I never finish anyth

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Post by 3stripe » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 1:13 PM UTC

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Post by Kiro » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 1:41 PM UTC

> check the availability of urls and social media accounts

Are people really checking the availability on social media? I know that if I get the .com I want nothing else matters and the social media handles can be anything.

I know the feeling anyway! The initial excitement and the downfall.

Re: I never finish anyth

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Post by neerajsohal » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 1:53 PM UTC

this is exactly what happens with me. though I was expecting a solution too. but how can I. He is on the same road as I am

Re: I never finish anyth

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Post by tlarkworthy » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 1:59 PM UTC

I like the building things. I finish building them too. Unfortunately, that isn't the job done. You then have to promote it and get users. That is harder than the building stage.

Christ you are in for a shock if you think the immediate step after reserving social media handles is the hard bit...

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Post by eddieroger » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 2:07 PM UTC

I immediately commiserated with this article when I saw the headline, because I have the same problem. I wish the resolution of the blog post was something other than "break the big thing in to little bits and do those" - something that I've known for a long time. For me, the most successful thing I've come across, and coincidentally the hardest part to change, was not being a perfectionist and just getting to MVP. Sometimes you have to say no, and just finish.

Re: I never finish anyth

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Post by 3stripe » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 2:12 PM UTC

tlarkworthy wrote: post #4

I like the building things. I finish building them too. Unfortunately, that isn't the job done. You then have to promote it and get users. That is harder than the building stage. Christ you are in for a shock if you think the immediate step after reserving social media handles is the hard bit...

I think that's just the bit I run through often.

My main project (CycleLive) is approaching two years old now, and I've got a small but loyal audience which I'm nurturing.

Actually I think CycleLove has a different problem — the "a blog is not a business" one.

Although it was never intended to be a business in the first place, I want to angle it in that direction, and that's the part I'm struggling with now.

Re: I never finish anyth

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Post by whizzkid » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 2:16 PM UTC

It was the same for me for several ideas/projects that i started with.

Then i realised what was the reason makes me not touching the project after a while...

The first steps are always known and can be done by almost everyone.

- Buy the domain

- Construct the idea

- Even, start coding the project

And here comes the reasons why you slowly starting not to touch the project anymore;

- You realise that you are not sure how to deploy this on production.

- You realise that you will need a business model and you are just a developer/designer and have no idea about those.

- Then comes the tax issues, and realisation that you need a company.

- You don't know how to licence your idea/project

I can list some more but these are just enough to make you feel that you need to find some people to help you which is not free but expensive unless you have friends that are expert in those areas.

Yep, you give up the project...

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Post by brennanm » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 2:16 PM UTC

Same way. I'm a 30%'er. I'll do the name, branding, front end mockups... but then I'll lose it. I wont want to dive into the back and write any backend or server code.

That's why you need a team. Everyone has optimistic days and pessimistic days. On a good team you all wont have them at exactly the same time. You're team will push you through and help you finish.

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Post by Gaurav322 » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 2:21 PM UTC

It is really motivating article and today, I am going to generate a best marketing strategy for tumblr and try to execute that. (only one as you say)...

Re: I never finish anyth

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Post by tlarkworthy » Fri, Jan 17, 2014, 2:21 PM UTC

3stripe wrote: post #6

tlarkworthy wrote: post #4

I like the building things. I finish building them too. Unfortunately, that isn't the job done. You then have to promote it and get users. That is harder than the building stage. Christ you are in for a shock if you think the immediate step after reserving social media handles is the hard bit...

I think that's just the bit I run through often. My main project (CycleLive) is approaching two years old now, and I've got a small but loyal audience which I'm nurturing. Actually I think CycleLove has a different problem — the "a blog is not a business" one. Although it was never intended to be a business in the first place, I want to angle it in that direction, and that's the part I'm struggling with now.

oh yeah, cool site.

yeah perhaps what you and I consider products are in different categories, so perhaps my words are not so relevant to you.

I enjoy making geeky technical things, but fail to find any users. :(

One day I will sort it out (maybe).