Re: UKNM: Commercial internet research companies

[Tim Ireland]

From: Michael Wilcox <

m [dot] wilcoxbigfoot [dot] com

>

 > Apologies if this has been asked before (I've only recently joined).

 >

 > Could anyone recommend a company that can carry out some research for a

new

 > internet business idea.

 >

 > We need quantitative and qualitative figures for potential and future

market

 > size for traffic flows and an analysis of how popular the idea might be

with

 > the general public and with intermediary client companies.

 >

 > Anyone else been through this process?


No, actually the standard approval system for the majority of .com start-ups

is as follows:


1) Someone mentions an idea in the pub at lunchtime.

2) If more than two people present say "that's a great idea" then they get

funding (for the next round, anyway).

3) Everybody rushes back to the office (read: basement) to secure a domain

name.

4) Ultimately they will fail to find a suitable .com name for their

application, but while they are looking someone comes up with a 'winning'

name that has no connection to the original idea. The name is purchased.

5) A new plan/idea is conceived around this new domain name and again

funding is secured - this time for pizza.


 >From here on in, I have no idea *what* goes on. I hate pizza.


:)


Tim Ireland

Senior Copywriter, Designercity (www.designercity.com)

http://www.buymybook.co.uk/



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