1. A method for determining starting values of attributes for a virtual machine in a networked computing environment, comprising: receiving a request for the virtual machine from a requester; obtaining an image corresponding to the virtual machine; analyzing a set of statistics pertaining to at least one previous operation of a related virtual machine; recommending starting values for a set of attributes of the virtual machine based on the set of statistics, the recommended starting values being modifiable by the requester; calculating an average error between the at least one previous operation of the related virtual machine by the requester and at least one of the recommended starting values or the modified recommended starting values; and generating an instance of the virtual machine based on the image, the instance having starting values based on the calculated average error and the at least one of the recommended starting values or the modified recommended starting values.