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Actually, I think this is fantastic due to the fact that there are brilliant designers with great ideas - and while it was hard to find developers to become tec
by phlux 16y ago
Actually, I think this is fantastic due to the fact that there are brilliant designers with great ideas - and while it was hard to find developers to become technial co-founders with simply a design - now they can show they have some funding which may push the devs over the cliff.
Further - it would be interesting if the fund adds development resources to the offering.
For example - they could hire full time devs to help the funded designers get prototypes up and running in lieu of further cash.
This would be a great type of incubator who works as an enabling tech boutique.
- sgdesign 16y agoBut for me the key question is – as a designer, how will you convince investors to fund you? With just an idea? With your portfolio? With a business plan and strategy?
- phlux 16y agoWell, since that is just a landing page, and appears to be founded by one of the guys behind 500 startups -- I think i will be a matter of having a good idea, having a sound design for implementing that idea and getting them to believe that if you were empowered with funding you could see that idea, based on your design developed. I belive that having a good idea/design and the credibility of some funds behind you, you should be able to pay/convince a tach co-founder to work with you. What would really be of value, as I mentioned, would be if this incubator provided you with some development hours. Further it would be great if they provided good development estimations based on your design. So then they could say "You idea and design should cost about $XXX to get it to stage 1 2 or 3" Stages 1 2 and 3 being, MVP, Beta, Market respectively.