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Increasingly, I have found that it would be nice to earn some money back from side projects I work on, so that might play some role in how I go about choosing projects in the future.
Starting isn't the hard bit, I've started 50+ projects, I've finished hardly any of them, not including client work, that's my job, so it's easier to finish. What's different with a project that's mine is I go all gusto for a while, get a half MVP up and kinda lose the will to carry on. The problem is I have too many ideas and don't stick with my own things to see them through. I'd probably be more successful if I hi…
At the same time, it prevents you from becoming too involved in a failed concept. Release quickly, if there's an audience, keep polishing the project and grow it over the coming years. If the interest just isn't there, well you wasted a week, learned a few things, and move on.
Starting isn't the hard bit, I've started 50+ projects, I've finished hardly any of them, not including client work, that's my job, so it's easier to finish. What's different with a project that's mine is I go all gusto for a while, get a half MVP up and kinda lose the will to carry on. The problem is I have too many ideas and don't stick with my own things to see them through. I'd probably be more successful if I hi…
Hey Tam, I'm exactly the same. Maybe we can form a support group for such people (i'm serious)?
The Project: I am starting a company (just myself) to produce mobile phone apps (iOS to start) The Motivation: 1) I hate commuting, I hate not having an office with a door, I hate having to work on a schedule, I hate having to follow someone else's orders. 2) I don't enjoy writing code, even though I'm very good at it. It's exhausting, and it drains me. 3) I enjoy researching/analyzing potential markets. 4) I enjoy d…
My thought process has evolved over the last few years for deciding what to spend my time on. I've realized two important things: that I am capable of making a lot of money from my own products, and that there can be important differences between ideas that impact the potential for the former. I like to build things that improve on past or present solutions, mainly because the market is already there and you aren't p…
Starting isn't the hard bit, I've started 50+ projects, I've finished hardly any of them, not including client work, that's my job, so it's easier to finish. What's different with a project that's mine is I go all gusto for a while, get a half MVP up and kinda lose the will to carry on. The problem is I have too many ideas and don't stick with my own things to see them through. I'd probably be more successful if I hi…
Try releasing early. When I work on personal projects and drag them out to perfection or until they have every feature I originally envisioned, they never get finished. I redesign them half a dozen times throughout their development, recode bit and pieces, etc. However, when I hack together a project over a weekend or week, toss it online and it gets a little traction, it's good motivation to continue. You have users…
The Project: I am starting a company (just myself) to produce mobile phone apps (iOS to start) The Motivation: 1) I hate commuting, I hate not having an office with a door, I hate having to work on a schedule, I hate having to follow someone else's orders. 2) I don't enjoy writing code, even though I'm very good at it. It's exhausting, and it drains me. 3) I enjoy researching/analyzing potential markets. 4) I enjoy d…
My thought process has evolved over the last few years for deciding what to spend my time on. I've realized two important things: that I am capable of making a lot of money from my own products, and that there can be important differences between ideas that impact the potential for the former. I like to build things that improve on past or present solutions, mainly because the market is already there and you aren't p…
Talk about coincidences, someone very recently recommended Jetstrap for the Coursera Stanford Startup Engineering course :).Best of luck in all your endeavors!