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Weekend/Side Project 101: Inspiration

31 points by aed 15y ago

Within in hour this guy comes up with an idea, posts it to Reddit for feedback, and launches. Has no prior experience with website development. Maybe it will never get off the ground and maybe it will fail, but the effort is admirable. What idea have you been sitting on?

aed 15y ago
Within in hour this guy comes up with an idea, posts it to Reddit for feedback, and launches. Has no prior experience with website development. Maybe it will never get off the ground and maybe it will fail, but the effort is admirable. What idea have you been sitting on?
glimcat 15y ago
Now that's how you do idea proofing.
- symptic 15y ago
  Reddit is a great community to get feedback and support from. I took a similar approach for a project I had in mind and the response was astounding. I made some mockups, posted them in the proper subreddit right before bed at 3AM, and woke up at 9AM expecting a small handful of comments, but instead was amazed that the number was closer to 70. Because of that thread, I've found a very talented partner for the project and we're getting close to launch date. Here's the thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/i04lm/who_would_be_interested_in_using_this_blueprint/ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/i04lm/who_would_b...
seancron 15y ago
Related: Reddit cookbook, "Good but cheap recipes for a college student" http://download693.mediafire.com/o3wchulvrofg/ynlygozezyz/redditfoodpdf.pdf http://download693.mediafire.com/o3wchulvrofg/ynlygozezyz/re...
- alanfalcon 15y ago
  This would be a perfect hit YouTube channel. Imagine the guy he links to with the rice instructions ( http://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/cwt9t/fine_you_wanted_more_submissions_heres_a/c0vv1nl http://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/cwt9t/fine_you_wanted_... ) popping of for a special segment, yelling at the camera like a drill sergeant. You'd never forget how to cook rice after that.
  - alanfalcon 15y ago
    I got confused about the thread topic (too many tabs) and mis-replied. This comment refers to the original submission and not the parent PDF link.
michaelbuckbee 15y ago
I think it is great that they're working on an idea, but having just watched Patrick's BOS talk on marketing I wonder if they have the right target. http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2011/03/hello-ladies-patrick-mckenzie-markets-to-minorities-at-business-of-software-2010.html http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2011/03/hello-ladies-patr...

31 points by aed 15y ago

aed 15y ago

glimcat 15y ago

Now that's how you do idea proofing.

symptic 15y ago
Reddit is a great community to get feedback and support from. I took a similar approach for a project I had in mind and the response was astounding. I made some mockups, posted them in the proper subreddit right before bed at 3AM, and woke up at 9AM expecting a small handful of comments, but instead was amazed that the number was closer to 70. Because of that thread, I've found a very talented partner for the project and we're getting close to launch date. Here's the thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/i04lm/who_would_be_interested_in_using_this_blueprint/ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/i04lm/who_would_b...

seancron 15y ago

Related: Reddit cookbook, "Good but cheap recipes for a college student" http://download693.mediafire.com/o3wchulvrofg/ynlygozezyz/redditfoodpdf.pdf http://download693.mediafire.com/o3wchulvrofg/ynlygozezyz/re...

alanfalcon 15y ago
This would be a perfect hit YouTube channel. Imagine the guy he links to with the rice instructions ( http://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/cwt9t/fine_you_wanted_more_submissions_heres_a/c0vv1nl http://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/cwt9t/fine_you_wanted_... ) popping of for a special segment, yelling at the camera like a drill sergeant. You'd never forget how to cook rice after that.
- alanfalcon 15y ago
  I got confused about the thread topic (too many tabs) and mis-replied. This comment refers to the original submission and not the parent PDF link.

michaelbuckbee 15y ago

I think it is great that they're working on an idea, but having just watched Patrick's BOS talk on marketing I wonder if they have the right target. http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2011/03/hello-ladies-patrick-mckenzie-markets-to-minorities-at-business-of-software-2010.html http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2011/03/hello-ladies-patr...