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I am in the same boat, I started a side project a few months ago and released the MVP without looking too much into the competition. But it turns out there is a
by rdm_blackhole 8y ago
I am in the same boat, I started a side project a few months ago and released the MVP without looking too much into the competition. But it turns out there is a lot of it.
The reason I am not going to stop working on it is:
- I am learning a lot while developing the new features(using lots of different tech that I don't necessarily use in my day job)
- it allows me to channel some creativity that I did not know I had
- it doesn't cost me anything to run
- even if it fails I can always use it as a showcase of my skills if I decide to start job hunting.
At the moment my goal is to get 10 users. When I get there, I'll re-evaluate how far I want to take it with this thing.
- wolco 8y agoThere are advantages because you can see what features work or not before you build them into your product.
- rdm_blackhole 8y agoYes, I have actually been copying/improving existing features from the competitors while trying to improve some of the things that I consider "bad user experience"
- jmkni 8y agoLovely. If you are enjoying yourself and learning new things, why stop? Worst case scenario, it won't work as a business, and you will have learned some new skills.