StartupBus: Is your application applicable?(blog.startupbus.com)
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StartupBus: Is your application applicable?
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I agree. But these forced constraints are for a reason: getting you to think a certain way.
So yes, you can pull something complex off...but the trick understanding that seeing is believing :) A good design with grease monkey scripts to give perceived functionality that gets validation from investors is smarter than putting your head down for two years and then reaching out to the market.
So yes, you can pull something complex off...but the trick understanding that seeing is believing :) A good design with grease monkey scripts to give perceived functionality that gets validation from investors is smarter than putting your head down for two years and then reaching out to the market.
I was initially psyched on this (and I still like the idea) but it's not viable for me simply because of the very late timing. (The fact that you can't apply without a Facebook account is a little annoying, too.)
Strange concept, and not a lot of detail.
I can't tell if $200 is a great deal, or horrible deal.
That being said, looks like an interesting story.
I can't tell if $200 is a great deal, or horrible deal.
That being said, looks like an interesting story.
Here's an overview from someone who did it last year: http://creating.concepts.com.au/2011/02/the_startup_bus_and_...
It costs nearly $1000 a participant, so I think $200 is actually a good deal...especially when other hackathons charge $100 but are no where near the same experience.
It costs nearly $1000 a participant, so I think $200 is actually a good deal...especially when other hackathons charge $100 but are no where near the same experience.
Odd but this made me think of _The Long Walk_. First one to stop coding gets it!
How are you supposed to launch a startup when you're in a bus? I'd consider a major step of launching a startup to be verifying the problem you're solving actually exists and people will pay for your solution.
Without that step, isn't it a mobile hackathon?
Without that step, isn't it a mobile hackathon?
At the same time, I think that the focus on "48-hour startups" for these kinds of projects selects against a lot of potentially profitable ventures which would require some complexity, and which simply can't be designed and prototyped without at a couple months of work at minimum. Unless you have a compelling innovation already well-fleshed-out in mind, there is a tendency to ape what's already out there, which makes for fun technical exercises, but not always compelling startups.
I hope I'm wrong, though. I wish the participants a safe journey and happy hacking. :)