VA: Small Business Drama and The Something Store
Apr 30th, 2008
(15 votes, average: 1.67 out of 5)
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Original post: Small Business Drama and The Something Store
To V -
Keep posting! But can you throw us a bone once in a while - like your photo (even if you do not get to 10k), what your new business is, or even reveal your identity????
Well, it’s good to know you didn’t fall off the edge of the earth! Welcome back.
Small business is tough, but you’ll fit right in, and kudos to you for taking it on anyway!
I’m all for keeping the website (I’m selfish like that), especially since BITS of well-written bitchiness beats searching through pages and pages of drivel for something else to read.
I say keep blogging ….. if it continues to provide some value to you. If they like it they will stay, if they don’t they will leave. But just as the focus of the blog changes so will the audience, there will always be readers.
If you find no value in continuing then close it up, thanks for the laughs, and good luck.
All that said, does it really matter what I, or anyone else, thinks? I keep reading not for the topics but for how you present them.
Do what you wanna
Do what you will
Just don’t mess up
Your neighbor’s thrill
‘N when you pay the bill
Kindly leave a little tip
And help the next poor sucker
On his one way trip…
~fz~ 1981
V’s an idiot. Like people are really going to donate an additional 6,000 dollars now that she’s basically announced she’s shutting the site down.
If I were her, I’d revel 10% of the photo at a time for every thousand raised. That would get people motivated.
Anonymous, I think they would just stop once it got down to her breasts :)
“Honestly, I’m still not sure what I’m going to do about this website. Either I will abandon it completely or I’ll keep it around so I can sporadically post about my personal and professional endeavors. I suppose it’s really up to you, my readers, and what you all find interesting. If you’re somewhat curious about ‘what comes next’ and want to accompany me on the ride, I suppose I’ll keep pumping shit out. (Although probably not as often) If ‘what comes next’ bores the shit out of you and/or makes you whine incessantly about how this site isn’t as good as it used to be, waaaahhh, then I won’t waste my time.”
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Erm, hey VA! I thought you did your site merely to write for yourself? Also, you mention about blogging. I could’ve sworn you went on a rant once about how your site is not a blog. You’re such a fucking hypocrite VA — shut down your site, it really doesn’t matter anymore. Your writings and advice suck now anyways — you’re too busy worrying about your new 60″ HDTV on your wall, and the large breasts to have anything decent to say now.
Things were funnier when you would poke out the inconsistencies of everyday life — like your Walmart candy jar story. That’s a perfect example of showing people to be careful what you say and do — because of that, I always think about how words are interpreted by others. For me, go back to that kind of style of writing, and some funny stories — if you care about what people think.
If you don’t care about what people think, you jackass, then keep your site up — it’s slightly amusing at best. =P
Chances are, there will be plenty of things to bitch/blog (bitch-log?) about once she dives into the business world. That’s also been one of the things I’ve found funny about Business Plans…its nice to have some sort of “plan”, but its really projecting random numbers as far as I’m concerned…
she’s just crying for attention guys, don’t be naive.
her blog/site isn’t the same. It’s boring. So she needs some attention. hence the picture thing, and now “shutting down the site”. I say BLAH!
don’t waste your time… or ours.
Mia is a top pick for “Dumbass of the Week”.
Xin: Where the hell did V EVER say she wrote the site for herself? In fact, I do believe she said the exact opposite on multiple occasions.
In fact, here is a direct quote from her site:
“If I were ‘writing for myself,’ I’d type this shit up in microsoft word and put it under my pillow. I’m here to entertain you. If I wasn’t entertaining you, I’d likely stop writing…despite the fact that this site does turn a profit.”
Yet people INSIST on saying crap like ‘V said she write for herself’ or ‘V doesn’t care what anyone thinks’ or whatever. Not only did she never ONCE say that, but she specifically said the OPPOSITE. It’s poor reading comprehension, plain and simple.
Those ‘made up numbers’ in the business plan tend to actually work out if you do the proper market research beforehand.. then again, olb sounds like a fucking failure.
Hrm, I thought I remembered V saying she’s a self-made kajillionaire and lives off of her portfolio, and doesn’t need to do jack shit to make money anymore. You know: jobless, per se.
Therefore, can’t she invest some of her own wads of cash into her new business? Why can’t SHE be the one “dumb enough” to invest in her own dreams? Fuck a monthly loan payment to someone dumb enough. If her business fails, she still owes that “dumb enough” entity, plus interest and closing fees. But if she invests her own money, she’s only slightly less rich if her business fails. Which I don’t wish upon her, but, shit happens.
Maybe her portfolio is just oh-so-diversified and can’t handle the consolidation required for some juicy lump sum. Or maybe all her money is in some IRA type bullshit where she’d take giant tax penalties for withdrawl. Whatever the problem is, it seems like if she were that confident about her dreams, she’d get the money together herself and forget the trauma of a stupid business plan.
