Comments on: A Free Business Idea For You http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/ the mark cuban weblog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: danielponeman http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66795 danielponeman Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:17:47 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66795 Mr Cube Man, Thanks for giving me more confidence in a similar idea I came up with a few months ago. Now that I have your blessing I'm going to try and find a way to move forward with it (have no idea what the first step is). My similar idea: I run the website IllinoisHSbasketball.com, and do on camera interviews with all of the elite high school basketball recruits across the country on the AAU circuit. I put them all on youtube, and have interview about 60% of the 5 star recruits nationally, and like 75% of the top 10 guys in each class. Needless to say, college and high school fans eat this stuff up, and my videos combined have gotten hundreds of thousands of views (average video gets a few thousand, some as high as 50K.... anyone reading this can look up my name Daniel Poneman on youtube). Even though I'm pretty sure you've already figured out what the idea is, I'll spell it out. Everyone knows that the money you could make from youtube adds is, like, nothing, but If thousands of college and high school basketball fans watch my videos and respect my opinions, why wouldn't someone want to advertise on my chest or in the background of the interview. Furthermore, why shouldn't companies with basketball related products that I like and use pay me to plug their products during my interviews? Am I delusional or would this work? Whats the first step I should take? Thanks to anyone who helps me out! Mr Cube Man,

Thanks for giving me more confidence in a similar idea I came up with a few months ago. Now that I have your blessing I’m going to try and find a way to move forward with it (have no idea what the first step is).

My similar idea:

I run the website IllinoisHSbasketball.com, and do on camera interviews with all of the elite high school basketball recruits across the country on the AAU circuit. I put them all on youtube, and have interview about 60% of the 5 star recruits nationally, and like 75% of the top 10 guys in each class. Needless to say, college and high school fans eat this stuff up, and my videos combined have gotten hundreds of thousands of views (average video gets a few thousand, some as high as 50K…. anyone reading this can look up my name Daniel Poneman on youtube).

Even though I’m pretty sure you’ve already figured out what the idea is, I’ll spell it out. Everyone knows that the money you could make from youtube adds is, like, nothing, but If thousands of college and high school basketball fans watch my videos and respect my opinions, why wouldn’t someone want to advertise on my chest or in the background of the interview. Furthermore, why shouldn’t companies with basketball related products that I like and use pay me to plug their products during my interviews?

Am I delusional or would this work?

Whats the first step I should take?

Thanks to anyone who helps me out!

]]> By: Posts Of The Week « Strategic Project Portfolio Management http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66787 Posts Of The Week « Strategic Project Portfolio Management Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:17:03 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66787 [...] A business idea from Mark Cuban regarding New York and T-shirt vendors. Here. [...] [...] A business idea from Mark Cuban regarding New York and T-shirt vendors. Here. [...]

]]> By: performancepartsj http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66777 performancepartsj Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66777 Great idea... That would be sweet. Pretty much a win-win for everyone. Hot Dog vendor gets some extra coin and Company gets a cheap source of advertising a lot of people will see. Great idea… That would be sweet. Pretty much a win-win for everyone. Hot Dog vendor gets some extra coin and Company gets a cheap source of advertising a lot of people will see.

]]> By: catchchicago http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66740 catchchicago Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:50:58 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66740 Mr. Cuban, I have a few business ideas I would like to share with you that I'm sure you'll find most interesting. I just left a HFT firm. I'd shoot you an email directly but the contact link on your blog is broken. Mr. Cuban, I have a few business ideas I would like to share with you that I’m sure you’ll find most interesting. I just left a HFT firm.

I’d shoot you an email directly but the contact link on your blog is broken.

]]> By: wheelchaircleaner http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66739 wheelchaircleaner Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:32:27 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66739 Really awsome idea Mark. I am going to look into this because I am trying to start a business in New York right now. Really awsome idea Mark. I am going to look into this because I am trying to start a business in New York right now.

