I think it's comparable. Would you really invest in "the idea of a sexy movie star who finds her conscience after her first few kids and wants to do healthy and honest products". (overly cynically stated)
The op was an expert in her type of business already, had the right partners.
With Alba I would have seriously underestimated Mrs Alba's business sense. But she proved everybody wrong and has now a billion dollar business.
The same expectations as the op in the dating business.
But Alba needed 3 years, so I would suggest to hold on. Facebook didn't level the business field already, even with competition there's more in. Those guys were just stupid.
>Would you really invest in "the idea of a sexy movie star who finds her conscience after her first few kids and wants to do healthy and honest products".
Well, she's got mass appeal. Most people know nothing about business, but they know about celebrities. If a celebrity promotes or endorses something, and some consumer likes that celebrity, it's far more likely they'll go for whatever they're selling versus it being promoted by some random person.
You could come up with any random product and try pitching it to thousands of investors and still fail, but if you get Elon Musk to do it for you, you could probably get a couple million easy. Countless people know him and people trust him whether or not the product or service he's pitching is really worth anything.
The op was an expert in her type of business already, had the right partners. With Alba I would have seriously underestimated Mrs Alba's business sense. But she proved everybody wrong and has now a billion dollar business. The same expectations as the op in the dating business.
She describes it here: http://www.inc.com/magazine/201411/lindsay-blakely/how-jessi...
But Alba needed 3 years, so I would suggest to hold on. Facebook didn't level the business field already, even with competition there's more in. Those guys were just stupid.