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lol, sorry I rambled on too much. Would an incubator accept a start-up idea coming from a non-programmer?

YuriNiyazov 14y ago
unlikely. Since you've been around for quite some time, as you claim, you'll know that what they are looking for is not just the idea, but also evidence that you would be able to lead it into fruition, whether by coding it up or by figuring out how to get your users.
- vizual_artist 14y ago
  So you are saying that I should be working on to convince incubators how my website would sustain its user base or why would someone sign up to my web application?
  - YuriNiyazov 14y ago
    This is what you need to be working on: 1) Assume that the website is designed and coded, and is available for someone to get to via www.yourtravelwebsite.com 2) Now what? You now have a new website amongst billions of others. How are you going to get the first 100 people to use your website? Are you going to spam them? Are you going to beg your friends? Do you have a lot of traveler friends that indicate that this is something that they would use (and really use, not just because they are friends with you)? Do you understand where current travelers hang out to do their research? Do you understand how you are going to convince them to switch? Are you going to just leave links on forums? Are you going to be making deals with other travel agencies? If so, what is it that you have to offer them - why would they say yes? How would you even find travel agencies that are interested - would you just march into their office unanncounced? I could go on and on, but you get the idea - the "create a website" part to you seems very challenging, as it should be. But, I have created many, many websites for my small "business ideas", and I have completely failed in the "get other people to actually use this thing that I created" department. So, that by far is your biggest blindspot, and it's the biggest because it will only appear after you would have invested many hours and/or many dollars into making the website.
    - vizual_artist 14y ago
      Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it. You do raise some valid points, and I think this is something that I thought i would address once the website is made. But I think working on it from an early stage would be more beneficial, than working on it after I spend countless hours.

unlikely. Since you've been around for quite some time, as you claim, you'll know that what they are looking for is not just the idea, but also evidence that you would be able to lead it into fruition, whether by coding it up or by figuring out how to get your users.

vizual_artist 14y ago
So you are saying that I should be working on to convince incubators how my website would sustain its user base or why would someone sign up to my web application?
- YuriNiyazov 14y ago
  This is what you need to be working on: 1) Assume that the website is designed and coded, and is available for someone to get to via www.yourtravelwebsite.com 2) Now what? You now have a new website amongst billions of others. How are you going to get the first 100 people to use your website? Are you going to spam them? Are you going to beg your friends? Do you have a lot of traveler friends that indicate that this is something that they would use (and really use, not just because they are friends with you)? Do you understand where current travelers hang out to do their research? Do you understand how you are going to convince them to switch? Are you going to just leave links on forums? Are you going to be making deals with other travel agencies? If so, what is it that you have to offer them - why would they say yes? How would you even find travel agencies that are interested - would you just march into their office unanncounced? I could go on and on, but you get the idea - the "create a website" part to you seems very challenging, as it should be. But, I have created many, many websites for my small "business ideas", and I have completely failed in the "get other people to actually use this thing that I created" department. So, that by far is your biggest blindspot, and it's the biggest because it will only appear after you would have invested many hours and/or many dollars into making the website.
  - vizual_artist 14y ago
    Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it. You do raise some valid points, and I think this is something that I thought i would address once the website is made. But I think working on it from an early stage would be more beneficial, than working on it after I spend countless hours.