I've been trying different things on the Internet since about 1995. Back then I was trying to create online storage, which turned out to host more adult files t

I've been trying different things on the Internet since about 1995. Back then I was trying to create online storage, which turned out to host more adult files then anything else. Finally gave that one up due to bandwidth costs. After that I tried my hand at web-based email which extended into a calendar, time and billing and eventually forums that I hosted and other people could use their own domain name with. Turned into a semi-successful business, but the management of the system ended up eating up too much of my time and it wasn't making enough to let me quit my day job. I wrote an anti-spam service that was efficient and quite good at filtering spam, but the resource required to take it to the next level were not around and I couldn't generate interest in the product. This came down to a not enough hardware to get the full working prototype finished problem. Some of the largest problem I had were the 800 pound gorillas that seemed to appear just before my product was ready and I wasn't agile enough at the time to compete. I don't regret implementing any of the project I did, even the map server that I've tried to create about 6 times. For me half the fun is the creation and until recently I haven't been dedicated to creating a large business out of it. Plus the experience and the amazing tools that have come out of the whole journey are worth more then the the time I spent on all of this. Another big lesson I've learned it that I can't do the whole thing alone. Just like you need the right tool for the right job, the right person for each job is important as well.