I spent two years launching tiny projects
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I spent two years launching tiny projects
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#2$18000 off of emoji email in kazakhstan? what the hell?
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#3Properly want to vet ideas a bit before executing.
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#4That was actually a pleasant read. I especially like the conclusion to which I can relate.
> If you're stuck for ideas, I recommend just building something; anything; even if it's terrible, and I guarantee a better idea will pop into your brain shortly after.
I have been working on a long project for a few years now and it will not be finished before another few years and I envy the speed at which the author gets feedback after he launches his products.
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#5I believe this is a good way to quickly filter through a bunch of ideas that may or may not work and stick with those that have potential. Luckily these days launching new ideas is easy. You don't need to invest too much money and time as long as you keep it simple and to the point.
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#6As someone who perpetually overscopes side projects and ends up biting off more than I can reasonably chew given my free time, I really love this idea. What happens with me is I start a new project, then add a new feature here and there (because coding is fun) and end up never reaching anything close to "done" then getting into analysis paralysis of what to do next because there is so much. Ultimately it gets abandoned and forgotten and put on the graveyard of all the other side projects - not that this is horrible, I do them for fun and not profit, but it would be nice to launch a few.
If OP is actually the author, a question - what was your approach in keeping the projects tightly scoped and not introducing feature creep? Deadlines or time-boxing? Pre-emptive deciding on what you will and won't do? Lowering your standards for "good enough"? Just plain old discipline? Something else?
Re: I spent two years launching tiny projects
#7That was actually a pleasant read. I especially like the conclusion to which I can relate. > If you're stuck for ideas, I recommend just building something; anything; even if it's terrible, and I guarantee a better idea will pop into your brain shortly after. I have been working on a long project for a few years now and it will not be finished before another few years and I envy the speed at which the author gets fee…
I completely agree with this, I almost have too many ideas and find combining them and building “something” usually results in filtering out the bad ones and brining the better ones to the forefront. Sometimes you just find that something “new” and better comes out of the process of trying to build “anything”.
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#8I've seen your projects before, and I am like you where I don't like projects that depend on me creating content but I rather like technical challenges. Great write up!
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#9Properly want to vet ideas a bit before executing.
Depends on how much time you plan on putting into it and if it sounds like fun. Most people have a bit of free time to spend on side projects, even if they're silly.
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#10$18000 off of emoji email in kazakhstan? what the hell?
Of 700 different emoji domains, people love their cats, hearts, watermelon, rockets, smileys, etc ...