I'm Starting a Company Who's In?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the plans for starting a company focused on designing RF circuits and solid-state spintronic devices, with aspirations to eventually develop quantum computers. Participants explore the types of roles needed, potential locations for the company, and various contributions they could make.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • eNtRopY outlines the need for various roles including RF IC Design Engineers, RF System Engineers, Cleanroom Engineers, and Applied Physicists.
  • Some participants suggest additional roles such as marketing consultants and interns, with differing opinions on compensation and hiring strategies.
  • There is a proposal to consider relocating the company to places like London or China for cost efficiency, which is met with resistance from eNtRopY who prefers the Midwest for tax benefits.
  • Participants express interest in various roles, including a philosopher, a molecular biologist, and those with qualifications in photonics and telecommunications.
  • Some participants humorously offer to take on roles like janitor or "Random Button Pusher," while others assert their value and qualifications.
  • Concerns about startup capital and the timeline for starting the company are raised, with questions about the feasibility of the venture.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a variety of opinions on roles and locations, with no clear consensus on the best approach to starting the company or the specific contributions needed. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the feasibility and structure of the proposed company.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the timeline for starting the company and the necessary funding, as well as differing views on the ideal location for the business.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in entrepreneurship, RF engineering, quantum computing, and collaborative business ventures may find this discussion relevant.

eNtRopY
Okay, in about 5 years, I will be starting a company.

What will this company do?
We will design RF ciruits and/or solid state spintronic devices (eventually quantum computers).

What kind of people do I need?
1 Accountant/Patent Attorney/Business Entrepreneur, ~5 RF IC Design Engineers, ~5 RF System Engineers, ~5 Cleanroom Engineers, 2 Computer Weenies (networking nerds), 2 Electrical Technicians, 2 Applied Physicists

Where will this company be located?
Preferably Madison, Wisconsin... possibly Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Will we rule?
As long as I'm charge, yes.

Send applications to: e N t R o p Y @ p h y s i c s f o r u m s . c o m

eNtRopY
 
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Originally posted by eNtRopY

2 Computer Weenies (networking nerds)

Maybe you need a marketing weasel while you're at it :wink:
 
i'll be an intern in your commercials
 
Originally posted by eNtRopY
What kind of people do I need?
1 Accountant/Patent Attorney/Business Entrepreneur, ~5 RF IC Design Engineers, ~5 RF System Engineers, ~5 Cleanroom Engineers, 2 Computer Weenies (networking nerds), 2 Electrical Technicians, 2 Applied Physicists


i'll be the janitor...
 


Originally posted by maximus
i'll be the janitor...

Well, I was actually thinking of just leasing a building that came with janitorial service... that way, there's fewer people on the payroll.

Maybe when the company grows we can figure out how to employ you.

What is your specialty anyway?

eNtRopY
 


Originally posted by Dissident Dan
Maybe you need a marketing weasel while you're at it :wink:

I think I'm going to go with jb's idea and hire interns for the marketing campaign. Their young, they know what's hip... and I can pay them a measly $10 per hour, yet they'll be happy just to have the experience. Each year around Christmas time, I can give them a whopping $1 per hour raise and watch them wet their pants with excitement.

eNtRopY
 
Originally posted by eNtRopY
Okay, in about 5 years, I will be starting a company.
No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy. :wink:
 
you will need a creative advertizing consultant, baggsy that job, but can we locate in london i can't commute to the usa each day.
 
Might be cheaper to locate company in china/ india, as there are lots of tech people there willing to work for very low wages - more money for you.

If this idea works, I would not object to having 1% of the profits for this suggestion.
 
  • #10
greedy you only get a share of profits if contribut directly to the company.
 
  • #11
Originally posted by drdeath
greedy you only get a share of profits if contribut directly to the company.
Hey ! Who made you boss ?!
 
  • #12
Is there an opening for Random Button Pusher #3?
 
  • #13
Net Admin here...I'll join your business venture ;) Course, in 5 years I'll (hopefully) be a graduated math major, with sights set on grad school, but hey, who knows.
 
  • #14
in 5 years i just may be a junior at UW-Madison (soph. in high school now in Milwaukee)
 
  • #15
I can come be a weenie... of course I'm not a cheap weenie. in fact I'm a very costly (yet valuable) weenie.

And you'll need to relocate to California.. I've been to Wisconsin... no comparison..cheese and bars or beaches and babes;) Come out here and work on your tan

SHOW ME THE MONEY!

