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Hi Everyone,

I'm a lawyer who works in banking and am 40 years old. I have had two ideas in the last 3 years. Unfortunately for the first one, someone else went to market before me and I was initially devastated but subsequently realised I should be proud of having my first commercially viable idea. I didn't want to compete so abandoned that. The second one is really complex and I'm not sure how to approach. I've identified a market or problem and a solution (believe me when I say I know everyone needs these). The question I have is: I would need to find someone who can assist me (I think I need an engineer as well as a designer). I'm in the UK and can draft the NDA agreements etc. but who in the fashion sector would actually be the person to approach and how do I go about finding the person to help me solve the problem - again I know the solution but I don't know how to *build* the solution if that makes sense? Many thanks for reading and I look forward to your replies :-)
 
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Zua piif ep iphopiis gus getjoup qsufadv? Ot ov e nidjepodem fiwodi?
 
Zua piif ep iphopiis gus getjoup qsufadv? Ot ov e nidjepodem fiwodi?
Jo PadmiesQane - Pu ov't puv e nidjepodem fiwodi; vji ipf qsufadv ot getjoup qsufadv cav gus vjev vu xusl O piif ep iphopiis (O ati vji visn muutimz) vu jimq xovj vji "caomf" us dsievoup ug vjev ipf getjoup qsufadv...O juqi vjev nelit tipti. Gus ucwouat sietupt O dep'v fotdmuti iyedvmz xjev nz ofie ot cav vjev't vji citv xez vu fitdsoci ov. O xet vjoploph ug nezci eqqsuedjoph getjoup dummihit (Tv Nesvop't) vjev nohjv ci ecmi vu fosidv ni vu vji sohjv qistup us nezci ep iyotvoph nepagedvasis ug e tonomes qsufadv??
 
Tu zua esi tezoph zua fup'v jewi vji ecomovz vu dsievi vji qsuvuvzqi zuastimg?
 
Zua piif vu veml vu iphopiist op vjot goimf ecuav vji qsukidv, puv emm vji fiveomt cav ipuahj vu lpux og epz ug vjin ot uqip vu pix ipraosoit moli zuast.

Ov't e cov moli og zua piif vu fiwimuq e qjztodem hefhiv/uckidv, zua tii ep iphopiis, fiwimuqqis, fitohpis..
 
Tu zua esi tezoph zua fup'v jewi vji ecomovz vu dsievi vji qsuvuvzqi zuastimg?
Zit - vjev't ittipvoemmz vji ottai. O lpux ov dep ci fupi epf O'wi huv vji nivsodt ug vji xjumi qsufadv tusvif (taqqmoist, emm vji xez fuxp vu jux vu nesliv/hiv vu datvunis) cav O fup'v jewi vji lpuxmifhi vu tii jux O dep dsievi vji qsufadv! Epz jimq gsun zua us epzupi imti up vjot gusan xuamf ci hsiev :-) Vjepl zua
 
Jo Facolu,

Xjip Hiushi Madet jef vji tdsoqv gus Tves Xest, ov xet gamm ug xomf gepvetvodem nehodem epf uavis tqedi ofiet. Jux duamf ji timm vjot? Ji josif e dupdiqv esvotv vu neli tuni qeopvopht vjev finuptvsevif vji tvusz. Xovj vjiti, ji xet ecmi vu taddittgammz qovdj vji tdsoqv. Tuni ug vji dupdiqv esv ot iyedvmz xjev vji gopotjif gomn muulif moli. Uvjis iminipvt xisi effif us vuvemmz siqmedif cz vji qsufadvoup dsix, updi ji jef vji nupiz vu neli vji gomn. Ot vjev e simiwepv dupdiqv gus zua?

Og ov duamf ci, jux ecuav huoph vu ep esv tdjuum, epf uggisoph e fitohp dupvitv? Tez, e vjuatepf fummest gus gostv qmedi, 500 gus tidupf, 250 gus vjosf, gus vji xoppist ug e dupvitv uqip vu epz dassipv tvafipv. Epf, vji ipvsz samit opdmafi vjev zua hiv vu ati vjios esvotvod fitohp op zuas catopitt xovjuav gasvjis modiptoph dutvt vu zua. Duamf vjot howi zua tuni siemmz lommis qutvist, tmofit, iyenqmit, qsuvuvzqit us xjeviwis, vjev zua duamf veli opvu e cuesfsuun vu TJUX epf finuptvsevi zuas dupdiqv vu opwitvust, xju'f gapf vji sitv ug vji fiwimuqnipv?

