Competing in situations like that can be a lot of fun, and if the market opportunity is actually good then you could make quite a few dollars in the process. I

Competing in situations like that can be a lot of fun, and if the market opportunity is actually good then you could make quite a few dollars in the process. I agree with byoung2 though... you need to consider the sales process. I would recommend seeing if you can get someone to pay you to build it.