[sdiy] small business idea

[Ken Stone]

>The question always boils down to: "How little are you willing to  
>work for?"

or more to the point, "how much are you willing to subsidize the project?"

A number of SDIY suppliers are successful only because they DON'T make money
on their projects. If my "business" failed tomorrow, I would not be
financially affected, because I make enough money selling boards to pay for
more boards and the parts involved in prototyping. My time? That will NEVER
be covered. I do SDIY for fun. I design things I want that I am happy to use
my free time developing. I then share it with others, thereby adding "value"
to the time I spent. That value is allowing others to benefit, afford things
they couldn't normally afford, or get things there is no other way to get.

Ken

>On Nov 4, 2005, at 4:09 AM, Tony Kalomiris wrote:
>
>> hi list, lately I've been thinking in earnest of starting my own  
>> small synth shop.
>>
>>
>> I've basically been doing this work out of my house for some time.
>> I have alot of questions and few answers.I know I get alot of  
>> encouragement from friends but I don't want to go into this
>> without doing some "market research"/business plan etc.,
>>
>> My goal is to provide a diy approach, get the kids into building  
>> music circuits kind of like a Dick Smith Electronics for music lovers.
>>
>> The one's who've undergone their mid-life crisis will understand  
>> where I'm coming from.
>>
>> Stay Hungry
>> Stay Foolish
>>
>> TK
>>
>>
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