Comments for Diary of a Start-up: TrickyTix http://trickytix.wordpress.com Diary of a Start-up - tracking the progress of TrickyTix for Australian Anthill Magazine Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:47:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The cost of building a web application in Australia by Scott Handsaker http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/the-cost-of-building-a-web-application-in-australia/#comment-8 Scott Handsaker Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:47:02 +0000 http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/the-cost-of-building-a-web-application-in-australia/#comment-8 I think you do need a lawyer at some point in your venture. When will depend a bit on what stage you are at, as well as what kind of business you have. For us it is a no-brainer. We are selling tickets on behalf of others, accepting money and holding it on behalf of others, so terms and conditions that are rock solid are a must. We also used the lawyer to apply for and receive the trademark of our business name. Moving forward, we will use the lawyer to bounce ideas off, expand into other countries, traverse the fund raising and charitable red tape that exists in Aus and elsewhere, etc etc. If you are seeking funding then a lawyer on your side is also a must. Having said all that, if you were self-funding a prototype of an app that didn't transact...you could probably get away without using a lawyer for quite a while. BTW - will email you seperately with my accountants and lawyers details! I think you do need a lawyer at some point in your venture. When will depend a bit on what stage you are at, as well as what kind of business you have.

For us it is a no-brainer. We are selling tickets on behalf of others, accepting money and holding it on behalf of others, so terms and conditions that are rock solid are a must. We also used the lawyer to apply for and receive the trademark of our business name. Moving forward, we will use the lawyer to bounce ideas off, expand into other countries, traverse the fund raising and charitable red tape that exists in Aus and elsewhere, etc etc.

If you are seeking funding then a lawyer on your side is also a must.

Having said all that, if you were self-funding a prototype of an app that didn’t transact…you could probably get away without using a lawyer for quite a while.

BTW – will email you seperately with my accountants and lawyers details!

]]> Comment on The cost of building a web application in Australia by Murray http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/the-cost-of-building-a-web-application-in-australia/#comment-7 Murray Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:27:12 +0000 http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/the-cost-of-building-a-web-application-in-australia/#comment-7 I haven't got a lawyer yet. Do you really need one? Why? Can you give me your lawyer and accountants contact details? I haven’t got a lawyer yet. Do you really need one? Why? Can you give me your lawyer and accountants contact details?

]]> Comment on On evaluating market size – Part 1 by Marko http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/on-evaluating-market-size-part-1/#comment-5 Marko Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:55:12 +0000 http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/on-evaluating-market-size-part-1/#comment-5 Thanks for sharing the info. I am starting something completely different, but I don't know how you get the time to keep a blog going. I find Im so busy with doing what needs to be done, I would like to blog my "adventures", but seem to run out of time. Good Luck Marko Thanks for sharing the info.
I am starting something completely different, but I don’t know how you get the time to keep a blog going. I find Im so busy with doing what needs to be done, I would like to blog my “adventures”, but seem to run out of time.
Good Luck
Marko

]]> Comment on On evaluating market size – Part 1 by On evaluating market size - Part 2 « Diary of a Start-up: TrickyTix http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/on-evaluating-market-size-part-1/#comment-4 On evaluating market size - Part 2 « Diary of a Start-up: TrickyTix Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:53:25 +0000 http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/on-evaluating-market-size-part-1/#comment-4 [...] 13, 2007 at 2:53 pm · Filed under Market Size Last post I discussed a number of methods we had used to try and discover market size, some more successful [...] [...] 13, 2007 at 2:53 pm · Filed under Market Size Last post I discussed a number of methods we had used to try and discover market size, some more successful [...]

]]> Comment on The cost of building a web application in Australia by Scott Handsaker http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/the-cost-of-building-a-web-application-in-australia/#comment-3 Scott Handsaker Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:04:47 +0000 http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/the-cost-of-building-a-web-application-in-australia/#comment-3 James - couldn't agree more with those 3 points! James – couldn’t agree more with those 3 points!

]]> Comment on The cost of building a web application in Australia by James Tuckerman http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/the-cost-of-building-a-web-application-in-australia/#comment-2 James Tuckerman Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:32:03 +0000 http://trickytix.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/the-cost-of-building-a-web-application-in-australia/#comment-2 Based around most conversations we have with entrepreneurs, there seem to be three golden rules to new product (including web app) development... 1. Calculate the cost... Then double it. 2. Calculate the revenue... Then halve it. 3. Estimate the development time... Then triple it. I look forward to reading about your progress. :-) James Based around most conversations we have with entrepreneurs, there seem to be three golden rules to new product (including web app) development…

1. Calculate the cost…

Then double it.

2. Calculate the revenue…

Then halve it.

3. Estimate the development time…

Then triple it.

I look forward to reading about your progress. :-)

James

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