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Probablt not the right place, but. How does one go about setting up a business in software. I have an idea (oh no not another pipe dream i hear u say) and am looking for a best fit solution. I am trying to migrate from access to .net in this advancing world, for a robust solution that would sell uk wide but it doesn't seem quick enough to get the solution out there, with my reading and forums and and and. Pointers would help, investors also. Time wise to start. would be happy to pm to discuss. boot this to another forum if appropraite.
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Probablt not the right place, but. How does one go about setting up a business in software. I have an idea (oh no not another pipe dream i hear u say) and am looking for a best fit solution. I am trying to migrate from access to .net in this advancing world, for a robust solution that would sell uk wide but it doesn't seem quick enough to get the solution out there, with my reading and forums and and and. Pointers would help, investors also. Time wise to start. would be happy to pm to discuss. boot this to another forum if appropraite.
Pete O'Hanlon[^] has written a series of articles[^] on this. Recommended.
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Probablt not the right place, but. How does one go about setting up a business in software. I have an idea (oh no not another pipe dream i hear u say) and am looking for a best fit solution. I am trying to migrate from access to .net in this advancing world, for a robust solution that would sell uk wide but it doesn't seem quick enough to get the solution out there, with my reading and forums and and and. Pointers would help, investors also. Time wise to start. would be happy to pm to discuss. boot this to another forum if appropraite.
I would clearly state my plans on paper, sleep over it and wake the next morning to see of it still makes sense to me. If it does, i would develop a prototype of my idea and take it to an appropriate company or investor who could benefit from the solution that i am providing.
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I would clearly state my plans on paper, sleep over it and wake the next morning to see of it still makes sense to me. If it does, i would develop a prototype of my idea and take it to an appropriate company or investor who could benefit from the solution that i am providing.
- 8 months in the devise of the solution 2) Upgrade to exisitning in house applications 3) saleable commodity in todays uk environment 4) Where to look for investors? so that i retain the identitiy of my idea and provide for my fmily etc etc I have slept, and i have woken, and i have trembled in sweat at the hairy spider!
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Probablt not the right place, but. How does one go about setting up a business in software. I have an idea (oh no not another pipe dream i hear u say) and am looking for a best fit solution. I am trying to migrate from access to .net in this advancing world, for a robust solution that would sell uk wide but it doesn't seem quick enough to get the solution out there, with my reading and forums and and and. Pointers would help, investors also. Time wise to start. would be happy to pm to discuss. boot this to another forum if appropraite.
If you are contemplating the "consultant" programmer for hire route then the articles mentioned are a good start. If you contemplating starting your own software company to resell "shrink wrap" apps publicly then that's an entirely different proposition and those articles won't be very useful to you as you are into another domain of expertise entirely. If you have specific questions about starting a software company to resell software publicly then I'd be happy to answer them but there's far too much to be honest to simply spell it out in a message it would require a book, perhaps several. My single most important piece of advice is patience: grow the company slowly using your own money, don't try to do it all at once with a big loan and or investors, that way lies huge dissapointment and nothing good can come from it.
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot
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- 8 months in the devise of the solution 2) Upgrade to exisitning in house applications 3) saleable commodity in todays uk environment 4) Where to look for investors? so that i retain the identitiy of my idea and provide for my fmily etc etc I have slept, and i have woken, and i have trembled in sweat at the hairy spider!
apologies, 5) I have a .net prototype, in my pigeon .net language. hence question.
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If you are contemplating the "consultant" programmer for hire route then the articles mentioned are a good start. If you contemplating starting your own software company to resell "shrink wrap" apps publicly then that's an entirely different proposition and those articles won't be very useful to you as you are into another domain of expertise entirely. If you have specific questions about starting a software company to resell software publicly then I'd be happy to answer them but there's far too much to be honest to simply spell it out in a message it would require a book, perhaps several. My single most important piece of advice is patience: grow the company slowly using your own money, don't try to do it all at once with a big loan and or investors, that way lies huge dissapointment and nothing good can come from it.
