I've still got five even after letting most expire over the years. Turns out that it is quite easy to have a great idea and devote just enough energy to it to r

I've still got five even after letting most expire over the years. Turns out that it is quite easy to have a great idea and devote just enough energy to it to register the domain name. It is very easy to delude yourself that the idea is so great that dozens of other people are just about to hit submit and take the name (and idea) away from you. I get as far as learning some new technology, which is great, but not far enough to get to a useful MVP. There is also a lot of housekeeping to sort out for a real service, which is a time and sometimes cost issue for something that must be bootstrapped. The underlying issue is that many worthwhile ideas are hard and need solid effort and commitment to execute. Registering a domain name does get you very far.