Re: [uk-netmarketing] fall of the dotcoms?

[Lois Grayson]

I was really bothered by this post last night and resolved to respond by

posting a request that we all think v carefully before getting involved It

was brilliant to find so much sense and consistency in our community in this

morning.


This is just what we DON'T need Kevin - another thinly disguised attempt to

ridicule the industry we're trying to build - a programme which no doubt in

the interests of *balanced* journalism will look to the future as well as

pick over the hard-learnt lessons of the recent past, yeah I bet.


Your knowledge of this field is probably limited to what you've seen and

heard through the old media - no wonder you think we're that stupid we'd

jump at the chance to help people like you strangle us further.


Lois



----- Original Message -----

From: Kevin <Kevin@illumina.co.uk>

To: uk-netmarketing from chinwag <uk-netmarketing@lists.chinwag.com>

Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 10:23 AM

Subject: [uk-netmarketing] fall of the dotcoms?



> Have you worked for a dotcom in the past two years? If so we're looking to

> see how the experience affected you.

> Did you go to work with a dotcom because you were enticed by the idea of

> working in a new sector that appeared exciting and dare we say it sexy.

Did

> you maybe think that you were going to get rich quick?

>

> We're looking to hear about your experiences for a television programme we

> are making. No television experience is required -  it's the stories you

can

> tell us that we're interested in hearing.

>

> Were you working for a company who had the plug pulled on them by

impatient

> and cut throat Venture Capitalists?

> Were you working for a company that was set up by a group of friends who

had

> a great idea but unfortunately no business skills whatsoever?

> Were you working for a company that clearly had a ludicrous business plan?

> Did you end up working 20 hour days all for nothing/ or for ungrateful

> CEO's?

> Was it glamorous or was it just a hard slog?

>

> We're interested in hearing all your stories. Perhaps you're still working

> in the sector and want to give us a balanced account of your experiences,

in

> that case contact me on kevin@illumina.co.uk.

> Or perhaps you're in a rage at your experiences and want to let the world

> know how angry you really are (we can assure anonymity if this is the

> case...go on get it off your chest!), in this case contact me at

> balderdash59@yahoo.co.uk.