All amateur swimmers 18 and over should be required to swim at least one masters meet per year. This would help with the transition into adult life, and really show the younger generation the value of masters swimming. Adults who continue to love the sport, that's a great networking tool and a positive way to stay involved with people of similar interests.
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Lindsay,
These are good questions... I'll need more than 60 seconds. I'll work on it and come back to this dicussion.
I'm not trying to prove anything either, I'm trying to determine for myself whether I think you have a viable idea I want to support or not.
What has changed and how will you take advantage of that change? Be specific.
All I am saying about investment is that if you want people to give you money you had better be able to answer the question of what will they get in return?
Should they expect to get their money back with interest if the swimmer succeeds?
Are they making a donation purely in the hope that good things will result and no expectation of monetary return?
Are they paying for an outlet for their enthusiasm?
Right now you are sending all sorts of mixed messages, and investors hate that. Investors want clarity.
Is your target investor someone who is enthusiastic about swimming and wants a way to be part of the swimming scene or someone with money that you think will be interested in swimming if they have money on the line?
To make it real simple, say we're in an elevator, I've got a nice crisp $100 bill, and you have 60 seconds to make me want to give it to you. What do I get out of it if I give you the $100? Sell me. And be specific.
Lindsay,
These are good questions... I'll need more than 60 seconds. I'll work on it and come back to this dicussion.
I'm not trying to prove anything either, I'm trying to determine for myself whether I think you have a viable idea I want to support or not.
What has changed and how will you take advantage of that change? Be specific.
All I am saying about investment is that if you want people to give you money you had better be able to answer the question of what will they get in return?
Should they expect to get their money back with interest if the swimmer succeeds?
Are they making a donation purely in the hope that good things will result and no expectation of monetary return?
Are they paying for an outlet for their enthusiasm?
Right now you are sending all sorts of mixed messages, and investors hate that. Investors want clarity.
Is your target investor someone who is enthusiastic about swimming and wants a way to be part of the swimming scene or someone with money that you think will be interested in swimming if they have money on the line?
To make it real simple, say we're in an elevator, I've got a nice crisp $100 bill, and you have 60 seconds to make me want to give it to you. What do I get out of it if I give you the $100? Sell me. And be specific.
