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This is somewhat on topic but people may consider it unrelated. There is a business book that explains the disconnect between many people who say they want to
by drenvuk 8y ago
This is somewhat on topic but people may consider it unrelated.
There is a business book that explains the disconnect between many people who say they want to start a business but only focus on the task that they're good at. One of the premise inside the book was that a baker started a bakery and ended up only baking and leaving all of the managing and appointment making to her employees. All of the employees quit and she ended up taking on all of the work herself, quickly burning out. Despite the fact that building a business was the task that she should have been trying to figure instead of just the act of baking which. She was good at baking, thought she should open a bakery, didn't realize that a baking business is only 1 part baking and 8 parts baking system building. I wish I could remember the name of the book.
The lesson that the book tries to teach is that the business is actually the product customers will give you money for, not single piece of software that you're programming right now. If you organize your thoughts around it that way then you might be able to become more motivated. You've only really built a single part of your business system. The rest of it still needs to be built and you still need inputs, cogs and outputs for it.
I'm not sure if this is helpful.
If you don't mind me asking, did you get validation for your idea and product before spending two years building it out?
- triviatise 8y agothe book might have been emyth
- drenvuk 8y agoYes! thank you.
- whatshisface 8y agoAlternatively, this could be an argument for teaming up with the much-derided "business guy." If you think your product-making skills are good enough, then it might be worth specializing into early development while your partner handles the management/sales/marketing side. Just be careful to work out a fair deal - the partner is the one that specializes in arranging to get the long end of the stick after all! (That's why you want one.)