That's of course if I'm not a doctor by then...*shrug* who knows..
 
  • #16
if i were in any of these :
Preferably Madison, Wisconsin... possibly Minneapolis, Minnesota.
i would have been a RF IC Design Engineers or RF System Engineers or Electrical Technicians in your company [?] !
 
  • #17
..Do you need a philosopher/Molecular Biologist??

You know...for those hard questions...

"Is it right, to build Quantum computers? How do the quanta feel about being 'Used' in this way? Are the quanta alive?" and so on...

You know, its these sorts of questions which businesses have to ask themselves to make it into the big time...
 
  • #18
heh..in 4 years i will have completed my photonics/telecomunications course. You need someone with those sort of qualifications?
 
  • #19
Originally posted by Entropia
i'll apply if you need a physical chemist (i am still one in training)

i can drive stick and i am a very, very, terrible dancer.

If you'd settle for taking a position as a chemical engineer / wafer processing engineer, we could use you.

If you can get a motorcycle license and learn to play bass, that would be cool too.

eNtRopY
 
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  • #20
Originally posted by Cummings
heh..in 4 years i will have completed my photonics/telecomunications course. You need someone with those sort of qualifications?

Well, maybe... it depends on how big the company gets. Of course, photonics/telecommunications dudes usually can do RF systems engineering as well. Are you a hardware or systems dude, BTW?

eNtRopY
 
  • #21
Originally posted by Another God
..Do you need a philosopher/Molecular Biologist??

You know...for those hard questions...

"Is it right, to build Quantum computers? How do the quanta feel about being 'Used' in this way? Are the quanta alive?" and so on...

You know, its these sorts of questions which businesses have to ask themselves to make it into the big time...

If the company gets really big, then I might need a logician / game theorist / strategic analyst to help me rule the world.

eNtRopY
 
  • #22
Originally posted by Zantra
I can come be a weenie... of course I'm not a cheap weenie. in fact I'm a very costly (yet valuable) weenie.

And you'll need to relocate to California.. I've been to Wisconsin... no comparison..cheese and bars or beaches and babes;) Come out here and work on your tan

SHOW ME THE MONEY!

That's of course if I'm not a doctor by then...*shrug* who knows..

No way, we are not moving to California. The cost of living is too fvcking high. Besides, I like the idea of having my company in the Midwest... I will make my homeland a little richer... and I can get certain small business tax breaks there that I can't get in CA.

eNtRopY
 
  • #23
Originally posted by eNtRopY
Well, maybe... it depends on how big the company gets. Of course, photonics/telecommunications dudes usually can do RF systems engineering as well. Are you a hardware or systems dude, BTW?

eNtRopY
i can bend both ways. My goal is to know as much as possible.
by the end of my studies i could fill about half of those positions - altho my speciality would be in photonics/telceomunications.

So meh..one day, if i feel like it, i may be alble to work for you.
 
  • #24
Originally posted by eNtRopY
No way, we are not moving to California. The cost of living is too fvcking high. Besides, I like the idea of having my company in the Midwest... I will make my homeland a little richer... and I can get certain small business tax breaks there that I can't get in CA.
eNtRopY

Don't get me wrong.. I'm originally a midwest guy myself (michigan) but there's something to be said for no snow... hhehehe
 
  • #25
I want to know the current status of this imaginary company. U can hire me to make the impossible possible or vice versa.
 
  • #26
Zantra said:
Don't get me wrong.. I'm originally a midwest guy myself (michigan) but there's something to be said for no snow... hhehehe
which is why Phoenix is such a good choice. low cost of living, no snow, already a major tech city Motorola/intel/etc. Plus you can get some awesome tax breaks if you bully the government.
Where are you getting start up capital? is that why 5 years until start? saving up that McDonalds paycheck?
 
  • #27
Dissident Dan said:
Maybe you need a marketing weasel while you're at it :wink:

User friendly fan?
 
  • #28
eNtRopY said:
What is your specialty anyway?

eNtRopY
Getting in the way :-p
 
  • #29
eNtRopY said:
If the company gets really big, then I might need a logician / game theorist / strategic analyst to help me rule the world.

eNtRopY
Oh. That is SO me.
 
  • #30
I have a software company. You can actually find it in places like Best Buy and Comp USA etc... Maybe when I become the next Bill Gates I can hire some of you. :-p (in other words, don't get your hopes up) :wink:
 

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