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> Russ,
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> The main problem I see with your service is that it is unlikely to sell
> :-) True, subscribing to a list can be a minor hassle. But writing a
> check for $1.25 every month is also a hassle. You are unlikely to sell to
> large groups of users (like universities) that have the local expertise
> to organize the same service. You don't have a name and sales structure
> like AOL or CompuServe (and, if you are successful, they will promptly
> implement the same service, and there goes your market). I suggest you
> make a careful market study before investing any money in this venture.
> Note that this is just my personal advice. L-Soft doesn't have any
> problem with your idea.
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> Eric
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I concur with Eric. As I was reading your description, I thought
that except for the instruction and case study opportunities I do
the same thing for a government and university environment. Why
would they pay you? If I discovered that you were gating my list to
difficult participants, I would delete you. However, I suppose that
the model to implement is HPCWIRE, which seemed to start up but you
will have to get exclusive information like they do.--Paul.
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Dr. Paul S. di Virgilio, University of Toronto [log in to unmask]
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