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What Stopped You from Launching a Bootstrapped Product in 2015

20 points by shk88 11y ago

What will you do differently in 2016 to make it happen?

davelnewton 11y ago
Launch.
godzillabrennus 11y ago
Nothing. It launched. Then the co-founder quit and took it down. It's coming back soon though.
taphangum 11y ago
Stop looking for productivity 'techniques' that others have found to work for them and just do the best thing I can think of now to get something done. Momentum tends to work better than any one 'technique'.
sealthedeal 11y ago
Nothing stopped me, I was trying to build it out. 2016 will be my year to get beta users and really get things going. You can check it out at http://localhost:3000 http://localhost:3000 ;)
tmaly 11y ago
Nothing, I launched, but I need to refine it and make it look better: bestfoodnearme.com
velox_io 11y ago
I didn't feel the user interface was ready. Also, as the system is a database at heart it has to be absolutely rock solid. Planning to launch on the 5th of Feb, which is the date (4 years) since I wrecked my knee and started working on this project to keep my mind busy. See https://velox.io https://velox.io
- kohanz 11y ago
  > Our platform enables beginners to code & experanced developers to deliver, fast! typo: *experienced
  - velox_io 11y ago
    Thank you!
collyw 11y ago
I was too lazy / busy to finish it.
iends 11y ago
I have no idea what to build.
- JohnHaugeland 11y ago
  start with me-too products. just go through the app store. make another todo list. a lot of it is practice and experience; even if you don't have any ideas you like, you can get the practice and experience in while you're looking for the idea you believe in. besides, sometimes those me-too products tend to have lives of their own.
- shk88 11y ago
  I'm starting s podcast to help with this problem. The idea is I pick 1 small business / industry a week, and do 5 interviews with different business owners from that industry, asking about their business, the problems they face, etc. Do you think you'd listen to something like this?
  - Zweihander 11y ago
    That sounds like something I'd listen to and would be super useful, sign me up.
  - godzillabrennus 11y ago
    Sounds great! Shoot me an email if you launch it. hn at strapr dot com
edoceo 11y ago
Nothing! Launched and now have profit! Going Lean and doing customer dev before product dev was a huge factor for success.
CryoLogic 11y ago
Launched earlier this year with a $500 budget, now making ~1.2k revenue per month trying to grow it further. Still need to get a job though, $200/mo is not much fun for food in Seattle.
- davelnewton 11y ago
  Still pretty cool--I'd be psyched w/ ~$1K/month, although obviously I'd be more psyched with more $.
- wiwa1978 11y ago
  What website are you referring to?
tedmiston 11y ago
Concern about if what I built was too specific to me and if others would even use it.
AznHisoka 11y ago
I was consumed with a product I launched in 2014 :)
nevi-me 11y ago
Too many hours devoted to employer. I already have something bootstrapped active (movinggauteng.co.za), but stagnating a bit. Wanted to launch a small December idea to take my mind off my 2 jobs. This year I'm aiming to work no more than 48 hours a week for employer, start making money on bootstrapped product, and enjoy my life more.
phlandis 11y ago
Took over a year to find the right direction and didn't start building the product until the end of August. This stuff takes a lot of time. When I was young I never understood the unhygienic programmer stereotype. Now I have become its embodiment.
sgslo 11y ago
I didn't launch sooner as I was focused on too many projects. Finally buckled it down and drove my project to completion. Official launch will occur in a week or two: http://rallycoding.com/ http://rallycoding.com/
- dhandel 11y ago
  Congratulations Stephen. I have taken your Udemy course, "Build Web Apps with React JS and Flux" and it is probably the best coding course that I've ever experienced. The level of support that you provide in the chat section of the course and by email is unbelievable. It's almost like getting 1:1 mentoring? I'm just starting your Native React Udemy course now. Do you offer 1:1 mentoring?
  - sgslo 11y ago
    Drop me a line, my email is in my profile, or you can find it all over the course on Udemy

