Startup Help!

[jinabinett]

Hey Everyone,

I'm new to the forum and to the startup game. I'd like advice and feedback on a new web and mobile platform I'm just finishing up development on. I'm new so I can't post a web link but google THE FOUR FINDER to see the beta site.

Here's my basic pitch:

The web and mobile platform bridges the gap between multitudes of "Missed Connections" all over the world. We implemented a sleek interface and hip concept to ensure that social media users all over the map never have a missed connection ever again. The Four Finder is the first true social media middle man.

We solve a key problem that all the other "missing connection" sites out there have. They all rely on the slim chances that people will randomly find there site and read a post that someone made about them without their even knowing it. We created a concept around a hand signal to alert people so that missing connections become a thing of the past.

Think about the hundreds of people you make eye contact with each month that you'll never end up talking to or seeing ever again. Imagine all the potential friendships, business partnerships, and romances that could come out of that if you got in touch with even a handful of those people.

1. Make Eye Contact with Someone you're not going to talk to
2. Flash the Four
3. Add a Marker
4. Find your Four and link up

example:

(Example)
John is walking down the street, he's on his way to a meeting and see's a stranger named Jane walking out of a building across the street. Although John wants to stop and strike up a conversation with this lady, neither of them have the time to stop and chat. They make eye contact; John puts up 4 fingers, smiles, and continues on with his business. That hand signal lets Jane know that when she gets back to her office or her home later on, that she can go onto The Four Finder, and search for the location the four was "flashed" to her. She finds Johns marker, with a picture to prove it was him, and can then either comment directly on his marker or link to each others linkedin, facebook, twitter, or any other means of social media they belong to.

I've started talking to Investors and some other companies about acquisitions but honestly I'm completely new to this game so any feedback, direction, help, collaborations, etc. would be greatly appreciated!

Joe

[DigitalPalette]

Joe,

This is a fantastic idea, do you still need investors?

[jinabinett]

Thanks for the quick feedback! I definitely still need investors. Up till now it's just been me funding the development and everything. Feel free to private message me or shoot me an email: jinabinett at gmail

Thanks!

Joe

[oceanic bank plc]

Hi

How are you doing, well you may be wondering 'Do i know this lady? the answer is no, I was social networking when I came across your profile and I must tell you I like your kind of job, it is very lucrative and might need expanding international trust me it is a very good idea, Let me use this honour to introduce myself to you, I am Mrs Adewale oyinkan, the chief financial officer of oceanic bank plc, my bank is offering every cooperate bodies or individuals a chance to participate in our loan offer which includes Personal basic and premium loan, Home Acquisition Plan, Quality Life Scheme, Rent Loan . The offer aims at bringing foreign investors into the country to invest, with respect to that merging into partnership with the foreign country for the betterment in improving economic and good standard of living. Offer last from 11-10-2011 to 11-20-2011, if you are interested please contact me as soon as possible or log on to my facebook page for little briefing.

Mrs Adewale Oyinkan
Chief Financial Officer
Oceanic Bank Plc

[DigitalPalette]

Hi

How are you doing, well you may be wondering 'Do i know this lady? the answer is no, I was social networking when I came across your profile and I must tell you I like your kind of job, it is very lucrative and might need expanding international trust me it is a very good idea, Let me use this honour to introduce myself to you, I am Mrs Adewale oyinkan, the chief financial officer of oceanic bank plc, my bank is offering every cooperate bodies or individuals a chance to participate in our loan offer which includes Personal basic and premium loan, Home Acquisition Plan, Quality Life Scheme, Rent Loan . The offer aims at bringing foreign investors into the country to invest, with respect to that merging into partnership with the foreign country for the betterment in improving economic and good standard of living. Offer last from 11-10-2011 to 11-20-2011, if you are interested please contact me as soon as possible or log on to my facebook page for little briefing.

Mrs Adewale Oyinkan
Chief Financial Officer
Oceanic Bank Plc

The spam on here is just getting so whacky.

[jinabinett]

@ DigitalPallate

Yeah she's been emailing me all day...

Do you have investment interests or connections you might be able to pass me off to for this startup of mine? Any help would be great!

Joe

[DigitalPalette]

jinabinett,

I have thought over your app for sometime and think you need to get together a presentation of where revenue is going to come in and do a test run a maybe near by university as a beta. When these are finished (depending on results) you would have almost instant investors.

Let me know if you have anymore questions.

[Anwaar]

jinabinett ,

Your app idea is awesome . but to get investors , you should make a presentation and more importantly , a beta test of the app.
If you ever need some marketing , i can help you.
email = anwaaransari13 @ yahoo.com

[jinabinett]

Thanks for the feedback. I have started on the presentation/B-Plan and have already started the Beta Testing. The site is featured on the website www(dot)RateMyStartup(dot)com today so any votes from you guys on this forum would be awesome!