thanks for writing, Ricky. One of the things i really love about Davis Square LJ is that way people come in and address issues directly.
I'm reading your description and trying to get a handle on it. Are you working in some sort of franchise relationship with OurCommonPlace?
I'll tell you that it doesn't make a good impression on your fledgling business that you started it without becoming aware of what resources were already out there serving in the sector you're entering. It's not uncommon, someone having a business idea or plan, jumping right in, then later finding out that someone else has been doing it for some years and has an established ecosystem already, but it doesn't inspire confidence in the ability of the new comers. :/ Are you aware that there's a Somerville sub-reddit, too? And active discussion via the Somerville News? There are a lot of players on this field, not even mentioning the informal coffee klatches, that are the literal embodiment of people coming together to talk about the issues that matter to them
If the "a couple of neighbors and I were talking" makes sense to send to Somerville people because you're on Glen Street, how does it make sense to send that text to Sudbury? Again, I can't quite get a handle on what niche you're trying to fill.
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Date: 2012-12-14 05:07 am (UTC)I'm reading your description and trying to get a handle on it. Are you working in some sort of franchise relationship with OurCommonPlace?
I'll tell you that it doesn't make a good impression on your fledgling business that you started it without becoming aware of what resources were already out there serving in the sector you're entering. It's not uncommon, someone having a business idea or plan, jumping right in, then later finding out that someone else has been doing it for some years and has an established ecosystem already, but it doesn't inspire confidence in the ability of the new comers. :/ Are you aware that there's a Somerville sub-reddit, too? And active discussion via the Somerville News? There are a lot of players on this field, not even mentioning the informal coffee klatches, that are the literal embodiment of people coming together to talk about the issues that matter to them
If the "a couple of neighbors and I were talking" makes sense to send to Somerville people because you're on Glen Street, how does it make sense to send that text to Sudbury? Again, I can't quite get a handle on what niche you're trying to fill.