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RE: Trailing Edge

BRodda — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:53:50 GMT

I'm constantly looking for partners and people I get along with that have great skills/mindset. I'm in no rush to form a company in a slapdash manner. I'd hate to be working on a 6 when if I waited a little longer I could be working on a 10.

I'm much more in network, refine skills, learn what I don't know, forget the things I learned wrong mode. Luck favors the prepared.

RE: Trailing Edge

Ben Rowland — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:30:34 GMT

Actually the fact point of this forum is that a good idea (and most of these I like to think of as being good ideas) are nothing without the skills to implement them. I am missing some core competency from all the ideas I post here.

Sounds like you need to team up with the right partner(s).

Many will get an idea and jump right in without realizing what it takes to build a successful business. Sounds like you have your head screwed on straight in this respect as you're patiently waiting for both the right opportunity and team/skill set.

Ben

RE: Trailing Edge

SwiftWalker — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:41:34 GMT

Trailing Edge...I thought you were referring to someone walking behind U2's guitarist.

RE: Trailing Edge

BRodda — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:21:53 GMT

Believe it or not these are my B-grade ideas. I keep the 2-3 A grade ideas for myself. And yes I am working on them all the time until I have one jump out at me as an A+. I have good ties to Warburg Pincus and you only get one shot at impressing people like that.

RE: Trailing Edge

BRodda — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:16:37 GMT

If I'm involved its a save bet that there will be no drug type companies.

RE: Trailing Edge

Ben Rowland — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:43:41 GMT

As a general question:

I am pretty astounded by the number of ideas you've posted on here. Have you ever attempted to implement one of these projects?

Ben

RE: Trailing Edge

Ben Rowland — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:41:52 GMT

LOL... sorry about that! It was a serious question, though. I was wondering if you had invented a new word: "Trialing." Could mean something in the clinical research space... as in drug "trials."

Ben

RE: Trailing Edge

BRodda — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:33:35 GMT

Argeee.... I know GIGO. I tend to rely on my spell checker to much.

Here is an invention for you, on that does what I mean, not what I tell it to do.

RE: Trailing Edge

Ben Rowland — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:18:40 GMT

Do you mean "Trailing Edge?"

Trailing Edge

BRodda — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:01:33 GMT

Project Name: Trailing Edge

Project Description: Trailing Edge is a web site that allows you to enter in part numbers that you want to track and it will send you notices when revisions are made or when the part goes obsolete. It will also inform you if there is a fit/form/function replacement.

The site will make money off of the companies that want to have their parts listed and will feature tracking of errata and family upgrades.