Looking for a Steve Wozniak of Programming to set up the next generation social network

Derrick

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Aug 1, 2011, 6:19:51 AM8/1/11

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Hi All,

I'm working on a next generation social network idea and need to
partner up with a lead programmer to help make the vision a reality.

It will be a unique combination of a web app integrated with a social
network that has the potential to have all the functionality of a
fully fledged SN like facebook or google plus.

besides having robustness and scalability, it needs to have the user
friendliness and elegance of apples software.

If you think you have the coding chops and the idea of creating a
platform to help people excites you,
please do get in contact with a portfolio of work you have done.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Cheers

Derrick

Tamas Herman

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Aug 1, 2011, 8:15:31 AM8/1/11

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Derrick,

Is it also gonna be a silo, like FB and G+ or is it going to follow
http://www.unhosted.org/
principles, like identi.ca or diaspo.ra ;) ?

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tom

Donald Ong

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Aug 1, 2011, 8:37:11 PM8/1/11

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Are there still market for it?

Donald

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Jeffrey 'jf' Lim

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Aug 1, 2011, 9:03:39 PM8/1/11

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On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Donald Ong <donal...@gmail.com> wrote:

Are there still market for it?

indeed, here are a few questions for Derrick to heop clarify:

1. what is "next generation"?

2. "creating a platform to help people" - how, and in what ways do u want to help people?

-jf

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Donald Ong

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Aug 1, 2011, 9:33:53 PM8/1/11

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To be fair to Derick, there is a need of a NDA to protect his ideas. Probably can set up a meeting to hear from him personally. Easier too.

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Max Cantor

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Aug 1, 2011, 11:34:22 PM8/1/11

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http://whartoniteseekscodemonkey.tumblr.com/

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James Yuen

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Aug 2, 2011, 4:47:31 AM8/2/11

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6gZ4vk_Tw4

Slightly over the top video, but I think all of us we're guilty of
some of that behavior in the video at some point in our startup
careers.........

Max Cantor

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Aug 2, 2011, 7:14:10 AM8/2/11

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I've heard that conversation far too many times

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Derrick

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Aug 3, 2011, 10:45:36 AM8/3/11

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Cheers. .appreciate the humour max:)

just so you know, I not necessarily looking to have this application
be anywhere near the size
of facebook or google plus. . but i do believe there is a market for
my idea, even it is in the lower
hundreds of thousands or low millions.

I was using the facebook and google plus only as a reference in terms
of functionality,
although my idea would only require skeleton features at first as the
social networking
aspect is not the main feature.

On Aug 2, 11:34 am, Max Cantor <mxcan...@gmail.com> wrote:

Derrick

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Aug 3, 2011, 11:11:10 AM8/3/11

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Appreciate your support on the NDA issue Donald.

On Aug 2, 9:33 am, Donald Ong <donald....@gmail.com> wrote:
> To be fair to Derick, there is a need of a NDA to protect his ideas.
> Probably can set up a meeting to hear from him personally. Easier too.
>

> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Jeffrey 'jf' Lim <jfs.wo...@gmail.com>wrote:

Derrick

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Aug 3, 2011, 11:13:18 AM8/3/11

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Hi Donald,

I believe so, my idea is not just a social network, which i personally
find to be 90% a waste of time.
so i'm not competing directly with the big boys. the social network is
integrated and just enhances the main application
plus i don't need to be as big as them to be a viable platform.

On Aug 2, 8:37 am, Donald Ong <donald....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Are there still market for it?
>
> Donald
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>

Derrick

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Aug 4, 2011, 3:14:18 AM8/4/11

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Next Generation - by that i mean, a social network that actually does
something more than
what a social network does which in my mind - is mostly a time waster
so basically my concept actually is useful for the person.

which lead to the second question - how it helps people - that is part
of the
uniqueness of the idea - which I'll be happy to disclose with
potential partners.

On Aug 2, 9:03 am, "Jeffrey 'jf' Lim" <jfs.wo...@gmail.com> wrote: