Hell yeah, go for it.  Do it the way you want and make it work.  What's 
life for, anyway?

FW(L)IW - I agree with others that using a micro-laptop IS a better way 
to get a working demo, but it also may not be as impressive to the suits 
as a circuit board with parts sticking out - whether you soldered that 
board yourself or not.  And whether it's impressive enough or not is the 
important thing, and that's your call to make.

Oh, and - if you get VC funding you *will* be working for other people...

Harrison wrote:
> The more I think about it, the more I think it'll just be best if I get some
> kind of development board that has a mmc flash + LCD + keyboard controller
> integrated with the microprocessor. This will save me the time of soldering
> everything together and hopefully the datasheet will be thorough enough that
> the programming will be relatively straight forward...
> 
> As for the age comment and being young, I feel really young ha! I'm 23 years
> old and I feel like if I'm going to take risks, now is the time to do it. I
> have nothing to loose nor do I have any commitments. I hate working for
> other people so I guess that's part of the reason why I want to start a
> business. : )
> 
> Thanks for the comments, I'll keep you guys updated with my next step..i.e.
> choosing a development board.

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