Presenting a business idea?

[Blah...]

Hey guys, I'm an amateur coder. I however have outlined and heavily planned on creating a social network website that I feel has tremendous potential, I already have a network and can get thousands of members pretty quick, potentially millions. It it designed by me.

I however am just a college student, I lack funds, and I need an experienced coder to help me. I want a business partner and I'd split things evenly with them. You see, my brother went to Harvard and already runs his on web company. Do you think if I approached him with my company plan, he'd join? My idea is very unique and I'm doing the marketing and spreading word, while he codes. We get along really well and he is already like my mentor anyways.

If you were presented a very successful company plan and could see a big profit, would you join as a partner?

[One]

for any website you need a strong business idea. It takes no time in failure of a bad idea (see how facebook took all business of orkut). So think again about the benefit in your site that i cannot find anywhere and do i\user really need it ?? If still you can get a yes answer than you should go for it. Surely your brother can help you and if it from java i can help you too.

[Shaun Baird]

Hi Blah...

YES I would join, and your brother "should" be proud to want to join and help you, if he can commit (around his own business).

If so, get a GOOD contract in place, signed and then put away.

Bouncing ideas off others is good anyway, because they can see pitfalls you may not have seen yourself.

A social networking has a lot of work to do to compete with Facebook... just look at all the failures that have tried, however never say never eh... ;-)

Shaun.