Top ten geek business myths

by David Evans on October 3, 2006 · 2 comments

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A new venture capitalist has become keenly aware of some of the classic mistakes that geeks make when trying to raise money for a new business. I thought this would be of interest to readers raising money for new dating and social networking sites. This is going into my permanent file.

Myth #1: A brilliant idea will make you rich.

Myth #2: If you build it they will come.

Myth #3: Someone will steal your idea if you don’t protect it.

Read the top ten geek business myths.

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markusNo Gravatar 10.04.06 at 9:45 am
This site only loads in firefox now, wierd status error message pops up in IE.
Fernando ArdenghiNo Gravatar 10.04.06 at 12:46 pm
I need to use Opera 9.02 to read your blog, Mr Evans!
Internet Explorer says “cannot open the page”
The problem started a week ago.

Regards,

Fernando Ardenghi

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