I LOVE DSI.

[Martin Naef]

Paul,

Paul Maddox wrote:
>> I can imagine. I do understand why US companies are hesitant of inviting
>> overseas applicants. Getting the necessary visas and work permits is a
>> major hassle and very time consuming. I've had a couple of friends going
>> through the procedures. Universities and large companies have
>> specialists dealing with these issues, but for a small company it's a
>> lot of overhead unless they're desperate.
> 
> I do understand that, but I guess it's a weighing thing, is it worth
> the effort of employing me?

It is indeed. The main issue for a small company might be timing: If 
they are advertising a job, they need to have it filled as soon as 
possible. Getting the overseas documents can easily take half a year or 
even more - that might be too much time for an unfilled position.

> lesson learned, don't bother with US synth companies :-)

You can still network with them - if they know you personally, and know 
that you're in the market, you might become a long-term prospect for 
them. But if they have a vacancey that needs filling *NOW*, there's no 
point.

>> Yeah, why not? It's still a cool product, and since you've done most of
>> the engineering already, finding capital should be a bit easier than if
>> you were starting from scratch.
> 
> I have an idea to reduce the cost of manufacturing it, so I'll see if
> it's viable and then go fishing for some capital.

Sounds good. You'll also need to go through the whole business plan 
thing. If you want to start your own company with venture capital, you 
not only need a good product, you also need to have a very good plan on 
how the whole business is going to run - the whole story from finishing 
the product, getting it produced, moving it onto the store shelves and 
handling repairs. If you can't be bothered with that, you'll need a 
business partner who can.

Martin

-- 
http://www.navisto.ch
http://www.myspace.com/navisto