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This grind feels very familiar. I joined a product company when it was at this stage and can say that this guy's story resembles our own quite a bit. The differ
by seanlinehan 14y ago
This grind feels very familiar. I joined a product company when it was at this stage and can say that this guy's story resembles our own quite a bit. The difference, though, was that we did not shut down shop because we had a little bit of debt. We kept going, are still going, and after more than two years in business are finally beginning to see some traction. The truth is, building a consumer product is just not easy. It takes time to build channels! The struggles that the author had were completely to be expected... every business has its quirks that you can't know until you're waist deep.
- jacquesm 14y agoContrary to the 'fail fast' mantra: the definition of a successful business is that it is one whose backers didn't give up before it gained traction. Underestimating the time it takes to get off the ground is a very frequent cause of business death.
- seanlinehan 14y agoI look at the guys over at Weebly as prime examples of this. David spoke at Startup School this year and said that for something like 4 or 5 years they didn't really experience much success. They kept at it and now they power something like 2% of all sites on the internet!