Live data from Hacker News

Ask HN: My startup is launching in a few weeks and I'm terrified. Advice?

news.ycombinator.com

11–13 of 13 posts

Re: Ask HN: My startup is launching in a few weeks and I'm terrified. Advice?

#11
post #5

"We are making rookie mistakes"... You are. "Won't be able to put out fires effectively enough." You won't. So what. Launch. This is your first day at pre-kindergarten. There is a long way to go. And pre-k is fun. Ask anyone who has gone through it.

Thanks, that actually does reassure me. I mean, I figure everyone has to start with something, right? And while I do harbor some feelings of dread for our launch, I'm also very excited for it.

Speaking as someone who built something and constantly delayed launching due to the same fears, I have to say that I regret not simply launching and doing away with the pre-launch jitters.

For some reason when you launch your app/website you feel that you are putting yourself out there for the rest of the world to judge, and fear being judged and humiliated. Just work through this, launch and get it over with. You will have critics, bad feedback, but you will be one step closer to your goal. Trust me - bad feedback is way better than no feedback

Re: Ask HN: My startup is launching in a few weeks and I'm terrified. Advice?

#13
post #5

"We are making rookie mistakes"... You are. "Won't be able to put out fires effectively enough." You won't. So what. Launch. This is your first day at pre-kindergarten. There is a long way to go. And pre-k is fun. Ask anyone who has gone through it.

Thanks, that actually does reassure me. I mean, I figure everyone has to start with something, right? And while I do harbor some feelings of dread for our launch, I'm also very excited for it.

Just look at the US health website. Riddled with problems from experienced developers. Nothing is bug free.

You probably have a ton in there, but you wont know. Better launch early and start fixing everything with your users testing your system.

That way youll not only fix bugs but introduce extra features as well.

Post reply on HN