I'm not worried about the data sources. I'm wondering if you know of a user interface that simply builds lists and connects to databases? Not sure if I am explaining this well. Does that make sense?
Good advice. I negotiated a sort of earn-in with my initial co-founder because we didn't know each other well at all. My friend introduced us, and after a couple months I knew it wasn't going to last. We split and went our own ways - It would be nice to get to know some people working on cool stuff even if it has nothing to do with being a co-founder.
This dude tells you exactly how he built a subscription box company to $100k in 6 months, $360k by year end: http://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/2h1mlt/the_inn.... He isn't technical, and actually uses the YC company www.cratejoy.com for his ecommerce platform.
Inspirational. I recommend you find a concept that has reoccurring (high repeat) revenues, just because it's tough to have to keep getting new customers each day.
I think their is definitely a market for this. My question is, isn't Uber doing this already & has much more sophisticated logistics infrastructure in place? Uber Pool (future potential) = efficient pickup of parcels / deliver - on-demand.
This is cool and it's great you are getting into it while you are still in high school! I think bring someone on is a great idea. I have started a few micro/small businesses, and generally it's more fun and good to have someone to bounce ideas off of / help with the ups and downs.
Is the company making money, or is it a free service? Co-founder could be a good idea if you have a friend that you think could be helpful. If not, you could hire someone reliable (maybe on commission?). Or offer a % of company, base on performance. Just a few ideas - for what they are worth - best of luck!
This is amazing, the new triple bottom-line company...? not for the environment but for the people. Interesting times call for innovation everywhere.
Go Pro announced the opposite news today as highest compensated CEO (sold shares).
Personally, I think companies that have decent margins should create a culture of well paying jobs and high value for their employees. I guess this already occurs with companies like FB, Google, Banks, etc.
I feel like my strengths might not be coding in itself, as I am more of a growth / biz dev personality. However, I do love putting ideas into motion and I am learning to launch my own web apps in my spare time (as simple as they may be!)
I feel like this combo is helping me grow as an entrepreneur. Appreciate your feedback :) -- always pushing the boundaries
Update: 13 total submissions. All Founders that had rated their partnership 1, 2, or 3 stars knew each other less than 1 year. All founders that knew each other 5+ years had 5 star ratings. Funding does not seem correlated with co-founder happiness. The response rate was 7 technical founders and 6 non-technical founders. This data would make me hypothesize that the best partnership is between people that are long-time friends that have trust. I'd love to do a bigger study one day. Hope this helps! Thanks to everyone that contributed
This is very cool. One thing I've also wondered about is letting talent adjust compensation on floating scale between $$$ and equity... also, as in "earn-in"! I thought this could be an great way to attract high-impact team members.
It's tough sell to leave a high-paying stable job for a risky lower paying job... but what if you could adjust your salary and "earn-in" more equity... It could lower the burn and align interests better. Thoughts?
I thought it might be fun to collect a bit of data on where co-founders met, and to share the findings with the HN community (inspired by Sam Altman's YC study)!
Yes, that's what I mean by crowdsourced data. I agree on the safety concerns while driving. However, even if you could collect data on emotions of people throughout the day in a city... that would be insanely useful for planners... aka knowing when people are angry sitting in traffic, scared in sketchy areas of the city, or where they go for walks often because it's a beautiful park. They can analyze all that data to plan smarter cities. The issue here is: how do you engage the "crowd" enough for them to share this data?
Yes the city API idea is definitely cool. With all the data opening up it's good timing for sure... Only thing is, I heard the API aren't exactly perfect. Depends on what you are working on. I met with a Founder of a Parking App that was building on data like you are talking about.
Very interesting article, especially for a technology enthusiast with a formal background in urban development. I think there is tremendous opportunity in this market, as cities start sharing data and aim to build "smart cities".
As for your idea, I'm not sure I understand / or see the need. Hardware sounds less scalable, but couldn't you crowdsource that data in real-time, like Waze does? Data in cities can be used in so many ways, it's unbelievable.. example: in university we look at correlation with graffiti and vacancy.. other students did studies on linkages between health issues arising from school yard proximity to traffic... the point being is geo-locational data is has high value.
In relation to your idea, I definitely see opportunity for tracking and collecting data... especially if it can be sold to Urban Planning Departments for research (rather than just another advertising budget). Here is a Montreal based project: http://www.datamobileapp.ca... challenge is finding an engaging way to get people to use it (obviously ).
Any idea on a better way engaging people? There has to be a better way to vote on local issues than attending public meetings.. Right?