"There is a good amount of randomness and luck in this process." I agree with this. Just take a look at 'Show HN' - there are many excellent projects that get

"There is a good amount of randomness and luck in this process." I agree with this. Just take a look at 'Show HN' - there are many excellent projects that get no traction at all. And then there a few lucky ones that suddenly take-off. There's no "wisdom of the crowds" moment that propels one project to success over another because it's more worthy or excellent - it really is random in so many cases. But rather than see that as a negative, take comfort from the fact that everyone is in the same boat. Plus, the fact that the original poster actually built these projects is an impressive feat in itself. Many of us never even get beyond the 'idea-in-our-head' stage.