Show HN: Sink or Ship - ship your project in time, or else... • Hacker News Board

I have a folder on my computer with a number of unfinished/unshipped projects. We created Sink or Ship to address the problem of following though and shipping what you started.

http://imgur.com/BdtwZ

Re: Show HN: Sink or Ship - ship your project in time, or else...

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Post by PawelDecowski » Fri, Apr 27, 2012, 3:06 PM UTC

richerd wrote: post #4

Starting is easy, shipping is hard. I have a folder on my computer with a number of unfinished/unshipped projects. We created Sink or Ship to address the problem of following though and shipping what you started. http://imgur.com/BdtwZ

I love the idea and the execution! Well done. It's more of a novelty than a business but still very impressive.

Re: Show HN: Sink or Ship - ship your project in time, or else...

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Post by bearwithclaws » Fri, Apr 27, 2012, 3:17 PM UTC

PawelDecowski wrote: post #5

richerd wrote: post #4

Starting is easy, shipping is hard. I have a folder on my computer with a number of unfinished/unshipped projects. We created Sink or Ship to address the problem of following though and shipping what you started. http://imgur.com/BdtwZ

I love the idea and the execution! Well done. It's more of a novelty than a business but still very impressive.

Thank you! p.s: I'm the other guy who started this project.

Re: Show HN: Sink or Ship - ship your project in time, or else...

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Post by draggnar » Fri, Apr 27, 2012, 3:21 PM UTC

Maybe you could use most of the money to invest in kickstarter-type projects, who in turn use sinkorship with much higher costs for not shipping, creating a loop of funding

Re: Show HN: Sink or Ship - ship your project in time, or else...

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Post by citizens » Fri, Apr 27, 2012, 3:22 PM UTC

richerd wrote: post #4

Starting is easy, shipping is hard. I have a folder on my computer with a number of unfinished/unshipped projects. We created Sink or Ship to address the problem of following though and shipping what you started. http://imgur.com/BdtwZ

Looks good, but should "What to make changes" be "Want to make changes"?

Re: Show HN: Sink or Ship - ship your project in time, or else...

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Post by richerd » Fri, Apr 27, 2012, 3:25 PM UTC

draggnar wrote: post #7

Maybe you could use most of the money to invest in kickstarter-type projects, who in turn use sinkorship with much higher costs for not shipping, creating a loop of funding

We had a few ideas on how to iterate from here. a kick-starter model is something we considered, but wanted to start with something really small for people to try out first.

Re: Show HN: Sink or Ship - ship your project in time, or else...

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Post by bazookaBen » Fri, Apr 27, 2012, 3:31 PM UTC

i just pledged my upcoming game project

try this addon feature : create a "gallery" of to-be released projects (don't need to reveal title/details due to secrecy). Possible candidate:

"@ashtonkutcher just pledged a secret project, $5000 to charity if he fails by 10th May. Watch progress here"