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I'd be thrilled to. I'm not quite ready for show and tell yet, but I'll be in touch...

Great post! Totally agree.

I dreamt up an idea for a site based on many of these concepts (with some slight variations) only a week or two back. I've been so excited that I've been furiously hacking together a prototype ever since. I think Kevin's really on to something here. Of course, as you said, execution will be key -- I'm confident that I can do it better...

How did you host/fund it prior to taking VC? Was it so low maintenance that this wasn't an issue?

(Many have said this already, but thanks for starting this thread. Very insightful.)

Say you have an idea for a web startup, you're working on a prototype in your spare time. How should one make the jump from side project to getting funded? How did you do it with delicious?