Hello Beautiful Fastlane Drivers!
I am new here (this is my first post), I've only just read TMF about a month ago, but I've been brainstorming and researching non stop ever since and behold, my first idea with some kind of a promise. (see below) I know I'm supposed to just dive in and I will, but I think it's always smart to pick the brains of people with (way way) more experience and expertise than me and get some input, so here is my idea and problems with it:
My Idea
So my idea is a smart phone application, that would teach pickup (getting better at socializing and picking up women) in a way that's never been done before. It would be a practical, fun, and simple to use app and would solve some age old recurring problems, so it has high potential. Now, in order for me to develop this application, I would essencially need two things:
1 Obviously somebody who will design and code the whole thing. This part souldn't be a problem.
2 But more importantly, I'll need someone who would help me come up with and organize all the content for the app. This is the bigger challenge, because I would need to work with someone who has years of experience in pickup AND teaching pickup.
The Tricky Part
So this is why I would love to partner up with the guys at Real Social Dynamics (RSD) who employ many instructors with 10+ years of pickup teaching experience and provide the best content out there in the pickup community. If you're not familiar with the pickup circle, RSD is THE BRAND. I am personally a big fan of the quality of content they put out and I am convinced that what I came up with would really match their standards and be a hot sell in the community.
So I would like to pitch my idea to RSD and work out a deal with them that involves leveraging their resources and essencially licensing my idea to them. Before you ask, I am familiar with Stephen Key's One Simple Idea process, but I feel like my situation is not so simple. The only thing I own here is the idea; the framework, structure and nature of the application to be. I'm also a pretty good problem solver and a creative person so I'm willing to oversee the project and be involved in the whole process and I'm sure I'd be a great asset, but without the knowledge and resources of RSD, I will have a very hard time putting this all together and marketing it myself.
My Goal
My primary goal with this project is not necessarily to become a gazillionaire, but rather getting this product to see the light of day and gaining experience in doing something (potentially)fastlane. So I'm really just trying my wings here, but my ideal scenario would definitely involve some kind of a royalty or pecentage of the profit.
Questions
Do I just pitch my idea to one of the instructors and hope for the best? I could possibly go to one of the live events and speak to someone directly which would be much better than shooting emails or cold calling.
Is there any other way of doing this? I would like the content to be high quality and since I'm not a pickup instructor, it is definitely key to get someone with great expertise and years of teaching background working on board. Also, leveraging a top company's marketing resources and exposure changes the game entirely, as opposed to me trying to get this thing out there with virtually no expertise in the field.
Is there a way (or is it even necessary) to protect my idea? I mean it's nothing brand new it's basically a compilation of things that have been done before but in other markets so I'm not sure I could claim anything mine here.
So just any input, opinion, advice, further questions or anything really you have to say about this, I'd love to hear it.
Thank you for your pescious time!
I am new here (this is my first post), I've only just read TMF about a month ago, but I've been brainstorming and researching non stop ever since and behold, my first idea with some kind of a promise. (see below) I know I'm supposed to just dive in and I will, but I think it's always smart to pick the brains of people with (way way) more experience and expertise than me and get some input, so here is my idea and problems with it:
My Idea
So my idea is a smart phone application, that would teach pickup (getting better at socializing and picking up women) in a way that's never been done before. It would be a practical, fun, and simple to use app and would solve some age old recurring problems, so it has high potential. Now, in order for me to develop this application, I would essencially need two things:
1 Obviously somebody who will design and code the whole thing. This part souldn't be a problem.
2 But more importantly, I'll need someone who would help me come up with and organize all the content for the app. This is the bigger challenge, because I would need to work with someone who has years of experience in pickup AND teaching pickup.
The Tricky Part
So this is why I would love to partner up with the guys at Real Social Dynamics (RSD) who employ many instructors with 10+ years of pickup teaching experience and provide the best content out there in the pickup community. If you're not familiar with the pickup circle, RSD is THE BRAND. I am personally a big fan of the quality of content they put out and I am convinced that what I came up with would really match their standards and be a hot sell in the community.
So I would like to pitch my idea to RSD and work out a deal with them that involves leveraging their resources and essencially licensing my idea to them. Before you ask, I am familiar with Stephen Key's One Simple Idea process, but I feel like my situation is not so simple. The only thing I own here is the idea; the framework, structure and nature of the application to be. I'm also a pretty good problem solver and a creative person so I'm willing to oversee the project and be involved in the whole process and I'm sure I'd be a great asset, but without the knowledge and resources of RSD, I will have a very hard time putting this all together and marketing it myself.
My Goal
My primary goal with this project is not necessarily to become a gazillionaire, but rather getting this product to see the light of day and gaining experience in doing something (potentially)fastlane. So I'm really just trying my wings here, but my ideal scenario would definitely involve some kind of a royalty or pecentage of the profit.
Questions
Do I just pitch my idea to one of the instructors and hope for the best? I could possibly go to one of the live events and speak to someone directly which would be much better than shooting emails or cold calling.
Is there any other way of doing this? I would like the content to be high quality and since I'm not a pickup instructor, it is definitely key to get someone with great expertise and years of teaching background working on board. Also, leveraging a top company's marketing resources and exposure changes the game entirely, as opposed to me trying to get this thing out there with virtually no expertise in the field.
Is there a way (or is it even necessary) to protect my idea? I mean it's nothing brand new it's basically a compilation of things that have been done before but in other markets so I'm not sure I could claim anything mine here.
So just any input, opinion, advice, further questions or anything really you have to say about this, I'd love to hear it.
Thank you for your pescious time!
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