Looking for next Web ‘Idol’

Schilling to be judge in venture firm’s contest
By Frank Quaratiello  bostonherald.com
Sunday, November 18, 2007

Aspiring entrepreneurs will get a chance to pitch their ideas to a Red Sox [team stats] star who knows a thing or two about pitching.

Sox ace Curt Schilling [stats] is one of the judges looking for the next Google or YouTube or Facebook among the ideas submitted at YouBeTheVC.com, in what is the latest twist on the business plan contest concept.

F. Mark Modzelewski of Cambridge’s Bang Ventures, who conceived the idea, says the YouBeTheVC competition combines the ideas behind “venture capital and ‘American Idol’ with a little bit of wisdom of the crowd thrown in.”

Contestants submit their ideas by filling out an online application at YouBeTheVC.com by Feb. 1.

Yearning to be an entrepreneur, many of us are jack of many trades but not mastering any one.   This is my personal journey to be the Entrepreneur I know I have within.

I thought to share what I've found and learned.

Not yet a full pledged Entrepreneur.. a Quasi - Preneur.

qua·si   (kwā'zī', -sī') Having a likeness to something; resembling: a quasi success. 

preneur (pruh-nur) a person who takes (something) especially one who accepts an offer or takes a bet

thus new entity is born..... the QuasiPreneur.

Funny actual quotes from very important people

[]   "As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards.   Pictures will be taken next Wednesday, and employees will receive their cards in two weeks."   -  (This was the winning quote from Fred Dales, Microsoft Corp. in Redmond WA)
 
[]   "We know that communication is a problem, but the company is not going to discuss it with the employees."   -  (Switching supervisor, AT&T Long Lines Division)   


[]   "E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data.  It should be used only for company business."   - (Accounting manager, Electric Boat Company)

Anecdotal:: Take your 2nd gut feeling

Study has shown to don't go with your 1st instinctive choice.  In a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, college students who were torn between two answers on a multiple choice exam tend to stick with their first choice, which was usually wrong.

"The problem comes when we begin to question our first instinct but stick with it anyways." says Justin Kruger, PhD., an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champiagn.  

So next time you begin to question your first choice, maybe you should give your second choice a chance?