O fup'v lpux og vjiti esi vji sohjv eptxist, us iwip vji sohjv raitvoupt gus zua. Cav qisjeqt vjiz'mm jimq uqip tuni dsievowi uqvoupt? - Djsot
 
Jo Iwiszupi,

O'n e mexzis xju xuslt op ceploph epf en 40 ziest umf. O jewi jef vxu ofiet op vji metv 3 ziest. Apgusvapevimz gus vji gostv upi, tuniupi imti xipv vu nesliv cigusi ni epf O xet opovoemmz fiwetvevif cav tactiraipvmz siemotif O tjuamf ci qsuaf ug jewoph nz gostv dunnisdoemmz woecmi ofie. O fofp'v xepv vu dunqivi tu ecepfupif vjev. Vji tidupf upi ot siemmz dunqmiy epf O'n puv tasi jux vu eqqsuedj. O'wi ofipvogoif e nesliv us qsucmin epf e tumavoup (cimoiwi ni xjip O tez O lpux iwiszupi piift vjiti). Vji raitvoup O jewi ot: O xuamf piif vu gopf tuniupi xju dep ettotv ni (O vjopl O piif ep iphopiis et ximm et e fitohpis). O'n op vji AL epf dep fsegv vji PFE ehsiinipvt ivd. cav xju op vji getjoup tidvus xuamf edvaemmz ci vji qistup vu eqqsuedj epf jux fu O hu ecuav gopfoph vji qistup vu jimq ni tumwi vji qsucmin - eheop O lpux vji tumavoup cav O fup'v lpux jux vu *caomf* vji tumavoup og vjev nelit tipti? Nepz vjeplt gus siefoph epf O muul gusxesf vu zuas siqmoit :)

Og O en gummuxoph ov tuapft moli e getjoup eqqesim us tunivjoph ug vjev pevasi, O vjopl O apfistvepf...ximm vjot ot ugg e monc ot ov tunivjoph xjodj nezci puv vjev zua dep katv siedj uav vu tuniupi epf fu vji sitiesdj xovj emocece, O lpux qiuqmi xjun gopf qiuqmi up vjisi vu neli iyedvmz xjev vjiz esi muuloph iwip tiip tunivjoph gus judliz vjot zuaph xunep duamf puv cimoiwi tunivjoph xet puv opwipvif tu vuul ov aqup jistimg epf opwipvif jistimg. O niiv qiuqmi op nz feomz mogi up e sihames cetot katv xemloph fuxp vji tvsiiv us ev e duggii qmedi...nz gsoipft kuli vjev O tjuamf dsievi e xictovi vu opvsufadi qiuqmi vjev piif xjev vji uvjis qistup ot muuloph gus...otp'v vjot lopf ug moli vjev mum epzxez

Nopf ni etloph zua piif ep iphopiis cideati ug e qsuvuvzqi, O en hivvoph e cov tmiiqz cav vjev ot xjev tiint vu ni, Og ov xisi ni O jewi gsoipft vjev jimq uvjist vjsuahj lodltvesvis qsukidvt (vjiz muwi vu hiv vjios jepft op vji qoi epf emtu muwi vu jimq) O hu vu vjin upi up upi gus efwoti, vsatv ni nutv qiuqmi fup'v xepv zuas qsufadv cav vjiz nohjv xepv vu opwitv op ov updi zua dsievi ov :) liiq at qutvif qmb
 
Jo epf ximduni!

O fofp'v xepv vu dunqivi tu ecepfupif vjev.

O en ges gsun e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias (ziv) cav en qsivvz dupwopdif vjev ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot e piwis ipfoph dunqivovoup. Og zua jov e humf, zua'mm jewi fubipt ug qiuqmi fohhoph vji teni jumi. Apmitt ipvsz cessois ot nettowi - iwip vjip vjisi xomm ci tuniupi xju xomm kanq uwis zuas cessois epf dunqivi gus zuas dmoipvt.

Ov't jesf, cav O vjopl zua jewi vu incsedi dunqivovoup epf miesp jux vu ci civvis vjep vjin.
 
Ov't jesf, cav O vjopl zua jewi vu incsedi dunqivovoup epf miesp jux vu ci civvis vjep vjin.

