Great idea, Worldwide can be as big as Google.

[EntrepeneurWizard]

Ok you have probably heard all kinds of ideas and you probably write most of them off straight away but I have a truly amazing idea that is simple yet could prove to be a worldwide success.

Me, im 22, very positive and I will be a millionaire by the time im 26, sounds a fairytale but the money is there, if you come up with the right idea you will get it. I have a company and a business that is just being rebuilt in another sector with an investor working on it right now. This however excites me very much but I am going to need an Investor for this, someone serious.

Cant give to much away as im in the process of getting a patent. Its going to be a website that will eventually hold 60million contacts and will allow you to find old friends within 20 seconds, cutting out phone books, sites and memberships. This has not been done anywhere else and even if you think it has, it hasnt! Its 100% unique, no sign ups, no memberships, no fees to join. We will make our money out of advertising when we are a global brand. I think we may need in the region of 50k or whatever we need to advertise this site from scratch. Anyone in the know how of good successful advertising would be an advantage. Please email me for more details asap.

Thanks for your time

Patrick Dickinson

[Scott-CopyandDesign]

Doesnt Friends Reunited do that?

Either way good luck with everything.

[Rob Holmes]

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Hi Patrick - welcome to UKBF.

Sounds like big plans you have there - quite often I imagine myself infront of the dragons of 'Dragons Den' tv program and them giving me a grilling picking faults and making me think clearer about stuff.

It seemed your post was a little like that :)

If theres anything we can help with then feel free to drop a post in the right forum - theres usually someone around to help.

Best regards,

Rob

[Rob Holmes]

BTW - I think you spelled your username wrong? Did you mean 'entrepreneur' ?

If you PM member 'Ozzy' he'll be able to change it for you (if you want) <smile>

Rob

[EntrepeneurWizard]

No its ok, thanks anyway,

Going on the friends re-united thing,

My idea is different,

Firstly you dont have to join, filling in forms, waiting for passwords and then even paying for more messages, then you are not even guaranteed about finding that person. Im not saying i can guarantee to find the person but you will soon find out in 20 seconds and with the exposure i want anything can happen,
secondly its not only old friends but companies, sports clubs, going out, etc...

[Mike by the Sea]

Hi Patrick

Welcome to the forum. Your idea sounds exciting and you appear to have the passion and drive. Good luck. (sorry I haven't got the money)

[EntrepeneurWizard]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys, yes it is very exciting, fast efficient and has the chance to be new craze like my space and the way google and other sites like that arrived..

[Rob Holmes]

Not wishing to pry or be rude...

You say worldwide but refer to only 60 million contacts - this is only the population of the UK :)

I think the world population is around 6 billion.

Rob

[EntrepeneurWizard]

Yes agreed, we would look to hit England first and then venture out for the rest of the world, 60million is a benchmark, there are no limits here.

[Scott-CopyandDesign]

Well it sounds interesting, but just be careful about Friends Reunited, they are a competitor by the sounds of it, and a well established one.

I was going to ask how are you going to get the Databases of people and clubs etc without sign-ups since Friends Reunited relies on everyone to come to them which saves possibly months of work and money. But that could be giving away your secret so if you don't want to answer then that's ok.

However if you're a millionaire by your mid-twenties seems like you know what you're doing so stick at it :)

PS: Your profile says you're 23, don't know if that's a mistake or not.

[EntrepeneurWizard]

no im not a millionaire....i wish im 22, but by the time im 26 i will be!!

[Scott-CopyandDesign]

I know I said you will become a Millionaire buy your mid-twenties, which means you must be good at what you do :)

Incase you misunderstood on your profile (http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=7845) it says your age is 23, that might be a mistake or not, just pointing it out for you :)

[FunkyBears]

Got you mail thx
Paul

[EntrepeneurWizard]

oh ok im new to this forum so i should be accepting emails, ill get you some details now. Cheers Patrick

[telemax]

Hi there

Excellent idea, good to check out some of the competitors out there like friends reunited and Linked in. If they can do it so can you.

However I hope you have done your market research, this would be essential for anyone to invest in you.

Hope I can help

Jonathan

[nsdesign]

quite often I imagine myself infront of the dragons of 'Dragons Den' tv program and them giving me a grilling picking faults and making me think clearer about stuff.

It seemed your post was a little like that :)


Glad to know I'm not the only one... ;)
Seriously though - I do "sit" on a dragons-den style panel for a funding body (http://www.ideasmart.org/) and the urge to pretend I'm an angry rude Duncan Bannatyne is very strong.... ;)

lol...

[Two and a Half]

Sounds like a really good idea, but you really must do your homework! Get lots of feedback from those who are likely to give you a real opinion such as the advertisers that you are looking to gain. Also look at making sure that you reasearch your competitors... and I mean really research them. Too many website ideas come and go and to a financier it is the absolute riskiest form of investment. So if you wanna convince them do your sums!

I really hope you succeed.

[PeteA]

Good luck with your project

Pete

[SillyJokes]

Well I hope you succeed and your enthusiasm really leaps from the monitor.

I am concerned that your idea won't fly. For instance, I would not want my contact details on such a place for fear of all the spammy rubbish that would come flooding through my inbox and door as a result. How are you going to stop it being abused?

I think, if you intend it to be used to find businesses, it already exists - it's called either Yellow pages or, in fact, the internet.

It sounds as though it relies on having 60 million contacts - where are you going to get these?

Honestly, at the moment it sounds like a search engine with a telephone directory tacked on. Both things are already available.

If it is truly different and original, you need get the thing branded and protected as soon as possible, throughout the world, bearing in mind you cannot copyright an idea.

[webit]

... And it wont patent once you've shared any detail of the concept.

My thoughts is their anything new in the world - not really - everything already exists - all one can aim for is to do it better than others (and hope for a great deal of luck).

Global is V. Expensive. Webit.net when was a UK service cost a bucket of money to promote - now it's worldwide it requires a bigger bucket.

Again - as always I'm more than happy to be proved wrong.

Best of luck. DC

[liquor]

great idea.please go forward quickly. and I like to help you to promote in China. it is a big market,Even google has invest large quantity here.
so please tell me what are doing now. and notify me what I can do for you！Thank you!

[Top Hat]

Great idea, Worldwide can be as big as Google.
That’s very big, good luck with it.

im 22, very positive
Young full of energy, no commitments(?) perfect.
Read this Start up article its great
http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html

Quote: You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it because they fail at one of these. A startup that does all three will probably succeed.


From the clues you've given the secret to your success is going to be you database, where are you going to get all that data from? isn't it going to cost a fortune?
Friends reunited got their users to build the database, as its in the users interest to sign up.

My advice would be to take the idea as far as you can on your own finances, when/if it takes off investors will be knocking at your door (rather than you banging your head against theirs)

[Light Speed]

Good Idea.

But might have a problem with the Data protection Act, if your giving out contact details.

As some peolple might miss use the website.

[TIL]

I make a living from tracing people and there are plenty of websites that conduct this service already some are free some are not. They all have their pitfalls including friends reunited. A little competition wont do them any harm. Congratulations on your passion and good luck with your venture.

[compuclean]

Welcome to the forum, it's very useful, and you'll benefit loads from it.