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Czech alternative of "Rocket Internet"

a startup idea shared by Lukáš Strniště on 01/10/2012

Rocket Internet is a german e-business start-up incubator based in Cologne financed by 3 famous Samwers brothers that stand behind i.e. Zalando.de - the alternative of US Zappos.com. The idea is to transfer their strategy of "When it works in US, it has to work in Europe, lets make a exact copy of that and then grow it and later exit and sell" ... Very simple and very very clever.

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I'd like you guys to consider a crowdfunding site. (1)
15 months ago by Saul Fleischman
A friend of mine, invloved for months in the development of connex.us is soliciting just a tiny bit of seed capital to build the project with. Their video is worth a look. Also worth a look, besides "kickstarter" (which gives you access to none of the pledged donations unless you meet your goal) is http://www.rockethub.com/projects/6687-connex-us-social-network
Rockethub is a thing to study and perhaps re-make with improvments and multi-lingual enhancement, click-to-translate functionality.

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17 months ago by Kamilosa
I like this idea. Only seems more simple to me to ask them about possible franchising for Czech Republic. To build this from scratch means to be backed up by tons of Mentors and Investors.
17 months ago by Lukáš Strniště
I agree with you. We would need a lot of support. Franchising concept is actually an interesting idea, thanks for the hint. I will definitely think about it.
17 months ago by Anonymous
I am excited for this idea and I am very much happy that there are new team members popping-up. We should not definitely miss on the ideas that we could turn into the viable business models. The cross-border coordination - Prague-London-Bonn - is to me appealing very much. I would suggest we start discussing the potential of this idea further more into the detail?
17 months ago by Lukáš Strniště
I am excited for this idea and I am very much happy that there are new team members popping-up. We should not definitely miss on the ideas that we could turn into the viable business models. The cross-border coordination - Prague-London-Bonn - is to me appealing very much. I would suggest we start discussing the potential of this idea further more into the detail?
17 months ago by gugux
I think that there is a lot of people interested in startups here in Czech Republic, so I'm not sure if franchising is a good idea.

What do you think that is the most valuable added value? Isn't it in creating own network ?
17 months ago by Lukáš Strniště
Creating and developing a new network is definitely of a great added value. In which directions do you see the development of this network?
17 months ago by gugux
You need to have connections to investors (venture capitalist but also people with cheap money), mentors with their own businesses based on friendship, access to some kind of incubator for recruitment technicians and connections with professionals from different fields.

But the most important is to have core team of people ready to do the "job" with you.

I have already done some work on this.
17 months ago by gugux
Better to say: We have already done some work on this. :D
17 months ago by Lukáš Strniště
to gugux: Definitely agree that all the aspects you mentioned are necessary. Would you share with us your experience with tackling obstacles while building up the this concept? What would be your advice to us? Could you provide us with your www?
17 months ago by Anonymous
Hello, sorry for me to be away for a time.

First I have no website yet, but will be soon.

My point of view was to create compact team that members should fill holes in my knowledge and soft skills. It's not so easy to do and creating of open platform looks better.

There was problems about negotiation about shares and rules to fire out the team member if the team is not satisfied with his(her) work.

The second problem was to leave the theory and make move ... although its still little problem. :D
17 months ago by gugux
The last post was by me:D
16 months ago by Anonymous
The Idea is death ????
16 months ago by whiteagle
I hope it isnt't. I am not sure how things are working here on ideaswatch but we should manage some virtual meeting. Who is in? ;)
16 months ago by Lukáš Strniště
Hi guys, sorry I was away for some time. The idea is definitely not dead. Whatabout a virtual meeting at the beginning of March - say preliminary 03.03.2012 Saturday. Give me pls some time to get back to you with official communication I am now with very limited access. I will contact you next Sunday as I will be back in the civilization.
16 months ago by Jakub Váňa
Hello, I prefer to log in from linked in account now (I'm gugux and I'm the man who asked if the topic is death). :D Still have problems to be sure if I'm loged in here on ideaswatch :D

Question is if there is possible to see together in the real. ??? Where are you from ? I live in Prague.
16 months ago by Michal Hudeček
To Jakub: If you are not logged in you should see now red warning above the textfield in discussion. If you want we can merge your gugux account with your LinkedIN account so your previous posts will belong to you. Should we do it?
16 months ago by whiteagle
Also from Prague
16 months ago by Lukáš Strniště
Shouldnt be a problem. I live in Germany, in Bonn but originaly come from area around Brno. Prague seems to me as a good spot to meet. As promised before, I will get in touch with you tomorrow through an email.
14 months ago by Saul Fleischman
I live in Osaka, Japan but originally come from Philadelphia, U.S.A. - but I walk through Prague whenever I go home. Will get in touch.
All jokes aside, since even very young Czech people seem to speak and write English very well, and thus, language-localization is not probably a "must" for the Czech Rep., why the need for a country-specific "Rocket Internet?"
14 months ago by whiteagle
We need a coordinator, who will gather contacts from people involved and plan a virtual meeting. Who will take this position?;)
14 months ago by Saul Fleischman
I would be happy to coordinate - if we are going to make this multi-national. Also, I do not speak Czech, so if we could communicate in English, perhaps we would get this going faster, using G+ hangouts or SKYPE? Connect with me, those interested, osakasaul in SKYPE / osakasaul@gmail.com in gtalk/G+
19 days ago by pajaja
I would love to join ... as project manager / investor / mentor / PR. Prague.. about.me/pavelcurda

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A good reference article 14 months ago
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