I made a fairly crude but functional demo using open source stuff (took about a day) to show the guy and he liked what he saw. I showed it to some independent publishers and prominent bloggers here in Chicago and they caught me off guard by immediately asking what it would cost to subscribe.

I'd like to move forward with this, but not by myself. Though I meet PG's "animal" criteria, I'm a designer/frontend guy whose background is in journalism (hence my connections).

I think the way forward would be to get 1-2 more cofounders with technical backgrounds and to dedicate a few months to seeing what we can put together, perhaps apply for funding, figure out a pricing model and start selling subscriptions. If it's got legs, great! If not, OK, we gave it a try.

Anyone interested in talking about this? Anyone know any devs who might be interested? I've read all the previous posts where people ask for co-founders and get ridiculed for "doing it wrong." I'm looking for honest to goodness co-founders who'd get an appropriate share of the credit and equity. I've found a bit of an opportunity but am unable to exploit it by myself.