[sdiy] small business idea

[Tim Daugard]

From: "Tony Kalomiris" <tonyk38 at sympatico.ca>

> As I see it we've become more cautious,afraid, cynical today.More
> and more people are settling - in their work, relationships, etc .
> I might have my head in the clouds right now, and the routine of
> daily life will surely try and drag me down, but I'm definitely
going
> to  put up a good fight !

No, it's just harder to find a comfortable niche. there is so much
less willingness to be different. Small stores are gone, everyone
wants the same novel from the large chain book stores, the same DVD
from walmart, the same . . . from . . .

The other issue is the abundance. Using music as an example: Music
is abundant (expensive on the internetand live -- and cheap live and
some on line). Almost anyone can burn a music CD. When there was jsu
a few labels and a few radio stations locally playing, there was
hope of becoming a good local band and making money. There was
always space for a few more records. I was reading yesterday that
the new music players would hold over 10,000 minutes of music. That
is a week of music with it going 24 hours a day. No one has that
type of attention span. With that much choice, It's hard for any
particular item to break out from the mass.

I blame warmart. (tho K-mart was first)

I'm not CAUTIOUS, - I go to as many live shows as possible - hear as
much music is possible. Better to listen to a struggleing mediocre
act playing free at an art show then spend money on the CD of the
latest nationally promoted current superstar. However that local act
is not making a living. They are doing it because they want (NEED)
to. Do what you want. If it doesn't make money, keep going. Either
you will make money eventually or you will decide to do something
else.

AFRAID -- of nothing -- after two bad years of hurricanes, I'm not
even afraid of losing everything anymore. As long as I have my wife,
and my son's family to be is okay, nothing else matter.

CYNICAL -- had to look this one up in the dictionaary. This fits -
sometimes yes, sometimes no. Starting a businees is tough. If the
orginal poster wants to go for it good for him. If he can figure out
a business plan that works for him - great. Unfortunately, I
probabilly wouldn't be supporting him.

To turn this back around to synth DIY. I've reached the point where
I do all my electronics DIY. The only two vendors I support are
Radio Shack for perfboards (and the 8 conductor phone wire they are
clearing out) and Mouser. If I can't get the part from Mouser --
with at least 2 different manufacturers supplying  them -- I
redesign the circuit (2 - 74374s back to back instead of a 74646).

TODAY -- I'm not going to be afraid or cynical. I might be
cautious - it's unday and I live in an area with lots of senior
citzen drivers.

Tim Daugard
AG4GZ 30.4078N 86.6227W Alt: 12 feet above MSL
http://home.sprintmail.com/~daugard/synth.htm