Re: Intro and question

On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 10:02:32AM -0800, Alan Hudson wrote:
> 
> The most likely source is credit cards or maybe friends/family.  Most of 
> the small business folks I know have dipped into credit cards to make 
> ends meet while starting a business.  Its costly and fairly risky, but 
> all too common.

I've been in credit card debt; I'm not doing it again.  Besides,
businesses are supposed to minmize risk. :-)

> The business you describe shouldn't be too capital entensive.  Keep your 
> costs low.  Beyond the core group starting the company we have only 
> hired contractors.  I've been very clear that continued work is 
> dependant on future contracts.  Most importantly, we are not their only 
> clients.  FSB's seem to rely heavily on the community of open source 
> programmers.  A lot of these programmers are basically free agents.  Be 
> straight with them and they can accomadate flexible schedules.

I've got one fellow like that who has worked out fantastically.  I'm
currently scrambling for more projects so I can give him and a few
others more work.

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