Release it, market it, and let the people judge. If you get sales, you'll know you were wrong. Trust the data, not your fear.
Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..
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Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..
#32#startups on freenode (irc)
Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..
#33Release as soon as possible so you can get started working on the other 90%.
the other 90%...lol....exactly, words of wisdom!
Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..
#34Just release it. If you succumb to your own self doubt, it will self perpetuate until you're lost all desire to work on the project anymore. The faster you see that people like what you did and want to use it, the faster your motivation will come back and you'll be able to keep on working.
This is coming from a guy who struggles with the same stuff, so take it as you will
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#35Emotional obstacles? They are something you have to overcome by yourself. You're like a shy person asking for dating advice. No one can help you but yourself.
Well, a shy person asking for dating advice may get a good one and benefit. So I think I'm going to give one. alifaziz, I often feel unmotivated too. I often feel like I don't care for the thing I'm working on anymore and that no one else cares and that I don't know why am I doing it. The solution is simple: ignore these periods (just say to yourself: I know what it is and it's temporary). They will pass. Then you ge…
Dating advice for a person who's shy are as useless as a chocolate teapot - the problems are in the fact that he's shy, not that he'd desperately need dating advice.
Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..
#36Release as soon as possible so you can get started working on the other 90%.
the other 90%...lol....exactly, words of wisdom!
patio11 is refering to the 90/90 rule:
> The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.
Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
the other 90%...lol....exactly, words of wisdom!
patio11 is refering to the 90/90 rule: > The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-ninety_rule
Agreed, I was trying to show my agreement with this important principle. Unsuccessfully it seems. :)
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Whoa, I didn't know there are other Malaysians on HN. We should probably meet up.
We should do that!! ... Lets start a revolution! ;)
Would love to meet up with Malaysians on here. Not sure how that would be set up but I'm always open. If you need to get in touch, simply shoot an email my way.
Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..
#39Hey hey I'm Malaysian too! Just ignore everyone else around you and launch your project already! :)