I wrote a whole response to this. http://techneur.com/post/703440900/beware-anecdotes http://techneur.com/post/703440900/beware-anecdotes In short: 1) A month

I wrote a whole response to this. http://techneur.com/post/703440900/beware-anecdotes http://techneur.com/post/703440900/beware-anecdotes In short: 1) A month isn't long enough. 2) Why did he scrap his code after 12 days? Why did he build UML diagrams? Sounds like a bit of over-engineering to me. He should have focused on the MVP. 3) He thought all he could do was code, and then he would be successful. 4) He didn't reach out to potential customers. People need to read stories like this though. Way too many people fall victim to these mistakes. I did two times before my third startup. It sucks, but this shit takes time.