Ask HN: www.mostpopularpicture.com Smart idea or waste of time?
It was one of those things were browsing internet makes you do a random domain name search. Well I searched for www.mostpopularpicture.com and it was available. I instantly knew I can spend a weekend and hack a quick little site. So, I did it. This is a fun little project, it does not solve any real life problems but gives you an opportunity to post yours or others picture and sharing it. Currently I don't have tagging, voting, likes or comments feature even though I have designed db to have it.
My question to the readers, is it a good idea to spend some time to work on a small project to replace salary or raise fund than work on the start up idea which may take a year before you see some kind of cash flow? Or, it's a waste of time and one would stick to the original idea and work towards it?
Some may say, pitch your ideas to VC. Well! First of all pitching idea does not guaranty money, second being from Houston TX, we don't have access to VCs like guys in Valley does, plus at this point I don't want VC to get involved. I would like to get some traction then raise money to expand. Also, the time I spend on this weekend project is way less than I would have to come up with a presentation, travel and convincing VCs. Neither do I want to work on my start up idea on weekends or by burning mid-night oil to avoid getting burned out.
I don't know if I will get success with this weekend project to raise some fund but it would be interesting to know how it will turn out.
ps. BTW if interested, domain and source code is available for sale. Give me your best offer.