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Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..

#34
Just release it. If you succumb to your own self doubt, it will self perpetuate until you're lost all desire to work on the project anymore. The faster you see that people like what you did and want to use it, the faster your motivation will come back and you'll be able to keep on working.

This is coming from a guy who struggles with the same stuff, so take it as you will

Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..

#35
post #6

Emotional obstacles? They are something you have to overcome by yourself. You're like a shy person asking for dating advice. No one can help you but yourself.

Well, a shy person asking for dating advice may get a good one and benefit. So I think I'm going to give one. alifaziz, I often feel unmotivated too. I often feel like I don't care for the thing I'm working on anymore and that no one else cares and that I don't know why am I doing it. The solution is simple: ignore these periods (just say to yourself: I know what it is and it's temporary). They will pass. Then you ge…

Dating advice for a person who's shy are as useless as a chocolate teapot - the problems are in the fact that he's shy, not that he'd desperately need dating advice.

Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..

#36
post #19

Release as soon as possible so you can get started working on the other 90%.

the other 90%...lol....exactly, words of wisdom!

patio11 is refering to the 90/90 rule:

> The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-ninety_rule

Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..

#37
post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the other 90%...lol....exactly, words of wisdom!

patio11 is refering to the 90/90 rule: > The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-ninety_rule

Agreed, I was trying to show my agreement with this important principle. Unsuccessfully it seems. :)

Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..

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post #29

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Whoa, I didn't know there are other Malaysians on HN. We should probably meet up.

We should do that!! ... Lets start a revolution! ;)

Would love to meet up with Malaysians on here. Not sure how that would be set up but I'm always open. If you need to get in touch, simply shoot an email my way.

Re: Ask HN: I have a startup idea, the project is 90% done. But..

#40
post #7
post #3

Get a cofounder, there must be many good candidates in your CS class.

I don't think getting a co-founder is a universal answer for everything.

Agree fully. I see it as replacing a short-term problem with a long-term one, unless you find a really good partner. Many, aren't.
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