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This is why I will never base my entire business on twitter. I wrote a stats app 2 years ago, but I never released it. There's nothing stopping Twitter from u
by rick888 16y ago
This is why I will never base my entire business on twitter. I wrote a stats app 2 years ago, but I never released it.
There's nothing stopping Twitter from using you as a test while you build your business up and then directly compete with you by adding in any features that they know are popular.
I suppose it might work for a short-term pay day, but I would be trying to diversify asap if I were any of the current businesses based on it.
- Stormbringer 16y agoIf you put the effort in, you should have released it. Because hey, money.
- rick888 16y agoYou're right. I have a history of personal projects that I've started and never finished. I think the problem is that since I had a day job during that time, it was easy for me to lose focus. I've since quit my day job and I've been working full-time on my new projects (not related to twitter, but I did gain some good experience and reusable libraries with that project). It's one of the problem you face if you have a startup and a day job. At least when I would get home from my job, it was very difficult to switch gears to my own projects..and my code ended up unfocused and scattered.
- Dylanlacey 16y agoBut this is a business truism, really. Never EVER build a business based on another who is in a power to revoke it, unless you can make a TON of money in a short amount of time.