Heck, if you win that, you'll basically get a free ticket to fly to the Valley and join the current YCombinator class, permanently.
There's nothing more valuable than going from A -> D (open for sales) and then realizing you have no fucking idea how to get to E. Excuse my language.
Two words for you:
1) the co-founders meetup http://www.meetup.com/Co-Founders-Wanted-Meetup/
2) instead of lamenting about a situation, do something about it http://blog.fairsoftware.net/2010/06/10/will-you-be-a-great-... "entrepreneurs are the ones who do when everyone else is talking"
Literally, if you don't like something, fix it. Just do it yourself. Don't cry on HN that something needs to be done. To me, that's a tell-tale sign of entrepreneurs.
I read nothing in that comment that sounded like crying.
As to your first suggestion about the Co-Founder-Wanted-Meetup: Am I such a cheapskate that $65 in advance/ $125 at the door to attend a meetup sounds a bit steep? Perhaps I can't see the forest for the trees and the opportunity cost of missing a meetup like this is way greater than the attendance fee. So for anyone who has attended this meetup, is it worth the fee?
The crying part: I was trying to anticipate the reaction of "but there is no such meetup where I live". Just do it.
If I was starting a startup right now it'd be silly for me to wait a month for the "Startup Rumble" and I wouldn't want to cheat and get a headstart.
why not make a spreadsheet with each one's name and start date (may vary depending on our schedules)?
We can log our names and our app urls whenever it's done and we'll collaboratively set a final date. We'll then have people review our submissions.
Agree with the time period. 1-2 months is great. 48 days? Just to match railsrumble's 48hrs :)
The spreadsheet can be used to log our progress too. So if anyone finishes fast and and some other app is on the same track offering data which another app needs, then they can collaborate and release their data via APIs etc. Would be a great hackmonth :)
It would be awesome if the winner would get a free ticket to fly to the Valley and join the current YCombinator class for one of their famous dinners, and get to present.
Wishful thinking, maybe.