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Amazon, Netflix, and others all do it blatantly. It's not a conspiracy, just something that originally had a good intent (and still does), but is not yet developed enough to provide a well-rounded stream of information.

On the other hand, one month's work is not very much and if you have another great idea in a more promising market, I would say get working on that and try to make sure you get there first. But, like I said, it's not when you launch, it's how your product compares with competitors. Just my $0.02.

That's a good idea. I've thought of that, but 1. I'm not a very outgoing person and don't know if I would be great at pitching an idea and 2. It seems that students wouldn't bring the quality that professional programmers do. That's definitely an option though. Thanks.

Being of high moral integrity myself (in my opinion), I wouldn't expect someone even closely like-minded to steal my idea, but I feel like my site has such high potential that it may be one of those things that even someone with moral integrity can't resist stealing.

By the way, is there anywhere that I can find developers to build my site who would accept a stake in the company rather than cash?

Drupal and/or Wordpress wouldn't be able to do what I need. My site is relatively complicated and I already have a pretty substantial amount written in PHP.

I myself am not a developer, though I'm not entirely ignorant of the technical side. I have developed my idea single-handedly through much trial and error and just want to steer my idea to fruition. I already have the entire blueprint for my site, but I just can't build it myself. What I really need is a service that will build the site, even if they take a stake in the company, like Y Combinator.

And no, I'm not the type of person Ashton Kutcher hates (Mark Zuckerberg wannabes). I seriously have a fully-baked idea that began with the question, what does the world really need. Is Y Combinator my only viable option in your opinion?

Luckily I have a 30 day cancellation option, but I'm worried that if these programmers realize where I'm going with the site, they might try to build it themselves.

As someone who is currently creating my own website, this advice will definitely come in handy when coming up with the final design for the home page. It seems so simple, but the simplicity makes it easy to overlook. Details matter, as Mullenweg said.

I think your decision to teach yourself those languages is very commendable and I'm sure it feels good to have created your own website by hand.

One thing I've learned is if you plan to launch a website, create a stripped-down version of it first and attempt to monetize it before you run out of money. Then once you start generating revenue, you can begin adding the features you originally planned. Of course, if you have deep pockets, than building the entire site with all functionality first is no problem.

Good luck with your site Kevin.

Google knows its Chrome store is legit now, so they're ready to show it off to the world in an attempt to make it as mainstream as the iTunes store is now.

Young people tend to see business today with more of a recreational view than a career choice. With that approach, the likelihood of making more mistakes in managing the business is higher.

To add one more analogy, running a business is like playing a sport. You should practice as much as possible and learn the rules extensively before going out on the field, otherwise you'll lose the game.

For example, the GUI basically turned accessing files (along with other commands) from mundane tasks into easy and attractive tasks, effectively making it far more useful by lowering the learning curve and lessening the complexity.

Movies are another example of turning something (plays) into a more exciting, entertaining, and accessible form.

It seems that what we consider "Dreamy" is simplicity. Perhaps that's why consumers gawk over Apple device's and describe them as dreamy. It makes one wonder, why is it that we consider simplicity so attractive?

One reason could be that it is purely natural human instinct. We do not like not understanding things and we constantly try to understand that which we don't. When people create things that increase other's ability to understand whatever product or service they are offering, they are creating desires, also known as dreams.

In a sense, that's the only reason that businesses exist, or at least it's the only reason businesses should exist.