Oh, sorry, I didn't see your response until today. I am actually not looking for a cofounder right now. I just misunderstood the submitters question, thinking he was looking for inspiration in what to look for in a co-founder.
- General intelligence
- Enough passion to work long hours
- Good at what I'm not. (I can build a product, he/she could have a marketing background or something. Obviously we'd still both be working on both.)
I think you could make it clearer as to what the site is about. "Stop guessing, make informed decisions" - how are you going to help me do that? Is it just another way to look at charts? Can you explain why it is better than Google Charts, or Yahoo?
I would also worry about reliability and how up to date the data is. A page that addresses such concerns would be one of the first things I am looking for.
15 people seems like a rather small sample size, but still... looking through the study I don't see any obvious problems with it. Good to know if I ever get any pain in my joints.
You mean there is no physical activity that directly builds on top of a software engineering education? Yeah, I guess it was a stretch.
But I actually think that there might be a middle ground that involves sports and engineering. Perhaps a product or service and a reason to jump on the startup train.
That made me smile because an extended leave is exactly what I tried in May/June, going on a bike trip across Europe. Unfortunately it didn't rekindle my love for my job.
Acting is definitely not for me and I am not good looking enough for modelling. Personal trainer is actually a very good idea, and sports medicine has always been one of my interests. I am sceptical that this makes sense financially, but it sounds like a job that can be started gradually without needing to make a hard cut from my current job. Interesting, I will think about it more.
How about a usable recipe-database, diet tracker, fitness tracker, ...
I am serious. I know that there are tons of those, but it always strikes me how even the most basic/obvious apps still suck usability and design-wise.
I believe that somebody who's good at designing easy UIs could easily outinnovate these and take some pretty good markets. And one of these days, I will.