just finding them on a website looking for a partner. You'd want to know what experience they have, what are their goals, their passions in business, their strong and weak points, their backgrounds to an extent both personally and with business. And that's before even looking at doing a partnership. Once you start looking at a partnership you then need to be sure that both of you are on the same level, have the same vision and goals for the project and can keep each other motivated to achieve success and stay in for the long run. Soo... a suggestion for BuildV1 could be to focus on creating an application that either builds these long-term business relationships over time, or to develop the application as a place where already established relationships (perhaps through an online forum, instant messaging/chat, or social networking site) can workout their compatibility on the particular proposed business project and perhaps even quickly draw up a collaborative business plan, partnership agreement and even an on-going workspace for the business partnership to utilise. What do you think? cheers nathan www.nathanwaters.com Very interesting, I like the idea.

But as you said, implementing the thing will be a pain in itself.

I think for a business partnership to work you need to know the person in a more long-term sense than just finding them on a website looking for a partner.

You’d want to know what experience they have, what are their goals, their passions in business, their strong and weak points, their backgrounds to an extent both personally and with business.

And that’s before even looking at doing a partnership. Once you start looking at a partnership you then need to be sure that both of you are on the same level, have the same vision and goals for the project and can keep each other motivated to achieve success and stay in for the long run.

Soo… a suggestion for BuildV1 could be to focus on creating an application that either builds these long-term business relationships over time, or to develop the application as a place where already established relationships (perhaps through an online forum, instant messaging/chat, or social networking site) can workout their compatibility on the particular proposed business project and perhaps even quickly draw up a collaborative business plan, partnership agreement and even an on-going workspace for the business partnership to utilise.

What do you think?

cheers
nathan
http://www.nathanwaters.com

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