Ideas Wanted ! Implement your business ideas through an online community! (sponsored)

[lance]

Gogme.biz is a new business-oriented social network that focuses on entrepreneurial learning and turning business ideas into reality. Anyone in the community can propose business ideas which others can brainstorm, vote and rate. The most popular ideas will be implemented collaboratively by site members who sign up to become co-owners of a new business entity. Decisions are made collectively, profits are distributed amongst all co-owners and daily business activities are updated through blogs and twitters.

The objectives of the first Gogme, Gogme Learning Alfa are:-


- Create a wide array of small businesses to give co-owners explicit business knowledge in different trades
- Encourage co-owners to start related businesses that Gogme LA and the online community can provide assistance
- Allow co-owners to bid for franchises or takeovers once the created small businesses become profitable and sustainable


We believe the best way for a person to learn entrepreneurship is by being an entrepreneur. Some things in life you can only learn by experience and entrepreneurship is a constant state of discovery. Through a fun and participatory approach in imparting business knowledge and skills, we hope to facilitate entrepreneurial learning and allow aspiring entrepreneurs to gain experience into the inner-workings of the business world.


Visit Gogme.biz, a free business-oriented social networking site to find out more!

Feel free to tell us in this thread alternate ways to learn entrepreneurship or turning business ideas into reality.

[rogercbryan]

wow... can you change the head line to "Give Away Your Ideas and Get Nothing in Return - Guaranteed!"

I've seen this idea 100 times... every time its the same... people DO NOT GIVE THEIR IDEAS AWAY... You need a much different approach...

Try this: Submit your business summary and find partners willing to launch your business. Create a legal channel that gives the people with the ideas protection from those seeking ventures. This is the only way it will work.

[andrew11]

I know it has been mentioned many times on this site; but why would someone just share their business idea with other entrepreneurs?

I like the concept of the site. However, I personally wouldn't go on and give my ideas away to strangers.

[kindafishy]

Submit your business summary and find partners willing to launch your business. Create a legal channel that gives the people with the ideas protection from those seeking ventures. This is the only way it will work.

It is still easy for someone to run with someone else's idea this way. I am not sure that any site that tries to do this would work. Finding a partner is ALWAYS face to face with me. I would never post an idea on a web site, no matter how secure or how much legal protection there was.

[rogercbryan]

It is still easy for someone to run with someone else's idea this way. I am not sure that any site that tries to do this would work. Finding a partner is ALWAYS face to face with me. I would never post an idea on a web site, no matter how secure or how much legal protection there was.

That's why I said only allow them to post their business summary so their idea.

[lance]

wow... can you change the head line to "Give Away Your Ideas and Get Nothing in Return - Guaranteed!"

I've seen this idea 100 times... every time its the same... people DO NOT GIVE THEIR IDEAS AWAY... You need a much different approach...

Try this: Submit your business summary and find partners willing to launch your business. Create a legal channel that gives the people with the ideas protection from those seeking ventures. This is the only way it will work.

Thanks for the all the advice. We really appreciate it. We are encouraging our community to contribute ideas that for reasons, they are unable to implement it alone. How much is an idea worth if it is not implement? Ideas are a dime a dozen. We are not asking our users to contribute their business plan, not even their business summary. Just simple business idea that do not even need to be original, ideas that they come across from internet or anywhere else. The true worth of an idea is through its implementation. We hope to implement business ideas collectively with aspiring entrepreneurs from all over the world.

[allysa]

I don't give my ideas to the public, it's like giving away your strategies. Maybe you can give advice and some resources, but the whole concept, it's not good for me.

[lance]

I don't give my ideas to the public, it's like giving away your strategies. Maybe you can give advice and some resources, but the whole concept, it's not good for me.

Ideas contribution is not compulsory but encouraged. If an idea cannot be patented, it will be copied sooner or later. There are many websites or blogs that give away hot business ideas. True value of an idea is created on the execution. We hope to get entrepreneurs involve in the execution of ideas.

We are trying to create an 'open-sourced' business. We hope to facilitate young and aspiring entrepreneurs to learn entrepreneurship; letting them to run a business over the internet, participate in decision-making and network with one another. Through interaction and sharing, entrepreneurs will gain business knowledge that is essential when they start their own business.

Individual success and personal financial gains are some of the key motivating factors that draw a person to become an entrepreneur. As such, we have a reward system for our contributors. The more they contribute; the higher chance of gaining franchises and business takeovers.

[zharlene]

wow... can you change the head line to "Give Away Your Ideas and Get Nothing in Return - Guaranteed!"

I've seen this idea 100 times... every time its the same... people DO NOT GIVE THEIR IDEAS AWAY... You need a much different approach...

It really is starting to bother me...I really do hope people with ideas but not enough funding don't sell their ideas.

[titansgs]

This isn't that bad of an idea. The fact that so many people thinks it won't work, helps in determining some the obstacles most other people with the same ideas will go through. To me, it shows that if you can work around these problems and come up with a good solution, then you will have something great.

Something that came to mind when seeing your site was Kiva.com. They work with 3rd world countries to help boost their economies by offering people with business ideas the investment money they need. Basically these people put their business plans online and have several investors read them and invest. Most of the idea on the site are just simple and I think using the same concept for your site will help boost participation.

