We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
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Re: We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
#2We've been building this project for the last month or so and thought that the November startup sprint (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1773398) would be a great place to test it out. We've lined up great content from some of HN's best authors, like Tom Preston-Werner (mojombo), Patrick McKenzie (patio11), and George Grellas (grellas).
You know that thing about how not being embarrassed means you launched too late? Yeah, well, this isn't perfect and we know it, but we're super excited to launch it and start iterating. Please check it out and let us know what you think. We'll be releasing more features in the next few days, but today is November 1st so we wanted to get it out there.
Re: We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
#3We've been building this project for the last month or so and thought that the November startup sprint ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1773398 ) would be a great place to test it out. We've lined up great content from some of HN's best authors, like Tom Preston-Werner (mojombo), Patrick McKenzie (patio11), and George Grellas (grellas). You know that thing about how not being embarrassed means you launched too l…
The mailing start tomorrow, Nov 2?
Re: We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
#4We've been building this project for the last month or so and thought that the November startup sprint ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1773398 ) would be a great place to test it out. We've lined up great content from some of HN's best authors, like Tom Preston-Werner (mojombo), Patrick McKenzie (patio11), and George Grellas (grellas). You know that thing about how not being embarrassed means you launched too l…
The mailing start tomorrow, Nov 2?
Yeah, the actual lessons start tomorrow morning and go out weekdays, so you'll get a total of 21 of them.
Re: We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
#5Nice one Ryan. I've been thinking of a few projects, but I've got one that I would really like to just get started on and get completed. I'll have a look at this and hopefully it can give me the incentive (kick!?) to get this done and get it out there :)
Re: We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
#6nice, just signed up. Looking forward to it.
Re: We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
#7Thanks, I signed up. I am working on a project for generating CSS sprites in the browser without any file uploads.
I'm a little confused about what exactly I share with the emails. It says there will be three links, and I click on one that records my progress. Are these goals I set up myself? Am I sharing this with anybody who wants to see it, or is it just something to use to stay motivated as an individual? I am definitely interested to see how it works.
Re: We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
#8Thanks, I signed up. I am working on a project for generating CSS sprites in the browser without any file uploads. I'm a little confused about what exactly I share with the emails. It says there will be three links, and I click on one that records my progress. Are these goals I set up myself? Am I sharing this with anybody who wants to see it, or is it just something to use to stay motivated as an individual? I am de…
The emails just ask you if you're on track for launch at the end of the month. It's hard to get any more specific than that since everyone is doing something completely different and will be at different places.
That data will be surfaced to you in every email, so you'll see your streak of making positive daily progress and hopefully that'll keep you motivated. In the next week or so, we'll offer you the option of declaring what your project is and making those progress updates public, so people can help keep each other motivated. Just working out a few issues with that feature though...
We hope you enjoy it, and email me at ryan at 21times dot org if you have any questions or problems.
Re: We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
The mailing start tomorrow, Nov 2?
Yeah, the actual lessons start tomorrow morning and go out weekdays, so you'll get a total of 21 of them.
Thanks! I know, sounds like an obvious question, but far too often, people doing mailings forget a few things.
1. Time is relative. "Tomorrow" isn't clear. I don't trust that "tomorrow" is relative to when I signed up for it (even in this case, where I knew the launch date of the site).
2. If someone signs up for a mailing list/newsletter like this, it's best if you send them the most current newsletter. When I sign up for a newsletter like this, I want to read what you are writing. So please, send me something to read.
But yes, thanks for the info. =)
Re: We built this to help you launch apps for the November Startup Sprint
#10Exactly the motivation I needed to get up off my butt and start coding furiously, instead of planning and guessing for months on end. Thanks!