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Its quiet a big feat that tht OP moved from writing first line of code to lauching a company in 10 months. Wonder how did he manage it? I have been writing cod

Its quiet a big feat that tht OP moved from writing first line of code to lauching a company in 10 months. Wonder how did he manage it? I have been writing code/Mobile apps for 2.5 years still scared to take the leap.

philip_roberts 14y ago
Just launch. Seriously what's the worst that can happen. I say that like it was easy, it clearly wasn't, but you just have to suck it up and try it.
- vignesh_vs_in 14y ago
  I am finding it hard to figure out the right co-founder. All my coder pals are risk averse :(. I have made a decision to quit my day job on 31/03/2013 no matter what. will keep you guys updated on the journey.
  - philip_roberts 14y ago
    Somebody else just emailed me asking basically the same question, and looking for my advice. My immediate thoughts were: - Do you need a cofounder immediately, or can you just try and do less. I know that's easier said than done, but scale back your projects into what you think the most important pain/solution is and focus on that, and see if you can get some traction. It will be easier to convince someone else to join you if you can get some traction. - Similarly: don't look for people to take a big leap, break it into smaller steps. Do you know anyone who would do something for an evening a week. Or hack on something at the weekend. Treat it more as a fun side-project, and people might be more excited about getting involved. Then once they are in, and you have some momentum, try and grow the committment (that's basically what we did).
    - swastik 14y ago
      I agree with this. I'd try and learn the basics of coding, put together a prototype and get some initial feedback. It will be much better to seek a co-founder at this point, who can help you complete the product and launch it. It's not easy, and it is going to take time but that's probably the best way to go about it.
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  - marcosdumay 14y ago
    Launching and quitting your job don't have to happen at the same time.
bravoyankee 14y ago
Launch and then keep working and developing the product.
- vignesh_vs_in 14y ago
  my primary skills are on iOS/Android. So what ever i create ended up as apps rather than products. I'm tinkering with the idea of learning django to setup some basic webservice to support app as a product.

philip_roberts 14y ago

Just launch. Seriously what's the worst that can happen. I say that like it was easy, it clearly wasn't, but you just have to suck it up and try it.

vignesh_vs_in 14y ago
I am finding it hard to figure out the right co-founder. All my coder pals are risk averse :(. I have made a decision to quit my day job on 31/03/2013 no matter what. will keep you guys updated on the journey.
- philip_roberts 14y ago
  Somebody else just emailed me asking basically the same question, and looking for my advice. My immediate thoughts were: - Do you need a cofounder immediately, or can you just try and do less. I know that's easier said than done, but scale back your projects into what you think the most important pain/solution is and focus on that, and see if you can get some traction. It will be easier to convince someone else to join you if you can get some traction. - Similarly: don't look for people to take a big leap, break it into smaller steps. Do you know anyone who would do something for an evening a week. Or hack on something at the weekend. Treat it more as a fun side-project, and people might be more excited about getting involved. Then once they are in, and you have some momentum, try and grow the committment (that's basically what we did).
  - swastik 14y ago
    I agree with this. I'd try and learn the basics of coding, put together a prototype and get some initial feedback. It will be much better to seek a co-founder at this point, who can help you complete the product and launch it. It's not easy, and it is going to take time but that's probably the best way to go about it.
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- marcosdumay 14y ago
  Launching and quitting your job don't have to happen at the same time.

bravoyankee 14y ago

Launch and then keep working and developing the product.

vignesh_vs_in 14y ago
my primary skills are on iOS/Android. So what ever i create ended up as apps rather than products. I'm tinkering with the idea of learning django to setup some basic webservice to support app as a product.