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Ask YC: What is the last task one should do before launching a startup?
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- mixmax 19y agopray
- deleted 19y ago[deleted]
- Hexstream 19y agoRealizing that you're not at the end of the journey, you're at the end of the start of it.
- dkokelley 19y agoThat all depends on what you haven't done yet. Assuming that all you need to do is tell people about what you've got and the money will come freely and nothing will break, I would just send out a press release announcing your launch.
- icky 19y ago> Assuming that all you need to do is tell people about what you've got and the money will come freely and nothing will break, That's a pretty big assumption... ;-)
- andr 19y agoAsk YC a very vague question ;)
- falsestprophet 19y agoI highly recommend load testing. Good luck.
- ivankirigin 19y agoThat is very optimistic.
- falsestprophet 19y agoI don't think so. Getting enough traffic to choke a small VPS is possible sooner than you may expect, especially if you have not rooted out all serious bottlenecks (which are often discovered during load testing.)
- cperciva 19y agoGet a good night of sleep -- it might be the last you get for a long time.
- jraines 19y agoPick out your favorite brands of personal jet, caviar and champagne.
- axod 19y agoHave kids :D
- nickb 19y agoWell, you're just about to give birth to one! Can you handle two?
- tim2 19y agoRequest clearance from the tower.
- alaskamiller 19y agoEat a sandwich.
- ivankirigin 19y agoThe pickles must be on the side.
- crystalarchives 19y agoTake a deep breath, pat yourself on the back, and prepare for round two: gaining traction.
- redorb 19y agoTake founding team to dinner.
- gojomo 19y agoFurther: do this dinner at a cheap, stable, unpretentious place. Come grand success or crushing failure, this will become the spot for founders' reunion dinners in the years or decades to come.
- ivankirigin 19y ago"I'll have a double-double animal-style launch burger."
- dkokelley 19y ago+1 for the In-N-Out reference. Love that place.
- drusenko 19y agoI'd recommend giving yourself 1 extra week from the point you originally wanted to launch. Make sure everything is finished, and give yourself 1 week to actually use the product. Fix all the little things, and add the extra polish, things you really wish you had time to do before. But don't delay more than a week.
- sutro 19y agoDrink a bottle of Cisco RED: http://www.bumwine.com/cisco.html http://www.bumwine.com/cisco.html
- marketer 19y agobreak up with your girlfriend
- Prrometheus 19y agoBang a really hot chick. Unless you're a chick, in which case you should bang a really hot chick.
- LostInTheWoods 19y agoLast task: get rid of your fear, doubt and disbeleif.
- wamboldt 19y agoquit your job if you have one, and tell everyone you know about your startup and how you will make thousands/millions soon.
- icky 19y ago... and have a 10% chance of not just having done something really dumb! ;-D
- wenbert 19y agoi would relaxxx.
- lyime 19y agoDo usability testing and then some more.
- ghiotion 19y agoconvert everything to lisp?
- jbyers 19y agoAgree with yourself that you'll do whatever it takes to make it succeed. Otherwise, don't bother.
- bayareaguy 19y agoClose a deal to deliver your first product (or do the web-equivalent to be sure your market is there).
- walter_b_marvin 19y agoI don't know about this lack of sleep bit. I tried it and people have better ideas and do better work when not stressed. I'd rather substitute better planning for lack of sleep.
- jchum 19y agoLoad test and optimize user experience. You have one crack at attracting users. If your site is down, or the user experience is sluggish,that's bad news. Make sure you have some external monitoring in place.
- mig 19y agopray ;)
- hopeless 19y agoThe last thing you need to do before launching is the first thing you remember to do after launching ;-)
- deleted 19y ago[deleted]
- wastedbrains 19y agoRead some books about the startup experience, get ready to enjoy the ride.