20 points by shk88 11y ago

What will you do differently in 2016 to make it happen?

davelnewton 11y ago

Launch.

godzillabrennus 11y ago

Nothing. It launched. Then the co-founder quit and took it down. It's coming back soon though.

taphangum 11y ago

Stop looking for productivity 'techniques' that others have found to work for them and just do the best thing I can think of now to get something done. Momentum tends to work better than any one 'technique'.

sealthedeal 11y ago

Nothing stopped me, I was trying to build it out. 2016 will be my year to get beta users and really get things going. You can check it out at http://localhost:3000 http://localhost:3000 ;)

tmaly 11y ago

Nothing, I launched, but I need to refine it and make it look better: bestfoodnearme.com

velox_io 11y ago

I didn't feel the user interface was ready. Also, as the system is a database at heart it has to be absolutely rock solid. Planning to launch on the 5th of Feb, which is the date (4 years) since I wrecked my knee and started working on this project to keep my mind busy. See https://velox.io https://velox.io

kohanz 11y ago
> Our platform enables beginners to code & experanced developers to deliver, fast! typo: *experienced
- velox_io 11y ago
  Thank you!

collyw 11y ago

I was too lazy / busy to finish it.

iends 11y ago

I have no idea what to build.

JohnHaugeland 11y ago
start with me-too products. just go through the app store. make another todo list. a lot of it is practice and experience; even if you don't have any ideas you like, you can get the practice and experience in while you're looking for the idea you believe in. besides, sometimes those me-too products tend to have lives of their own.
shk88 11y ago
I'm starting s podcast to help with this problem. The idea is I pick 1 small business / industry a week, and do 5 interviews with different business owners from that industry, asking about their business, the problems they face, etc. Do you think you'd listen to something like this?
- Zweihander 11y ago
  That sounds like something I'd listen to and would be super useful, sign me up.
- godzillabrennus 11y ago
  Sounds great! Shoot me an email if you launch it. hn at strapr dot com

edoceo 11y ago

Nothing! Launched and now have profit! Going Lean and doing customer dev before product dev was a huge factor for success.

CryoLogic 11y ago

Launched earlier this year with a $500 budget, now making ~1.2k revenue per month trying to grow it further. Still need to get a job though, $200/mo is not much fun for food in Seattle.

davelnewton 11y ago
Still pretty cool--I'd be psyched w/ ~$1K/month, although obviously I'd be more psyched with more $.
wiwa1978 11y ago
What website are you referring to?

tedmiston 11y ago

Concern about if what I built was too specific to me and if others would even use it.

AznHisoka 11y ago

I was consumed with a product I launched in 2014 :)

nevi-me 11y ago

Too many hours devoted to employer. I already have something bootstrapped active (movinggauteng.co.za), but stagnating a bit. Wanted to launch a small December idea to take my mind off my 2 jobs. This year I'm aiming to work no more than 48 hours a week for employer, start making money on bootstrapped product, and enjoy my life more.

phlandis 11y ago

Took over a year to find the right direction and didn't start building the product until the end of August. This stuff takes a lot of time. When I was young I never understood the unhygienic programmer stereotype. Now I have become its embodiment.

sgslo 11y ago

I didn't launch sooner as I was focused on too many projects. Finally buckled it down and drove my project to completion. Official launch will occur in a week or two: http://rallycoding.com/ http://rallycoding.com/

dhandel 11y ago
Congratulations Stephen. I have taken your Udemy course, "Build Web Apps with React JS and Flux" and it is probably the best coding course that I've ever experienced. The level of support that you provide in the chat section of the course and by email is unbelievable. It's almost like getting 1:1 mentoring? I'm just starting your Native React Udemy course now. Do you offer 1:1 mentoring?
- sgslo 11y ago
  Drop me a line, my email is in my profile, or you can find it all over the course on Udemy