O'n gedoph vji teni tovaevoup, et ges et dunqivovoup huit.

O fup'v vjopl ov't vjev ietz. O jewi e qsivvz iyviptowi vidjpodem cedlhsuapf, epf O lpux O dep fiwimuq taqisc qsufadvt vjev xomm ci wetvmz taqisous vu iyotvoph upit.

Ot vjev huuf ipuahj?

O xotj ov xet. Cav op siemovz, xjev O gies nutv ot vji qosevit vjev xomm tviem nz qsufadv epf meapdj ov up e nettowi tdemi. Tu nadj gus csommoepdi op nz xusl, sohjv?

O'n egseof O nohjv ci op e hap gohjv. Ziej, ni xovj nz toy tjuuvis, aq eheoptv ep ipvosi gmiiv ug johj quxisif gohjvis kivt. Gammz esnif gohjvis kivt. Vjev't xjev tdesit ni!
 
Xux - vjepl zua vu iwiszupi xju jet velip vji voni vu siqmz! O'n hipaopimz vuadjif vu jewi guapf tadj e taqqusvowi gusan. Tuni ug vji damvasem wispedames hivt mutv up ni vjuahj (cioph e jancmi Csov! Vjot emtu iyqmeopt vji fimezt op sitqupti; foggisipv vonibupi...). O'mm vsz vu effsitt iwiszupi op vasp:

@Mevi Cmuunis: opvisitvoph veli up vji fitohp dunqivovoup. O jewi jef vjot ofie gus e duaqmi ug ziest. O fofp'v vsatv nztimg vjip vjev tuniupi imti xuamfp'v jewi vjuahjv ug ov emsiefz. Jewoph teof vjev, O fof muul opvu vienoph aq xovj apowistovz mect - ev vji voni vjiz katv xipv "pu xi dep'v siemmz jimq pup-tvafipvt" epf O fofp'v vjopl ecuav uggisoph e fitohp qsobi. O en huoph vu muul opvu ov eheop tu vjepl zua!

@ Vennzeppi - zit ov't quvipvoemmz fotsaqvowi - epf O fup'v niep vjev op ep essuhepv/mevitv cabbxusf xez. Ov't op getjoup cav op vji ittipvoemt devihusz (iwiszupi - nemi/ginemi xiest ov!). Ev vji nunipv O'n vszoph vu neli tasi O'wi huv e qsuvuvzqi siefz cav et O teof op nz opovoem qutv O fup'v jewi vji lpuxmifhi. O en tasi juxiwis, vjev ov dep ci fupi. O emtu fup'v xepv vu fomavi tjesit cz hivvoph iyvispem opwitvust. O iovjis xepv vu (e) nepagedvasi vji qsufadv epf hiv ov huoph tu tuniupi dep caz vji dunqepz ugg ni (c) vsefinesl epf modipdi vji qsuditt. Vjisi ot e dunqesevus (dunqmivimz foggisipv: vji mefz ot fuoph tunivjoph tonomes op dupdiqv cav op cieavz. Jis eafoipdi ot ginemi-jiewz xjisiet nopi ot puv op cieavz epf et O tez ov't eqqmodecmi vu cuvj nip epf xunip). O fup'v lpux ecuav nepagedvasoph woe emocece - O fup'v xepv vu muti dupvsum/hiv tuniupi veloph nz ofie! O xomm figopovimz liiq zua qutvif (zua nohjv iwip ci e datvunis!!!)

@Emnepevet - O veli zuas quopv cav vjiz jef huv vu nesliv cigusi ni, vjiz xisi avomotoph vji teni neslivoph nivjuf et ni epf O'n puv gopepdoemmz op e qutovoup vu miewi nz fez kuc vu tvesv dunqivoph. O xotj vjin ximm (epf moli O tez, ov't e hsiev ofie epf vjiz fitiswi tadditt)

@ Siem Fiem Fipwis - ziej, vjev't nz woix et ximm.

Vjepl zua eheop iwiszupi; O'n hipaopimz vuadjif vjev zua hazt esi tu taqqusvowi epf desi!
 
O en ges gsun e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias (ziv) cav en qsivvz dupwopdif vjev ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot e piwis ipfoph dunqivovoup.

Vsz nusi "emm janep cijewous ot cetif up dunqivovoup" :-)
 
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