a) find something very very SMALL to start with. remember: facebook had one photo, one school, and no groups on feb 4, 2004. zuck built that shit in 2 weeks.

a) find something very very SMALL to start with. remember: facebook had one photo, one school, and no groups on feb 4, 2004. zuck built that shit in 2 weeks. could you imagine if he tried to build what fb is now (feature wise)? Zuck actually was a lot like this from what I can gather - making lots of small random things, not always finishing them, and seeing them stick. He got through fb fairly quickly and it stuck. b) find something that people can pay you for ie- your first dollar. Without making money, youre running a nonprofit, not a company. even if it's just ad space, put the ads up from the beginning. Money is a hell of a motivator. c) have a targeted customer/user. you can get feedback from them and it will keep you going. seeing someone enjoy your work is a big motivator. you will feel you cant let them down. d) try to have it be something that you yourself would use. it will force you to finish the project. You can do this. I've been in similar spots. Forget potential failure or potential success. Just focus on finishing. Hope this helps and good luck!