Perhaps I did a poor job of explaining the premise with which I commented on these companies. I absolutely agree with you that my analysis is based on a modest grasp of their objectives — I should have further emphasized what I said in my original post: “it is possible to see the name and public description of the company that you submit”.

Thats the ONLY information I had available that I based my comments on; and so I encourage anyone who wishes to share MORE information about their ventures publicly to do so; which obviously allows for better understanding of the viability of the concept – as you’ve done now.

With the post I was attempting to take the tact that any discriminating investor would after hearing of an idea or pitch. I’m not sure when voicing one’s opinion became a deterrent to successfully running a company. Regarding venting – I would propose that my voicing of opinion, and your response in opinion has helped us both to learn and grow.

I do realize that I do not need to disingenuously dissect other organizations – There was very little here to dissect, which is why 8 out of the 17 I asked questions for further understanding. By your own words – the definition of disingenuously being “lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere”, I would say I was being quite candor in my sharing of opinions.

I do profess that I came across more harsh on this particular post than those who know me would interpret my writings – so to those who were offended, I apologize. I looked at it more as an opportunity to conjecture at the feasibility of the entrants – of which those I was most interested in (RouteChooser and Peelable Paints and Alera) are now finalists.

While I understand your desire to vent, choosing such a public forum reflects very poorly on you, and demonstrates an immaturity which makes me seriously question you ability to run a company professionally.

Hopefully you will realize that you do not need to disingenuously dissect other organizations to feel confident in your own.

Regards,
Z

Responding to your comments:
Our group is not retarded — We have 4 members, two advisers, and an early version of our plan was presented to the class of 40.
We will not be sued by Lego – Lego’s patents on Lego blocks have expired, and their attempts at copyrighting the design have been squashed across the world. Major competitors now tout that their blocks are compatible with Lego, and they are not being sued.

What products in the marketplace already do what we’re proposing? The closest item is Lego’s own Mindstorms. While this allows for leveraging technology to do more with your Legos — it in no way enhances the experience of sharing your Lego creation with others.

We’ve actually just recently purchased Lego sets as part of our efforts, and one of the Co-Founders is a parent who purchases Legos on a regular basis for his son.

They teach us to think critically and clearly at Tufts Gordon Institute, which is demonstrated with how much thought has gone into our proposal.

I’m not sure what your definition of ‘proper’ is; but TGI is a well known school, and has a rather good business program. Of choices for Part-Time in the Boston area, my choices came down to Northeastern’s High Tech MBA, and Tufts. Tufts has a much more attractive class schedule, is 1/2 the cost, and was geographically closer to me – a smart choice!

In regards to Innovasource:
Please help answer some of my questions so I have a better understanding of Innovasource’s plan based on your one-liner:
“Why go to you instead of hiring directly? Or outsourcing overseas? With the current economic situation even College students can’t find work, because everyone else is accepting the cheap jobs which use to only go to college students.”

Shees! Get a life!

Happy driving – also enjoying this site I came across.