Predicting Photos With Just 2 Weeks' Work: Looking for Co-Founder (or Contractor) For Technical PoC – Or More

I did it:

After creating a #1 paid darts app and co-founding a VC-backed¹ top 10 UX design tool, I embarked on a new and uncertain adventure:

Predicting when nature will be awe-inspiring – so anyone can create memories and take photos of it. Think: Glowing red sunsets on your favorite beach.
(Mainly for photographers, tourists & hikers)

I already have the data sources, algorithm, branding and design in place.
Plus a validated market: 10k paid users @ 3 € / mo for a gruesome-to-use competitor we can beat (and that 30k € / mo is German-marked only).

Here's a look at the current design draft (for the final app, not the PoC – see below):

I've also opened up the possibility of high 5 figures in German grants to get this going – what we need is a working PoC to prove we can do it. I estimate it to be 1-2 weeks of work only to build this.

To let people see nature's beauty, I'd love to have an aspiring IndieHacker on board:

• I'll provide the algorithm, logic, design and anything else you need.
• You'll help get the raw data calculated so people know when the weather will be awesome.

Here's how lean the PoC would be:

(below are 3 different weather models. Static calculation for a single location is proof we can do it)

As I said: Everything's ready. Market's validated.

I don't want to just contract any one dev –I'd rather grow this with a fellow IndieHacker and someone who loves the thrill of getting this idea off the ground asap.

If you like that idea, let me know (comments or chris@getlightwatch.com)

Open for any questions you have as well – be it about this idea, my former companies or anything else you'd love to talk about.

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¹ 1.5 M € in VC funding – wouldn't recommend to most. I learned a lot with it, but venture capital is making organic and sustainable growth hard in many cases. Let me know if you want details