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What is the revenue model? Are the points redeemable at any registered business, or merely at your own?

Hey Coryl, I'm trying to build a product very similar to yours. Any chance I could send you an email to discuss further?

I completely agree, James. Certainly that this what makes the project so difficult. Perhaps one could remove all but the most essential features, present them in a simple and well-desinged manor, and sell the service as an educational / first-time investing platform

Great. Thanks for the reply; I've been to a few of these, but will check out the others. Have you heard of this Word11 Blogging event? (http://word11.com/) I'm thinking it might be a good place to meet some people; ever heard of it or have any idea what it's like?

What is the "save later" interface like in Readability? I'd welcome the ability to annotate in Instapaper and better sort saved articles (perhaps with a tagging or folder system). Would your recommend I switch to Readability?

I wish Grubwithus was in Toronto. I love the charity idea. The "suggest a price for this dinner option" for some of the lunches with the top ten prices attending is simply brilliant.

Is anyone aware of the number of submissions to YC per year and the chance of getting an interview?

Thanks for all the great responses. I'm really excited to get started!

Thanks for the input! I assume you found a similar individual? I'm eager to learn and absolutely concur on bringing someone in who is both knowledgeable and recognizes the importance of everyone knowing the ins and outs of their product.

You as well. I suppose I'm just rather nervous about pursuing this. I'm just about to graduate from college and have decided to pursue my startup idea.

I am in my early twenties and am seriously considering a career in entrepreneurship. I have a partner and we are in the midst of entering our business idea into numerous entrepreneurship contests. The only problem is that neither of us know any code. One of our business coaches, a successful entrepreneur himself, suggested that the programming can be done with little problems -that there is still much utility in two idea boys. However, to be truly successful, it has occurred to me that we will need to know the ins and outs of programming. Perhaps we won't need to be experts, but a successful leader must be well versed in every aspect of his company. Does everyone agree? Can anyone make some recommendations about where I should get started learning code?

I find the possibility of failure very real; it is this possibility that serves as one of many factors that motivates me. I realize that I almost see it as a game: the opportunity to lose makes me more competitive. This line of thinking is analogous to a poker game: no one is competitive unless the chips are worth something. Could you elaborate on your lost opportunity point? Are you suggesting that the inability to focus on a particular idea can be crippling?

Very interesting point of embracing the fear associated with starting a startup. I thoroughly believe in working with individuals who have something to lose; without fear true motivation and commitment are far from commonplace.