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How We Went From Being Virtually Unknown to 3k Signups a Day in 5 Weeks Pt 3

34 points by dshipper 16y ago

Peroni 16y ago
Pitch your app to everyone who will listen. What do you have to lose right? Whilst this is a simple little statement, a fear of rejection has crippled so many businesses before the even got off the ground. Well done. I'm glad your honest approach has paid off.
- jemka 16y ago
  Sales 101 really applies here. That fear of rejection needs to be overcome. This is especially true for something one or a few people are building for potentially hundreds or thousands or even millions. There is no way for those few people to completely understand the needs of many. You WILL fail. You WILL be rejected. It's not a matter of "if". It's a matter of how yo learn from those rejections and failures.
  - dshipper 16y ago
    I absolutely agree with everything you said here. Avoiding failure isn't the key. You HAVE to fail. As long as you learn from the experience then the failing is worthwhile.
- alain94040 16y ago
  Pitch your app to everyone who will listen. What do you have to lose right? Yes, fear of rejection... No matter how often we repeat: "WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE". Still. People are scared of selling. It seems that a rational argument doesn't work. Does anyone have a more emotional argument that would convince an otherwise shy geek to start selling?
- dshipper 16y ago
  Thanks I'm glad you found the post helpful!
bigohms 16y ago
I appreciate the time you guys put into writing about your experience. Thanks for that.
- makethetick 16y ago
  Ditto, I enjoyed reading your last three posts. Thanks for sharing.
  - dshipper 16y ago
    No problem I really enjoyed putting them together
chopsueyar 16y ago
I am curious as to what methods/strategies you implemented to bring server load to acceptable levels. Author mentioned the helpful assistance of Rackspace. More specifics, please.
- dshipper 16y ago
  Hey, I wrote a little piece about more technical things that we did to get our servers back up here: http://dshipper.posterous.com/44286486 http://dshipper.posterous.com/44286486 feel free to shoot me an email if you want to know more
hallmark 16y ago
Thanks for the mention. Great job guys! :)
- dshipper 16y ago
  No problem thanks for your help!

34 points by dshipper 16y ago

Pitch your app to everyone who will listen. What do you have to lose right? Whilst this is a simple little statement, a fear of rejection has crippled so many businesses before the even got off the ground. Well done. I'm glad your honest approach has paid off.

jemka 16y ago
Sales 101 really applies here. That fear of rejection needs to be overcome. This is especially true for something one or a few people are building for potentially hundreds or thousands or even millions. There is no way for those few people to completely understand the needs of many. You WILL fail. You WILL be rejected. It's not a matter of "if". It's a matter of how yo learn from those rejections and failures.
- dshipper 16y ago
  I absolutely agree with everything you said here. Avoiding failure isn't the key. You HAVE to fail. As long as you learn from the experience then the failing is worthwhile.
alain94040 16y ago
Pitch your app to everyone who will listen. What do you have to lose right? Yes, fear of rejection... No matter how often we repeat: "WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE". Still. People are scared of selling. It seems that a rational argument doesn't work. Does anyone have a more emotional argument that would convince an otherwise shy geek to start selling?
dshipper 16y ago
Thanks I'm glad you found the post helpful!

bigohms 16y ago

I appreciate the time you guys put into writing about your experience. Thanks for that.

makethetick 16y ago
Ditto, I enjoyed reading your last three posts. Thanks for sharing.
- dshipper 16y ago
  No problem I really enjoyed putting them together

chopsueyar 16y ago

I am curious as to what methods/strategies you implemented to bring server load to acceptable levels. Author mentioned the helpful assistance of Rackspace. More specifics, please.

dshipper 16y ago
Hey, I wrote a little piece about more technical things that we did to get our servers back up here: http://dshipper.posterous.com/44286486 http://dshipper.posterous.com/44286486 feel free to shoot me an email if you want to know more

hallmark 16y ago

Thanks for the mention. Great job guys! :)

dshipper 16y ago
No problem thanks for your help!