It really depends from whose perspective you're looking at. If you are working for a startup this is exactly how you may think. If I am the owner I would probably think otherwise. There is always more work and more responsibilities that someone can take on, and I would expect my people to do just that. If you're doing something specific in half the time it normally takes, it doesn't mean you can't start doing something outside of your scope and expend your knowledge, maybe help others with their work.
In 2007 my mom and I opened up a deli/cafe. We had previous experience in this industry so we didn't think we would struggle. We went bankrupt two years after that. It was an awesome experience.
It is true the rent can kill a business but it also comes down to its location, parking, getting in a out of the parking (which pisses people off if its a busy street and they have to wait because of traffic), everything needs to be running smoothly.
Starting such business is also super expensive. The good thing is that we only had to purchase the equipment. I have a construction company so the reno and everything that needed to be done was done by us. I also have a web design and marketing company so all the advertising was done in-house. These probably helped us save 50k if not more.
I remember, we had snitches coming in an out who were hired by our competitors. They would also come in and look at the expiry date of every produce in hope to find something that has expired so they can make it public.
In the end, we were about 100k out.
Anyhow, it was an awesome businesses and people loved it, however, it just wasn't enough to keep it running.
I stared coding in grade 9 and soon after entered my first Skills Canada competition for web design. Back then Flash was super hot and everyone was using it. After that, I slowly started making websites in html, css, js. During my electrical engineering studies I touched on BASIC and other programming languages. After that I read more on different js frameworks and some python. Most of my learning is self-taught.
"I don't know why people invest in these things. I don't know where this vision is coming from, but this is not a tech breakthrough." < I don't like the comment that I made here, it was a little harsh but written in the moment. Thanks
A watch on a man's hand is like a sexy pair of shoes or a purse on a woman, and it is not my place or time to teach you that. Once you grow older you will understand it.
And like i said, some people will definitely go for it.
If you want a watch, you should buy a good Swiss watch, you don't need this cheap crap on your hand, unless you are 15 years old (which btw is a market on its own).
I don't know why people invest in these things. I don't know where this vision is coming from, but this is not a tech breakthrough. These things will not be used in the long run, period.
Do you think that Eric Migicovsky wears a freaking pebble watch? I hope not. I hope he can afford a cheap Rolex or a little more expansive IWC.
There should be a disclaimer, product for 5-16, 16-18 if your mom still changes your diapers, or for true tech lovers.
I read this post 3 times and I feel the same way. I have too many questions now but until this guy/girl is on here answering us, I am not wasting my time and energy on this. haha :D
Very nice, I like where you're going with this. The target market is there for sure. I didn't hear about anyone being in this space, at least for now, and you? I'll try to scan this market and see what I can find.
Few questions:
How much time did it take you to build this? Is this an evening project?
It costs £25 to list and £100 to award a project, am I getting this right?
How do you select your coders?
Why did you choose such saturated market, in a way at least? I do believe there is always room for more, just wondering.
Just for fun:
Larry is too quiet, not enough publicity. I barely see his face.
Tim is just Tim .. too calm.
Jeff Bezos - He should just stick to Amazon. I feel like he wants to be everywhere, just because he can.
Mark - who would even suggest that.
Satya ... Don't have anything on him so no.
Marissa ... Same thing.