My Startup Failed. Fuck.

Post by bradhe » Sat, Apr 13, 2013, 7:58 AM UTC

startupjerkfest wrote: post #157

onan_barbarian wrote: post #95

If there's a common thread between endless startup failure stories, then it is "we talked to a bunch of people who said they'd spend money on this" and when push came to shove said people didn't actually spend money. We're not failing, but even from a (modestly) successful startup perspective, the vast gulf between "people who like to talk to you as if they will spend real money" and "people who will actually spend m…

can't get no satisfaction unless you take action! stop worrying about what might happen, and do experiments to see what does happen. ask people to buy and collect money. if they do, tell them it's not ready yet, do they want to wait, or do they want a refund? S I M P L E S ! @startupjerkfest

Post by skeoh » Sun, Apr 14, 2013, 5:42 AM UTC

nemrow wrote: post #100

skeoh wrote: post #18

You have a tangible yet unmarketable product. Rather than abandon it completely, would you consider open-sourcing it? Any contribution to the open source community is a positive use of time (in my opinion).

I did want to open source it, but the problem is all of our passwords and keys for amazon and everything are in the code. Is there a way to get around that?

Post by cybernomad99 » Mon, Apr 15, 2013, 3:07 AM UTC

rexreed wrote: post #163

thisisrobv wrote: post #45

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I feel like this is a point that is often lost. It's why being an entrepreneur is such a huge risk. You have to be stubborn enough to succeed in a world where the majority of people will tell you you're going to fail, you have to ignore all that. Often times however, you do fail.

Yes, it is definitely a test of resourcefulness to persevere in the face of challenge, but you have to also know when you're doing the wrong thing or going down the right path. Persevering in the face of clear, direct evidence that what you are doing is not going to pan out is stubbornness. But persevering and LEARNING from what is working when other things are not is a best practice. The key is realizing when someth…