QUOTE(springfall @ Oct 16 2015, 04:24 PM)
tagz8This will further put the freshies in a vulnerable spot since no funding is mentioned other than pooling money.
-if they have just recently graduated, chances are they are repaying the tuition fees or just starting up.
with the level of tolerance showned, how secure are they going to be? (esp with this current financial situation)
I know many my age who went all out to later be kicked out when the ball starts rolling.
Other than that, we are heading towards being a developed nation, why are we still thinking small scale water filtration system for those who can only buy.
Isn't clean ready to drink water supposed/should to be available to all people, where
-we don't need to apply another set of filters/equipment to drink?
If your product is truly great (and cheaper than others), why don't you propose to our main state water maker to collaborate
in making free safe drinking water for all Malaysians, piped directly?
of course when done so, some will still be skeptical towards how clean it is
(like how brita have a market)
but, in the bigger picture, you would help much more people.
or you think we all should forever just buy filters after filters?
Trust that I have adequately addressed your concerns about tolerance in a previous reply?
Also, here's my replies to each parts of your comments:
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This will further put the freshies in a vulnerable spot since no funding is mentioned other than pooling money.
if they have just recently graduated, chances are they are repaying the tuition fees or just starting up.
with the level of tolerance showned, how secure are they going to be? (esp with this current financial situation)
I know many my age who went all out to later be kicked out when the ball starts rolling.
Believe the issue of tolerance has already been cleared in an earlier post.
Also, if the fresh grad has no money to contribute, other members of the group can contribute more. This does not dilute the importance of that particular fresh grad, as he/she is still part of core brain of the whole endeavour. Also, beyond that it is all about personal character and ethics, one should be comfortable with the behaviour of his/her team mates, so I would encourage a meet up before committing oneself to the endeavour.
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Other than that, we are heading towards being a developed nation, why are we still thinking small scale water filtration system for those who can only buy.
Isn't clean ready to drink water supposed/should to be available to all people, where
-we don't need to apply another set of filters/equipment to drink?
If your product is truly great (and cheaper than others), why don't you propose to our main state water maker to collaborate
in making free safe drinking water for all Malaysians, piped directly?
of course when done so, some will still be skeptical towards how clean it is
(like how brita have a market)
but, in the bigger picture, you would help much more people.
or you think we all should forever just buy filters after filters?
I believe we should tackle the problems step by step. Currently, there exist pressing needs and market demand for home-based water filtration systems in various parts of Malaysia, including in urban Kuala Lumpur. We could argue about this need being phased out in the future, but business is about looking at present needs too. Going forward, that landscape would change and that is where the importance of R&D and innovation comes into play, in order for a company to stay abreast with times.
And to your hypothetical collaboration with the state water producer, why don't they do a complete overhaul of the aging and leaking underground piping system instead of constantly attempting to repair a growing dead-end problem? Maybe get some funding from a China SOE with an acceptable ROI to them?
We do not live in Utopia, and that's where ideas flourish to solve problems in the meantime.