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I think competition was never your problem. A lack of passion for your industry/product over the long-term, is most always the high level reason people start an
by ericingram 14y ago
I think competition was never your problem. A lack of passion for your industry/product over the long-term, is most always the high level reason people start and stop projects like this.
- renownedmedia 14y agoI spent all of my spare time for a solid nine months on this project, and you are right; I was passionate, but more about the project itself than the industry. There was also a fear of letting this be my full time gig and not having a steady paycheck. My brick and mortar business had just closed its doors as my biggest client stopped paying people (he literally disappeared into the woods and had a class action lawsuit from many people he owed money).
- ericingram 14y agoI had the same happen to me, in the sense that I built a company around passion for the software project vs. the business. It really helped me see what motivations to give more and less weight to. I'd bet your next passion project is a big success. Here's mine: http://redtagcrazy.com/blog/2011/03/28/rise-and-fall/ http://redtagcrazy.com/blog/2011/03/28/rise-and-fall/