A lot of people on here agree that no one will want to post their ideas online to be taking, but at the same time, most people on here can agree that there aren't many original ideas out there. What it really comes down to is execution and financing. In fact, considering many people have the talent and drive to make a company work, but fail at it does show there is a definite need out there for a site like this. Basically, if you just keep it simple and really target regular people with talent and experience that are looking for professional help with running or getting their business off the ground, then this site will work. However, if it is for the use of potential revolutionaries to get together and share ideas that will change the world, I don't think it will do more than scare people away.

Oh yeah, I think it will be important for each person posting a business plan to have their credentials showing in their profile. No need having a site for business and not have it business like. I am not saying you will need to do credit checks of each person, but there should be some element of professionalism.

I don't know the percentage of companies failing in the first year, but it's high. So I site that can help people with real advice about their company in the early stages makes sense. And there is no way of doing that without a person posting their business plan for people to read. I know from always hearing business stories from family and friends that start businesses and fail in less than a year, if only someone told them that buying 20K software for starting a motorcycle company or avoiding writing a business plan were all bad ideas. I really think each of them will still have a business today.

[gowriter]

Umm...I'm not really an idea person, but I thought of something that might create traffic. Hopefully, it hasn't been thought of.

In the spirit of joint venture and adsense revenue-making, what if two site owners operated two opposing sites that just kind of went at it in a witty, tit-for-tat way?

For example, one person operates a site called LEFT HAND and another called RIGHT HAND. Or better yet a site called MOTHER and a site called FATHER. FATHER and MOTHER essentially would banter with each other (relatively clean perhaps a bit suggestive) and commenters would come to watch the banter. Sometimes they would join in the conversation. Perhaps a commenter would ask FATHER, "So, Dad, what about that $100 for my business?" FATHER replies: "Go ask your mother." MOTHER would then have a reply just as smart like "Hush, Child." So, I guess it's a bit of role playing, but the idea is to be silly enough to get people watching the banter, joining and hopefully clicking on some adsense ads or buying something.

What I offered is probably a pretty ridiculous example, but maybe it could be a platform for two creative joint venturists.

[lance]

This isn't that bad of an idea. The fact that so many people thinks it won't work, helps in determining some the obstacles most other people with the same ideas will go through. To me, it shows that if you can work around these problems and come up with a good solution, then you will have something great.

Something that came to mind when seeing your site was Kiva.com. They work with 3rd world countries to help boost their economies by offering people with business ideas the investment money they need. Basically these people put their business plans online and have several investors read them and invest. Most of the idea on the site are just simple and I think using the same concept for your site will help boost participation.

A lot of people on here agree that no one will want to post their ideas online to be taking, but at the same time, most people on here can agree that there aren't many original ideas out there. What it really comes down to is execution and financing. In fact, considering many people have the talent and drive to make a company work, but fail at it does show there is a definite need out there for a site like this. Basically, if you just keep it simple and really target regular people with talent and experience that are looking for professional help with running or getting their business off the ground, then this site will work. However, if it is for the use of potential revolutionaries to get together and share ideas that will change the world, I don't think it will do more than scare people away.

Oh yeah, I think it will be important for each person posting a business plan to have their credentials showing in their profile. No need having a site for business and not have it business like. I am not saying you will need to do credit checks of each person, but there should be some element of professionalism.

I don't know the percentage of companies failing in the first year, but it's high. So I site that can help people with real advice about their company in the early stages makes sense. And there is no way of doing that without a person posting their business plan for people to read. I know from always hearing business stories from family and friends that start businesses and fail in less than a year, if only someone told them that buying 20K software for starting a motorcycle company or avoiding writing a business plan were all bad ideas. I really think each of them will still have a business today.

Thanks for the feedback. The ideas submission is only the first phase. Like you said, a lot of businesses fail in the first year even with great ideas and detailed planning. The key of success relies heavily on how the business idea is implemented. We hope to use the wisdom of the crowd in the implementation phase. Whether the business succeeds or fail, site members will receive valuable business knowledge. Our social network mainly targets first-time entrepreneurs.

In the business world, there are many unforeseen risks and difficulties. Risks taking cannot be taught, however if we can face these difficulties together, risks will be diversified and the valuable experience can be put to good use when each entrepreneur strikes out on their own.

[jmasters1691]

Here's one. How about a device to extract the lime from a Corona bottle so you can recycle the bottle...after it's empty of course.

[Crysco]

Umm...I'm not really an idea person, but I thought of something that might create traffic. Hopefully, it hasn't been thought of.

In the spirit of joint venture and adsense revenue-making, what if two site owners operated two opposing sites that just kind of went at it in a witty, tit-for-tat way?

For example, one person operates a site called LEFT HAND and another called RIGHT HAND. Or better yet a site called MOTHER and a site called FATHER. FATHER and MOTHER essentially would banter with each other (relatively clean perhaps a bit suggestive) and commenters would come to watch the banter. Sometimes they would join in the conversation. Perhaps a commenter would ask FATHER, "So, Dad, what about that $100 for my business?" FATHER replies: "Go ask your mother." MOTHER would then have a reply just as smart like "Hush, Child." So, I guess it's a bit of role playing, but the idea is to be silly enough to get people watching the banter, joining and hopefully clicking on some adsense ads or buying something.

What I offered is probably a pretty ridiculous example, but maybe it could be a platform for two creative joint venturists.

Haha... In the eye of the beholder.

A site like this could be valuable for improvisational excersizes where people can practice these types of skills. May be good for actors, or just basic quick thinking skills/communication?

I find that we get that here in the forums, but whose to say it cant be refined and used in a niche market?

just some ideas...

[matt_15]

I think anyone who gives away a good idea over the internet is an idiot.. therefore, I wont be signing up to gogme.