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But I have been preparing for this for the past 2 yrs. I aready have few ios, android apps out. And i am in the process of finding co-founders.
Thanks to HN for helping me think it is possible to make a living, I have seen so many examples in the past two years here of positives and negatives of self employment.
Oh and i also have saved enough money to last a year without a paying job.
>I’m going to make, market, and hustle my iPhone apps like my life depends on it Why can't I find a link or description to them anywhere in your post? I’m the breadwinner with a wife and daughter to support, My wife is due to have our second child in 8 weeks, We’re currently building a house, and the builder’s bills will soon arrive I may be the only person to say it, but I don't think quitting your day job at this t…
I just noticed a subtle link to apps on the top right of the site: http://splinter.com.au/pages/apps I'm a little less concerned now that I see he has actually made some apps, but it still kind of freaks me out just reading this post.
No big or crazy risk-taking here. It's always scary of course to go off on your own when you've spent your entire life in the comfortable employee universe so best of luck to the OP!
Having no safety net makes you well aware of all the opportunities that arise. Having that fail safe makes it so you have a built in excuse, "there is no rush to get this done I am already paying the bills from the day job.".
Just a reminder surround yourself with people who will uplift you and that are liked minded, not the ones that say "isn't that pretty risky" or "are you sure you want to do that? You have a baby on the way".
I have to admit that more than anyone else, Amy and Patrick inspired me to create my minimum viable product, https://www.pageblox.com which is currently an html/css layout creator. It may end up turning into a CMS, or evolve into a feature-rich web design tool. I launched several months ago and am putting in time every day (except Sundays). It hasn't been easy, but once you establish momentum, it's hard to stop. I, h…
...or a long commute by train or other transportation that gives you the opportunity to work on your project with a notebook :)
>I’m going to make, market, and hustle my iPhone apps like my life depends on it Why can't I find a link or description to them anywhere in your post? I’m the breadwinner with a wife and daughter to support, My wife is due to have our second child in 8 weeks, We’re currently building a house, and the builder’s bills will soon arrive I may be the only person to say it, but I don't think quitting your day job at this t…
You're totally right. And also, some have pointed out (quite correctly) that amy and patrick recommend starting out on the side, so let me explain further: * I have enough savings to last a few months if i sell my motorbike * I'm reasonably well connected and, if all goes badly, getting an ios contract/job in a few months time won't be hard * I already have a dozen apps on the app store, bringing in between $100-$150…
Good on ya mate! I'm a fellow Aussie who's just done the same thing - six days to go until I can build my robots full time.
What does patio11 do now? Consulting?
Cross-cultural wedding planning. You'd be surprised how few flowers don't mean "I'm sorry your mother died" to somebody ! Sorry, just kidding. The center of gravity of my business is a moving target. As of present, it is consulting, largely on marketing topics for software companies. Not where I want to be for forever but, well, wedding to pay for. Appointment Reminder is coming along decently well -- the enterprise…
Can't go wrong with daisies right?
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I see your point about the black box. But, I have this feeling that maybe the sheer numbers of people that enter the mobile app funnel at all far outweigh those on the web. It seems like the difference between having a big shop on a quiet backstreet and having a tiny shack on a busy high street. You can watch every move of every visitor with a dozen CCTV cameras in your backstreet shop, but the footfall is all on the…
In terms of absolute number of users the web is always going to dwarf any native app store. Just being in the app store may have been worth something a few years ago but now with users searching through 600,000 apps with Apple's crappy search UI I don't think it counts for much any more. For example, for the Technology Review having a professionally designed app in the store was worth 353 subscriptions: http://www.te…
I think you are making a very bad mistake. Just listening to a podcast... come on.. don't do this to your family. The podcast is selling their services and building audience for future products they will offer. Think twice Don't quit now, generate ideas while at job, start research and then plan accordingly. There are so many incubators that could later help with your idea/prototype. Just my 3c Nilesh I built infocap…