I call myself a "techie" but I do not code or program. I do not have a computer science degree because I never went to college. I was using Prodigy back in the day on my 9600/kbps modem on DOS before Windows was around. I remember when I talked my dad into buying Windows 95, it came with 25+ floppy disks. I would consider myself a hacker but I will not discuss what "activities" I used to do. What I am trying to say, is it possible for an individual to start a website but not have all the common characteristics of those who do?

For about the past six months I have been serious about starting my website. Yes, there are a lot of websites around but I've did my research and this idea hasn't been taken yet. I always thought that some big newspaper company will take advantage of this concept but to my surprise they didn't. 

What gets the creative juices flowing through my body is each time I read a company getting funding for their new website. The founder(s) had an idea they were passionate about and took the necessary steps to assemble the team and acquire the funding. Don't get me wrong I know there is a lot of "other" things they had to do to get where they are but I am just pointing out the major steps they had to take.

My dream has been living in my mind for the longest. I see the final product and its something that I think about every single day. The problem is how do I get my dream and turn it into reality that materializes into that final product? I have the experience not necessarily in a tech company but in helping run a company with about 15 employees and close to $1M in sales. I gravitate to two things, business and technology. 

I started to look into Y Combinator and how they help people with tech related ideas get their idea into something more tangible. After reading their Q&A it feels like you have to know how to code to even get looked at. Like I said before I know nothing about coding but does that mean I dont have "it"? Thats not going to prevent me from filling out the application for their upcoming summer program. I know I have an awesome idea that will become big but its just getting the right people to hear it.