The collective abilities of the many always surpass the few. This is common knowledge, and pervades every aspect of life so much so that we probably don't even take note of it. A pride of lions takes more game than one hunting solo; the most correct answer is the distillation of many people's opinions rather than that of a single individual; the list could go on ad finitum. So why then is it that so many people who catch the entrepreneurial bug tend to want to go it alone? Rather than seek out like-minded individuals to strengthen and further their causes, they segregate and ostrecize themselves, professionally speaking, and attempt to "build the ark" all by their lonesome, dreaming of the day when they alone (and those few souls with whom they select to share their success) will find themselves sitting atop Mount Ararat?

Okay, a somewhat deep intro into the subject of this post, but I do believe the principle is relevant. I have good ideas. I'm sure many, many of you out there have good ideas, too. Ideas that, if we ever find ourselves with all of the needed time, resources, expertise, and perpetual motivation to make the idea tangible, we'd be gazillionaires.The fact is, though, that the solo road from concept to real product is very, very long and most never complete the journey. So then: why not break away from the pack and become part of a very small, very select alliance of like-minded inviduals, pooling your resources, planning together, and executing that plan as a single unit? It's a model that has served nature quite well, with a success rate that has brought mankind himself to his present state.

I myself have caught the entrepreneurial bug, the innate desire to turn my ideas into reality and what were once only dreams into realistic, achievable goals. Having this desire, I often explore different plans of execution, trying to find the best way to invest my resources so that I create a stair step approach to reaching my desired end. But  no matter how I slice it, traversing that road as a solo individual is a lengthy prospect. If I had one, or two other individuals, though, who had the same goals and with whom I could combine allocated resources, I know that we would shorten that road exponentially. We would each bring to the table our own professional and personal networks; or own talents, skillsets, and areas of expertise; our own collection of ideas that we have been mulling over and evolving for the past umpteen years; and our own cache of resources to contribute to the cause. We would form our own elite "brain trust", advancing the causes that would become a legacy to our posterity.

Now, if my treatise has given rise to any hot sparks of interest or a chorus of "hallelujah" whispered under the breath, then perhaps we should begin a dialogue to explore our chemistries, alignment of goals, and how well our ideas complement one another. I for one am READY to make something happen, but would love for it to be the passion of several individuals rather than just myself, for the benefit of all involved.  Any takers?