Entrepreneurs ISO Winning Performances

If you can't get enough of reality/performance/competition shows, or if you fancy yourself a top entertainer, think about setting your calendar for the launch of Performster.com.

The site was created by Ashburn resident Brian Patterson and fellow '05 GMU graduate Reza Pourrabi to do YouTube-type entertainment one better by providing a site where performers upload video, viewers watch and judge, then prizes are awarded. Another aspect of the business is to provide said performers access to the talent Industry since this could be a place for agents and directors to scout without leaving the couch.

The site was slated to launch July 4, but has been moved to early August. A statement on their blog says,"As much as we'd like to launch in July, the user-experience is the most important aspect of the website to us. At this point, it's good, but we want it to be great for you."

Patterson told the Connection newspaper, "I paid my way through college as a magician," he said. "I started by doing birthday parties when I was 12 or 13. So I am glad to be able to provide this outlet to others who are like me."

Pourrabi explained that the site managers will not be judging the talent; it is all up to the viewers. There could be updates as often as every hour as a competition winds down to the winner.

You can read more about Patterson and Pourrabi's plans to coax northern Virginia's talent base into uploading their videos at Broadsideonline.

By Tammi Marcoullier |  July 11, 2007; 11:23 AM ET  | Category:  Loudoun Business
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