I don't get this "ask friends and family" approach. Unless your friends and family are on the bleeding edge of tech I fail to see how much understanding and en

I don't get this "ask friends and family" approach. Unless your friends and family are on the bleeding edge of tech I fail to see how much understanding and enthusiasm they could give you. Friends will often be supportive no matter the idea. Family will often shrug and say "interesting" without having any idea what you're talking about. Not every idea has mass appeal. You likely got the same kind of answers when explaining any number of successful start-ups. Imagine if the Farmville folk had "tested" their idea on friends and family. Yeah! A virtual farm! Forget about FPS or puzzle games... now you can virtually plant peas! (My mum would say "why don't people go plant real peas or have a real farm?"). What it really sounds like is that you have too many ideas and not enough focus. Sounds like you need to pick one and stick to it. Even a failure is a completion and that is a success.