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Why have I failed?
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#12Is there some kind of context? What did he fail at ?
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#13"Should take the money when a beta user offered to pay" Not sure about this point. Why would we take money if we knew the product is not in a working condition. And what if, the product doesn't get to a stage where we feel the fee justifies.
the customer will complain, close his account or ask for a refund
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#15Failing happens and is a good thing. Don't forget to look at the bright side. Learning rocks.
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#16"Should take the money when a beta user offered to pay" Not sure about this point. Why would we take money if we knew the product is not in a working condition. And what if, the product doesn't get to a stage where we feel the fee justifies.
The nice thing about paying customers (besides the money) is that they will tell you what's wrong with the product, so you can fix it. Nonpaying users are much more likely to just walk away.
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#17did not listen people very well. I've heard them but did not actually listen. I kept on talking and talking. I couldn't care less if you're some guy with a fancy idea in his head with no clue on how to do anything about it or if you're Paul Graham himself, as soon as you stop listening to what others have to say, you're failing. My father rarely had anything insightful to say but one thing he did say that really stuc…
Love your fathers lesson. Just goes to show us that the moment we choose to stop learning is the moment we've chosen to fail.
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#18Wow, that's some humility. You are less of a fool than when you started. Based on what I've been reading lately a few things stick out above all others:
>did not look for a market very well
>did not try to sell the product, I've just build it
>my job is not programming. My job is delivering value using programming
Because, really, would the project have been a success with more Backbone?
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#19"Should take the money when a beta user offered to pay" Not sure about this point. Why would we take money if we knew the product is not in a working condition. And what if, the product doesn't get to a stage where we feel the fee justifies.
Because that's how a business works. You provide value and the customer pays you for it.
And "If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late." -Reid Hoffman
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