[plug] starting a linux mag?

[Shayne]

18 is not necessarilly a rule-out , just difficult. 
At 21 I worked as a rigger, and started a stage lighting/audio outfit with
my brother (Eagar Extremely Apesh** gigs and raves). We did a fairly
brisk trade , but after a series of bad decisions, and the cops confiscating
some x-hired gear after a rave went nuts , we sunk hard. Lesson:
Capital capital capital. One *needs* startup dosh to make it float.

That said, perhaps you need to find a Business Mentor of some sort
John, someone with some savy who knows how these things all fit together.

On Sunday 17 November 2002 14:29, John Knight wrote:
> As far as finance goes, that's where I'll be useless, being 18 and all. ;)
> This is probably one for the meeting that is suuposed to take place, I
> won't say anything about dates yet, because I haven't had any chances to
> look at my calender yet. To re-iterate, this one isn't my area and would be
> good for a meeting etc.
>
>
>
> Make lunch, not war.
>
> >I agree with everything you've said John - however, how are we going to
> >finiance this?  To get taken seriously, mags have to be glossy these days
> >(unless we try for the newspaper look as someone suggested earlier). High
> >gloss printing costs real money, and I doubt that plug has much. So, do we
> >look for a sponsor (or are there any government grants that we could make
> >use of ?), or try to sell advertising up front (difficult for a startup I
> >suspect).  Anyone know enough about these things to comment?
> >
> >The Hooker
>
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