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I could provide a one page combination business objectives statement and high level requirement specification, but a detailed spec would necessarily be longer a

by rich124 18y ago

I could provide a one page combination business objectives statement and high level requirement specification, but a detailed spec would necessarily be longer and more complex in format. No, I can't fund the development effort. If I could I wouldn't need a Y Combinator Plus. I appreciate your observation about the seemingly limited value of just "the idea itself", but that's just the issue I was raising. The clear vision of why, what and how is indeed all I have to bring to the table.

olefoo 18y ago
Here's the deal, if you can come up with a document that has sufficient detail for someone else to implement the idea, then you could potentially implement it yourself. Modern web development is not a mysterious form of magic, it's most comparable to a genre of theatre that relies on some very literal actors who will stick to the script exactly. I've seen people with no more than a community college class in web design build profitable businesses online. That's one of the great things about the current state of the art, you don't need to be a graduate of the right school, or have the right background, you just need to be willing to put in a lot of work and skull sweat.
- rich124 18y ago
  Given your faith in the current state of the art, what tools would you use/recommend to build either a simple Digg-like service or a threaded discussion board.
  - olefoo 18y ago
    This week; I'd just grab the reddit download and start from there. If I wanted to do something that was a bit more complex I'd start with Django and use the comments application that comes bundled with as a base for the functionality i actually needed. But if all you need is a threaded forum you're better off with a hosted solution like http://slinkset.com/ http://slinkset.com/ If you're starting from zero, pick up a programming language, and go to it. Make mistakes now so that you can put them behind you.

by rich124 18y ago

olefoo 18y ago

Here's the deal, if you can come up with a document that has sufficient detail for someone else to implement the idea, then you could potentially implement it yourself. Modern web development is not a mysterious form of magic, it's most comparable to a genre of theatre that relies on some very literal actors who will stick to the script exactly. I've seen people with no more than a community college class in web design build profitable businesses online. That's one of the great things about the current state of the art, you don't need to be a graduate of the right school, or have the right background, you just need to be willing to put in a lot of work and skull sweat.

rich124 18y ago
Given your faith in the current state of the art, what tools would you use/recommend to build either a simple Digg-like service or a threaded discussion board.
- olefoo 18y ago
  This week; I'd just grab the reddit download and start from there. If I wanted to do something that was a bit more complex I'd start with Django and use the comments application that comes bundled with as a base for the functionality i actually needed. But if all you need is a threaded forum you're better off with a hosted solution like http://slinkset.com/ http://slinkset.com/ If you're starting from zero, pick up a programming language, and go to it. Make mistakes now so that you can put them behind you.