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TheStartupBus.com
- thaumaturgy 17y agoAh, nice. The idea of building "startups" really really needs more gimmicks. Seriously, what are they intending to build? More websites? More social media, social news, social networking? How about something that actually adds value to society instead?
- houseabsolute 17y agoThe dream of making a million dollars doing something "easy" (i.e. requiring no more risk than a few years of hard work of a type with which you are already familiar) will not die quietly.
- pxlpshr 17y agoI agree. As much as I appreciate hack-a-thons for creative and mental outlets, I'm growing cynical of all this nonsense and association with "startups". Startups are f-ing hard, they are not 48 hour bus trips and SXSW parties.
- synnik 17y agoThese types of efforts always look like a blast. But I've also always seen one fatal flaw - when people go straight from brainstorming ideas into execution, they often miss the due diligence step to see what is already out there. The concept that a startup can be conceived, coded and launched quickly is well established. I don't see what success/failure at this effort will really prove. Nevertheless, sounds like fun for those who are involved.
- frederickcook 17y agoMaybe the bus should stop at a couple of places along the way and perform some Customer Development?
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- midnightmonster 17y agoAll I can think is how horribly motion-sick I'd feel.
- jfarmer 17y agoThis sounds a bit wacky and fun, but this does not: "This entire experience is a learning experience. You will be required to put your startup up for auction, to enable people in the team to exit. This clears IP issues, rewards the effort of those who participated, and develops an important skill in itself which is driving the valuation up for something you build. About 20% of the final sale price will be recouped to cover costs of the experience."
- robryan 17y agoA better model would be for the organizers to take a 20% stake and let participants sell their stake to each other if they want out I guess, the numbers involved from 48 hours work wouldn't be big I'd imagine.
- dasil003 17y agoThey're going to board a bus at 60 miles per hour?!
- vaksel 17y agoseems like the "startup" here is to sell the sponsorships...not to build anything.
- wglb 17y agoWhile it sounds like fun, and I wish the participants luck, it does have the feel of something that MTV would do, no?