@Xin, you’re right, the Walmart candy jar was the highlight of my reading. If she just posts once a year about how she fucks with people who are idiots, I’d be a happy reader. I don’t give a shit about her moral lessons “teaching people to be careful what they say or do,” or her advice about this-n-that. I just like stories of people getting mindfucked.
Fuck this shit! The something store refuses to send out prostitutes, drugs, counterfeit money, urine test additives, fake ID’s, fireworks, cigarettes, firearms and prescription drugs. WHY WOULD I WANT ANYTHING FROM THE MOTHERFUCKING SOMETHING STORE WHEN ALL THE GOOD SHIT IS PROHIBITED?
Oh well. I guess I’ll donate again anyway. You should too.
@14, That’ll require an existing established inelastic(ish) market first. In which case, you might as well just invest in the existing market instead of trying to start up as competition.
Someone just got pwned! (*cough*hoodmonkey*cough)
I got owned because Olb used a concept you didn’t understand?
It’s mostly dribble but it’s clear they take the easy, risk-free approach to business by investing in things that are already popular rather than actually starting up in a new market themselves, which usually stems from years of failures at starting their own business.
FUCK YOU!
@19, if you’re starting up a new market, then there is no current market to research. If there is no current market to research, your numbers are at best, a random guess. Thanks for making my point.
Minor correction, “educated guess” instead of “random guess”. But a guess is still a guess.
Your style is only applicable to lazy people, so you’re welcome for my establishing that, I guess..
Solid, worthy investors might actually want something more than ‘random numbers’, though - but maybe you have been successful in duping people with too much money into investing into your imaginary market, I don’t know.
Regardless, you’re really talking about half-assing everything and that’s why I’m assuming you’re a failure.
Hahaha - nope, too much of a difference between ‘educated’ and ‘random’, and thank you for proving MY point!
Now when was I talking about half-assing everything?
A guess is still a guess, it may sound better or more reasonable, but the uncertainty (the “risk”) is still there. In order to have an accurate projection, you have to factor in the “risk”, via a rate. A rate which you cannot accurately determine unless there has been at the very least some prior market. There’s a reason why people say statistics are lies. There is also a reason why a good accountant will say 1+1 is any number you want it to be.
Any worthy investor won’t invest in something just because of a Business Plan.
(And, why, yes, I *am* lazy, otherwise I’d actually have to teach you about economics, statistics, finance/accounting, and general business.)
Keep clarifying yourself - history might just rewrite itself well enough that your original comment doesn’t appear stupid.
Nah, I’m done clarifying, because you have no reading or understanding of the factors that actually play into business or debate.
Calling points dribble and plugging your ears (or eyes…one could only hope…), making assumptions, and ignorance of basic concepts seem to be your only response, so no point in continuing.
Oh well, I’ll keep on “half-assing”, and you can keep at being the full-ass that you are.
Like I said, I’m sure you have succeeded in screwing over some investor with a fake business plan in the past and I’m not really dismissing anything but your statement that writing down random numbers on a whim is better than figures based on evidence and research.
Also it’s pretty childish to assume “ignorance of basic concepts” just because I don’t agree with you.
Heh, what is that, the 3rd or 4th time you’ve mentioned your assumption that I have a) Created a Business Plan in the first place, b) Not done research on market numbers, c) Screwed over some investor?
With the way you make assumptions (without any actual basis), its easy for me to assume that you’re just typical ignoramus. If you presented me with a Business Plan that actually looked good, I wouldn’t even consider investing in you because of the way you make decisions.
And to tie this back to the original blog posting, a Business Plan is good and all. Shows that you’ve put some thought into it, but if it looks like you can’t handle a business, investors wouldn’t want to invest, or would want someone else to take charge of your business.
C typically comes from lack of doing B for establishing an A, all based on your first comment that implied past experience with faking business plans which are generally created to prevent a business from failing.
I suggest you look over TechCrunch to see how many morons get millions in series B just based on a piece of paper..
Hoodmonkey seems to think if he screams enough insults, he’ll look less like a moron.
So far, it’s not working.
I was going to say something about V’s post, but I got distracted by the forum!fight.
Come on, guys. Seriously.
Hoodmonkey brings out Godwin law in 3…2…1…
No. He’s just going for broke on your butthole.
Hoodmonkey is probably V’s biggest fan. He stalks her, and tries to drag her down at every turn. It’s really amusing. And the patheticness of it makes it even more amusing.
Odd that I didn’t mention the people/person who run the site at all before now, isn’t it?
Someone asked me in proxy to find out who ran the site.. I did, and ended up getting death threats from the person who supposedly wanted to know in the first place. You would violently orgasm if I told you who.. hell, so would I!
Hoodmonkey, time to put up or shut up. Either tell us who it is or just shut up about it. Really, no one gives a fuck about your cutesy little hints.
What are you? 8?
I’d rather not see you orgasm Hol- uh, Cassie.