I've often thought about starting a business that's outside of my skills/competencies, but I suspect that, much like a non-programmer doing a software business,

I've often thought about starting a business that's outside of my skills/competencies, but I suspect that, much like a non-programmer doing a software business, there's much I don't know, which would lead me to failure. OTOH us developer types do know how to learn :) so maybe my fears are misplaced. I never gave serious thought about a ferry, but I have sometimes wondered about it (when stuck in traffic :) ). There is a potential ferry route over here (Bay of Montevideo) from the wealthier residential neighbourhoods to downtown that should be faster than the land route during peak hours, as it avoids congestion. However, I don't know if the potential customers would tolerate sea-sickness or bad weather, or if the time savings would be enough, or even if it could be made profitable when competing against subsidized public transportation... (quite a few unknown variables).