I'm interested in building a cell phone app and I was wondering if anyone on the fastlane has done something like this could help me.
My idea started like this: I was in Fort Lauderdale over spring break and me and my friends had a difficult time finding bars/clubs after we left the one we were at. When you're not from a specific area it's difficult to "bar hop." I thought how easy it would be if there was an app which outlined where I was and where the bars are located around me.
I'm envisioning a map that dictates where the user is, then pin points the surrounding bars/clubs. The user could click on a specific point (bar), read their hours, if its 18 or 21 and older, and possibly even what kind of drinks they offer or if there's a special.
I'm thinking about targeting the college market as well (not just metropolitan areas), and putting in a rating feature where users could scale different attributes of each bar.
I've been told an app like this shouldn't be too difficult to build. There isn't too much programming since I can use Google Maps or an alternative which is what the app will take up mostly.
My problem is I don't have much programming knowledge. Should I try to partner with a programmer to get this thing launched? I plan on doing all of the map modifications myself (finding the bars/clubs, listing their hours, etc) so the work would be split pretty evenly. Or should I try to outsource this? How much do you think it would come to?
Thank you for your help.
My idea started like this: I was in Fort Lauderdale over spring break and me and my friends had a difficult time finding bars/clubs after we left the one we were at. When you're not from a specific area it's difficult to "bar hop." I thought how easy it would be if there was an app which outlined where I was and where the bars are located around me.
I'm envisioning a map that dictates where the user is, then pin points the surrounding bars/clubs. The user could click on a specific point (bar), read their hours, if its 18 or 21 and older, and possibly even what kind of drinks they offer or if there's a special.
I'm thinking about targeting the college market as well (not just metropolitan areas), and putting in a rating feature where users could scale different attributes of each bar.
I've been told an app like this shouldn't be too difficult to build. There isn't too much programming since I can use Google Maps or an alternative which is what the app will take up mostly.
My problem is I don't have much programming knowledge. Should I try to partner with a programmer to get this thing launched? I plan on doing all of the map modifications myself (finding the bars/clubs, listing their hours, etc) so the work would be split pretty evenly. Or should I try to outsource this? How much do you think it would come to?
Thank you for your help.
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