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Subject: Entrepreneur Engineer
Category: Business and Money
Asked by: msengineer-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 17 Apr 2006 16:50 PDT
Expires: 17 May 2006 16:50 PDT
Question ID: 719942
I am writing this in order to seek potential entrepreneurial
opportunities for young and dynamic engineers. We are group of ten
graduate engineers specializing mainly in Computer Science, Chemical &
Electrical Engineering fields and with average professional working
experience of 2 years. Please avoid giving answers such as get
experienced in your field. 

How can all ten engineers work together to start our own business?
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Subject: Re: Entrepreneur Engineer
From: crice-ga on 17 Apr 2006 21:08 PDT
 
I think you need to start looking for problems, that you can solve,
then work your way backward to a solution that everyone can contribute
to.

By adding the multiple disciplines, and requireing each to
participate, you're narrowing your possabilities - i'm sure you
figured out that part...

A thought though... the personal fittness market seems to use each of
those disciplines. Exercise equipment, and fitness concoctions
(vitimins, formulas, etc) would all require that group of knowledge...
just a thought. good luck.
Subject: Re: Entrepreneur Engineer
From: redfoxjumps-ga on 17 Apr 2006 23:42 PDT
 
With 10 engineers you have a chance. 

Are you all from the same Graduate program?

Are you all from the same Frat house or program?

Are you all same sex race age etc?

Have you worked together to accomplih anything stressful?

I would vote for more diverse the better, But that's just me.



The group I knew who did this got spun off of a major electronics firm.

(Starts with an "M")

AN ANSWER TO YOur question.  Generate Ideas , Rank them, Sell them.

Take all ten "graduated inginears" to a quite place with tables.

Give everyone a sheet of paper and pencils. Sit in a relaxed circle.

Everyone writes down ten ideas. (good bad indifferent practical fanciful)

Pass the paper one person over.

Add something to each idea. (good bad indifferent practical fanciful)

Pass the paper one person over.

Add something to each idea. (good bad indifferent practical fanciful)

Continue until papers are back to their originators.

Vote on the ideas, using some sort of proirity system 

Say each person gets  10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 votes for any idea in any list.

You now have several hundred ideas, in some proirity order.

If you can make a sale, you have a business.

If you can not make a sale, you have a interesting club.

Good luck.
Subject: Re: Entrepreneur Engineer
From: msengineer-ga on 18 Apr 2006 15:07 PDT
 
First of all, thanks for your quick response to our question.

To answer will_h-ga: Basic goal is to earn money but we need something
exiting to start, instead of working for someone from 8-5!
We are looking for something long-term project. Everyone is open to
opportunities where their knowledge and skill will be useful. About
the how much money we can invest, we have to discuss.

redfoxjumps-ga 
All 10 have MS degree from US 
Nope, we are all from different program.
70% M,30% F, same race and 28 years average
We know each other personally either from childhood or undergrad.
I appreciate your idea.

crice-ga 
Thanks for your idea. We will try to get more information.
Subject: Re: Entrepreneur Engineer
From: rockandroll2006-ga on 24 Apr 2006 01:16 PDT
 
I admire your passion to avoid death by corporate suffocation.  My
best advice to you is for each of you to order a copy of The Startup
Company Bible for Entrepreneurs (M. Stathis).  It will definately help
you master the skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur.  It is
at times technical but easy to understand and not so technical like a
textbook--its practical.  And it is written for high tech
entrepreneurs.

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