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot
John C, thankyou for your comment. I can appreciate where you are coming from. I wholly agree that the financial aspect is a big commitment but so far i am trying to apply my slight knowledge to a big idea. I have thought about paying for consultant time to get the prototype fully functional prior to launching the sale of the software as 'my company' but due to my inability to read/learn and code at a fast pace I am resorting to the 'group' investment approach. i.e idea,coding skills to launch the 'concept'
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Probablt not the right place, but. How does one go about setting up a business in software. I have an idea (oh no not another pipe dream i hear u say) and am looking for a best fit solution. I am trying to migrate from access to .net in this advancing world, for a robust solution that would sell uk wide but it doesn't seem quick enough to get the solution out there, with my reading and forums and and and. Pointers would help, investors also. Time wise to start. would be happy to pm to discuss. boot this to another forum if appropraite.
Setting up a business is not for the feint-hearted. It is irrelevant if the business will be software or retail grocery or anyone of a thousand or more different business types, you have to do an awful lot of homework to establish its viability. After that, you must prove to yourself (and external others) that it is viable by producing a proper Business Plan. I am deliberately missing a number of steps here just for brevity. However, as you are UK based, go give your local Enterprise Agency and/or Chamber of Commerce a visit, find out what offerings they have. Many of these offerings are free-of-charge and may take the format of written documentation/tutorials or perhaps even days or weeks long courses. Don't forget to collect relevant documentation from the HM Revenue and Customs. And no matter how good you think your product is, just learn to crawl before you walk before you run otherwise your ideas may collapse like a playing card pyramid does with the slightest of draughts.
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Setting up a business is not for the feint-hearted. It is irrelevant if the business will be software or retail grocery or anyone of a thousand or more different business types, you have to do an awful lot of homework to establish its viability. After that, you must prove to yourself (and external others) that it is viable by producing a proper Business Plan. I am deliberately missing a number of steps here just for brevity. However, as you are UK based, go give your local Enterprise Agency and/or Chamber of Commerce a visit, find out what offerings they have. Many of these offerings are free-of-charge and may take the format of written documentation/tutorials or perhaps even days or weeks long courses. Don't forget to collect relevant documentation from the HM Revenue and Customs. And no matter how good you think your product is, just learn to crawl before you walk before you run otherwise your ideas may collapse like a playing card pyramid does with the slightest of draughts.
Thankyou all for your posts. I will sleep further on your comments and will no doubt find myself in the local library more often, to read up on all you have mentioned. G'Night all.
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Probablt not the right place, but. How does one go about setting up a business in software. I have an idea (oh no not another pipe dream i hear u say) and am looking for a best fit solution. I am trying to migrate from access to .net in this advancing world, for a robust solution that would sell uk wide but it doesn't seem quick enough to get the solution out there, with my reading and forums and and and. Pointers would help, investors also. Time wise to start. would be happy to pm to discuss. boot this to another forum if appropraite.
Look at Eric Sink's blog[^]. He has written many entries about micro ISV's, small companies that sell "shrinkwrapped" software (maybe only through the web). Take the time to read them, most of them are quite good. And then read the series on marketing on that same blog. Also, you can look at the Business of Software[^] forum in Joel's blog. It's a good read also. But what I would say, is do it! If it's not such a great idea and it doesn't work, you'll have learned a lot and be in a better position to make your next venture succeed. Good luck! :)
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Probablt not the right place, but. How does one go about setting up a business in software. I have an idea (oh no not another pipe dream i hear u say) and am looking for a best fit solution. I am trying to migrate from access to .net in this advancing world, for a robust solution that would sell uk wide but it doesn't seem quick enough to get the solution out there, with my reading and forums and and and. Pointers would help, investors also. Time wise to start. would be happy to pm to discuss. boot this to another forum if appropraite.
Don't know why you were voted down - this IS a good place for that question.
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Probablt not the right place, but. How does one go about setting up a business in software. I have an idea (oh no not another pipe dream i hear u say) and am looking for a best fit solution. I am trying to migrate from access to .net in this advancing world, for a robust solution that would sell uk wide but it doesn't seem quick enough to get the solution out there, with my reading and forums and and and. Pointers would help, investors also. Time wise to start. would be happy to pm to discuss. boot this to another forum if appropraite.