Re: UKNM: E-millionaires

[Speechrad]

In a message dated 17/07/00 13:11:14 GMT Daylight Time,

jeraintlearnonline [dot] org [dot] uk

 writes:


<< Am I the only one who thought that Joe's yourable.com was the only

original

 idea aimed at a sensible untapped market whilst Schoolsforschools will

never

 work because:

 >>


No, you're not I voted for Joe.  I've worked in both the school and the3

disability area.  The schools4schools idea is a great big 'hope' based on

market size.  It's gort a lot of very established competition who are not

sitting on their hands but are gpoing on-line.


>>>

 1. The school market is notoriously conservative in accepting change

 2. There is already a big national supplier who aggregates on price

 3. The link between a local school and local suppliers feeds into sports

 days, open days, publicity etc.

 4. Most teachers (especially management) do not/will not use the Internet

 due to lack of time/resources in the first place!

 5. The advertising campaign was a real winner

 6. I didn't believe that all that b#ll*@%s about 'a chance to really

help..'


 Would anyone else have invested in this business or is it just me? >>


I'd never invest in it.


Some of your points are valid but the gov't is pushing schools to

buy/administer/mark/learn on-line.  It's slow but don't forget there are

about 400,000 teachers scattered around and *we* (as a nation) don't want to

spend any money on them.


yourable, on the other hand is aimed at a market the gov't don't even want

to

acknowledge and they know it.  Not all the disabled are flush with cash, but

they do need good advice and ordinary things like suitable holidays, quite a

few are on-line and it has a naturally evolving community feel about it.


Joe's problem is, he won't end up running it.  He deserves to make money and

will probably become the face of yourable but they'll put in tough

management

and run it around him.


It's interesting that all those I put down as having management potential

didn't get through to the final. Money and a good team can make most half

decent ideas wiork whereas good ideas without good management will eat money

up.


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