The Average Jo Blog

These past two weeks there have been two new web startups to hit the web scene and gain a lot of buzz.  Flavors.me and About.me are companies that allow users to create a personal homepage to display links to all their profiles across the internet.  Seems like a cool new idea……… Wait I thought of this company 2 YEARS AGO!!!!!

2 years ago I was sitting in a HTML class, we were to brainstorm and create a website for a business or something we were interested in.  I stated to think about how I use the internet and that I had at least 5 profiles on different sites that I contributed to daily, also around the same time I bought JosephHolguin.com.   All these ideas were running thru my head and soon it hit me, “why not create a personal homepage that links up all my profiles across the internet and has a brief bio about myself.”  So that class project soon became http://JosephHolguin.com.  I then realized that a lot of people have this same problem and that this idea would be a great company.  I started writing down the idea for the company and soon decided on calling it www.Meet.me.  I worked on the idea and laid out the business plan, basic design and logos.  For awhile I worked hard on the idea and tried to gain attention from some VCs and developers. Being that I have no development skills I could not make a prototype and this stayed a idea and nothing else.  Long story short, I never followed thru with the idea and I was never able to get the company started.  Mostly this all my fault for not trying harder and I wish the companies best of luck in the future.  I will continue to kick myself in the ass for not starting this company myself.  

Here is my business plan pitch I created on 05/22/2009, so people don’t think I’m full of it.

Things I need to do in the future:

1. Become more dedicated to my ideas, and follow thru!
2. Network with developers others who can help me bring these business ideas to life.
3. Continue to think outside the box.

Question: 

1. Has something like this happened to you in the past?
2. Is there a website or resource that you use to network with like minded people to start companies with?