Happy to see enthusiasm and initiative here. I tried starting a few web startups in college and after; almost none worked, but the experience was useful.
I think you’re massively underestimating the challenge of this. There were many products like Kickstarter before Kickstarter. To be successful you often need a combination of technical talent, marketing, and luck. This isn’t to say that it’s not worth a more intense endeavor; just that I wouldn’t be as optimistic as your post sounds.
You sound quite similar to other young entrepreneurs I have known. Some wind up being successful, sometimes in part because of their overconfidence. Entrepreneurial claims often work better in other markets than rationalism / EA; when posting in places like this especially I suggest keeping things a bit more humble.
So overall I think this is quite a bit more challenging than I think you think it is, but I don’t want to discourage you from trying (though I really hope the process doesn’t involve you burning over-hyped colleagues). I imagine more people making attempts at these things could be quite good overall.
Happy to see enthusiasm and initiative here. I tried starting a few web startups in college and after; almost none worked, but the experience was useful.
I think you’re massively underestimating the challenge of this. There were many products like Kickstarter before Kickstarter. To be successful you often need a combination of technical talent, marketing, and luck. This isn’t to say that it’s not worth a more intense endeavor; just that I wouldn’t be as optimistic as your post sounds.
You sound quite similar to other young entrepreneurs I have known. Some wind up being successful, sometimes in part because of their overconfidence. Entrepreneurial claims often work better in other markets than rationalism / EA; when posting in places like this especially I suggest keeping things a bit more humble.
So overall I think this is quite a bit more challenging than I think you think it is, but I don’t want to discourage you from trying (though I really hope the process doesn’t involve you burning over-hyped colleagues). I imagine more people making attempts at these things could be quite good overall.