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I have a concept in my mind related to things that I generally do in my day job , which is IT related. Iam based in India , where internet connectivity or penetration is very low.
The idea is simple and very straight forward of providing technical information under a single banner or website with features thrown-in.
Its a very small part of IT industry and is needed by a very, very small (targeted) population , not more than a 50,000 . But the content can be very exhaustive as it is based on the products of the Big-5 brands in IT.
This concept is available on many websites , Iam just organizing it differently.
Does such a concept , which is based on a wafer thin difference stand a chance in the www.?
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I have another idea, which is like the millions being done on the internet. Its a small idea but gathering content means actually moving around . i.e. content is not available that easily and I need to gather it right from paper level.
Here is my Questions :-
1] Which one of the above idea has a chance of success?
2] any case studies where I can study how small websites went on to become good full-fledged portals?
3] How to stop palgarising of my idea or concept [if it ever reaches the stage of launching on www]?
4] For an information rich technical site , do I have to get a copyright on my idea?
5] Where do I get authenticate information on venture capitalists who can be given the idea for funding , in case I do need?
6] For funding of a really good idea, where do I find VC's? Any case-studies available for this?
Let me know.
Regards & Thx in Advance.
"Iam just organizing it differently. Does such a concept , which is based on a wafer thin difference stand a chance in the www.?"
It depends on how differently you organize it and with competition for these 50,000 folks in your target audience... you might not stand a chance. But if other sites do not have it organized properly and you know a solution, go for it. You might get some of those 50,000.
"1] Which one of the above idea has a chance of success?"
I'd say the second one, first doesn't sound too promising.
"2] any case studies where I can study how small websites went on to become good full-fledged portals?"
Mine did. You could call it a portal now but I started it in 1999.
"3] How to stop palgarising of my idea or concept [if it ever reaches the stage of launching on www]?"
You can't copyright an idea.
4] For an information rich technical site , do I have to get a copyright on my idea?
You can't copyright an idea.
5] Where do I get authenticate information on venture capitalists who can be given the idea for funding , in case I do need?
Good luck.
6] For funding of a really good idea, where do I find VC's? Any case-studies available for this?
Good luck.
2] any case studies where I can study how small websites went on to become good full-fledged portals?
Well many of the larger IT sites were from the beginning small sites operated by one to two persons. A good study would be Amazon.com by good old Bezos.
3] How to stop palgarising of my idea or concept [if it ever reaches the stage of launching on www]?
Keep improving your service all the time, never stop. It can be little things like adding some links or a new kind of form or larger things like writing articles and guides. Have a goal of improving at least one thing on your site a week. This way it gets harder and harder for competitors to copy your concept since it will require more and more effort.
4] For an information rich technical site , do I have to get a copyright on my idea?
Well not on your idea, since it's not possible. But the content is copywrited, how depends on the country you are living in.
6] For funding of a really good idea, where do I find VC's? Any case-studies available for this?
I would wait with this until you have evolved your site some and see that your idea and concept spins. There are a couple of VCs out there specializing in IT and the Internet. A good place to start is the magazine Entrepreneur which often publish guides to good VCs.
"where do I find VC's?"
Sand Hill Road, Palo Alto, California, USA.
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