And I'm still unemployed!!! Hooray!

Last week, I headed up to the great NYC for a 2nd and 3rd interview with a music publishing company who seemed very, very impressed with my preparation, experience, potential, etc. Apparently, however, they neglected to think about what exactly it is that they needed from the person they wanted to hire for the position I was interviewing for. Given the posted job description, I had what they wanted, but it turns out that what they wanted was much, much more than their job description led any applicants to believe. Therefore, my lack of experience in particular areas (and their inability to develop a training program) left me hanging out to dry. Based on the description they posted online, I will be very surprised if they are able to come up with an employee with the qualifications and contacts necessary to complete the tasks they were hoping to complete in the US market... I will be shocked, in fact.

So, back to the drawing board I go; literally.

I spoke to John over at Ratchet today about one of my projects and I finally got a good, solid answer as to initial costs for starting a networking application like the one I have developed in my little head. $100,000-$150,000 is the magic number and let's just say double that for the sake of other incidentals and legal schmoozing that has to happen in order to reach completion in the next year. $300,000+. I'm looking for investors, so if you know of anyone who might be interested, the project is related to the music industry and is a grassroots project geared towards musicians at an unsigned level. For more information, email me and I'll happily share all the goodies with you.

Additional projects include some random music marketing tools (oh, touch screens and compacted singles) and the best workbench/desk design ever. More info to come - designs for both might be sold to the right firms willing to work with me and develop these products.

Yah. I'm bored. If I don't do things like this now, I might go completely insane.

Also seeking part-time work in the Winter Park, FL area, willing to travel up to a 20 mile radius for work, work from home/telecommute, etc. Looking for something in marketing, but really, I'm open to anything... except maybe things red-light related. Come on now.

Things that make me feel like a kid again:



TGIM.

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