]]> By: LinkFest – World Beta – Engineering Targeted Returns and Risk http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66734 LinkFest – World Beta – Engineering Targeted Returns and Risk Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:44:43 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66734 [...] Mark Cuban like the TShirtAds concept. [...] [...] Mark Cuban like the TShirtAds concept. [...]

]]> By: castonzo http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66731 castonzo Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:38:52 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66731 Thanks for the brilliant idea. I'm on it ;) Nice interview on HBO Sports the other night. Cheers, A Thanks for the brilliant idea. I’m on it ;)
Nice interview on HBO Sports the other night.
Cheers,
A

]]> By: jmartin821 http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66730 jmartin821 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:49:02 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66730 Mr. Cuban How about in lieu of finding the way to get them all in the same tshirt how about we teach them about the benefits of personal branding. As you and I know the best thing to do is to teach. Just as you change uniforms or brand your arena as the fan friendly place it is or I market myself as a realtor we know that setting yourself apart is the key. Just think of just one of these vendors establishing themselves as the "one" for that they would grow exponetially ie the naked cowboy of new york street fame. So I pose this what can person do to help them grow? I had my mentors do this for me and I'm sure that someone can find a way to do this. And just think of the mark that a person would leave by saying " I inspired that person to be great" Mr. Cuban

How about in lieu of finding the way to get them all in the same tshirt how about we teach them about the benefits of personal branding. As you and I know the best thing to do is to teach. Just as you change uniforms or brand your arena as the fan friendly place it is or I market myself as a realtor we know that setting yourself apart is the key. Just think of just one of these vendors establishing themselves as the “one” for that they would grow exponetially ie the naked cowboy of new york street fame. So I pose this what can person do to help them grow? I had my mentors do this for me and I’m sure that someone can find a way to do this.
And just think of the mark that a person would leave by saying ” I inspired that person to be great”

]]> By: edventurepromotions http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66724 edventurepromotions Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:50:48 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66724 Am I missing something here? Don't people pay $100's of dollars to wear their favorite team/players jersey? How much of the licensing revenue from NBA team apparel drops to the bottom line? If people are not paying to wear your logo, companies are giving them out for free...I've been the promotional products industry for 16 years and have sold hundreds of thousands of cutom BRANDED t-shirts (among hundreds of branded merchandise) that are produced for two reasons: to be given away or to be sold. In today's economy you can produce 1000 t-shirts for $2.50-$5.00 each depending on the design. It is cheaper to give them away than to try to pay somebody to wear them. How much would you need to be paid to wear a t-shirt? The person standing next to you will wear it for FREE. I've seen CEO's of Fortune 500 companies stand in line at a tradeshow to get a free t-shirt...it's a beautiful thing:) Am I missing something here? Don’t people pay $100’s of dollars to wear their favorite team/players jersey? How much of the licensing revenue from NBA team apparel drops to the bottom line? If people are not paying to wear your logo, companies are giving them out for free…I’ve been the promotional products industry for 16 years and have sold hundreds of thousands of cutom BRANDED t-shirts (among hundreds of branded merchandise) that are produced for two reasons: to be given away or to be sold. In today’s economy you can produce 1000 t-shirts for $2.50-$5.00 each depending on the design. It is cheaper to give them away than to try to pay somebody to wear them. How much would you need to be paid to wear a t-shirt? The person standing next to you will wear it for FREE.
I’ve seen CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies stand in line at a tradeshow to get a free t-shirt…it’s a beautiful thing:)

]]> By: Sell Advertising on Their Back - Business Opportunities Weblog http://blogmaverick.com/2009/09/25/a-free-business-idea-for-you/#comment-66721 Sell Advertising on Their Back - Business Opportunities Weblog Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:26:53 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1411#comment-66721 [...] Cuban, billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks has a free t-shirt business idea: I was in NY for most of the week. Every time I walked past a newsstand or street vendor it [...] [...] Cuban, billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks has a free t-shirt business idea: I was in NY for most of the week. Every time I walked past a newsstand or street vendor it [...]

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