Derf's Grotto

[gotmilk]

I understand what you say is accurate "after the fact" for a company that had a viable product to bring to market.

These "new" companies start as an idea, but have no support from any established company, especially no availability for financial assistance except the market of penny stocks where manipulators lie in wait to pounce.

There are a few places that will analyze a new or better mouse trap idea, but acceptance is low and carries I'm sure certain conditions where control and ownership is diluted for the one asking for help.

For example, back when BobZ had his newly created Talkzilla web site that had extremely poor design and scope characteristics, I contacted Bob about a web site idea I developed "in my head" that would in a span of a few years have Facebook or Twitter offer a buyout of it in the amount of a billion dollars. But Bob was so drunk on his acceptance that he is the best and brightest for web site design and execution that he "laughed" in so many words that one like me has a better ability and vision for such things than he, this as it was obvious he totally failed as a creator of ideas and design.

For sure I should have contacted Meatloaf, but he was well situated and comfortable where he was, not wanting any disruptions to lead him astray from what was a solid and risk free existence.

doug