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Hi. My name is Marvin and I  thought I`d give this site a try. I`ve been drafting up a concept over the last 2-3 years after my idea was given some hope after winning first place in a Managing Information Technology course taught at the University of California Irvine Graduate School of Management. Voted by several hundred college students as an underserved need. 2nd place went to a "fitness card" that a gym user would carry around and store and program their fitness routine and go along with a console unit attached to a particular gym equipment. Pretty nifty. I do not want to disclose much about it but there is very strong potential for this idea in the upcoming years and I have lots of research to prove its success based on new, very recent successful business models in the marketplace that are coming in at a different angle. Barrier`s of entry is very minimal as there is no product offering that is exactly like this.

Prefer to network with a few incubators, angel investors,  tech guys (web, database, and ivr programmers), and marketing/advertising gurus. I am based out of Southern California (Corona to be exact). Please send me a message if you have a driving passion to make a vision a reality.

I am having trouble meeting people who have that same passion and drive. I graduated college 3 years ago and wish I kept in touch with the marketing team that helped me deliver this project. However, this concept is a technology/advertising startup so I would like people experienced in this field. Although I created the idea, I don`t mind sharing it with a few others to create a team.

How have you success been outside the Internet Market? You know on the Internet, you do know who you are talking too. So, how are you going to disclose this without someone stealing the idea who has money already?