> So Patrick did not throw up a crap product--it was just a very simple product. Fine, it's a poh-tah-toh. > If you are serious about this, start reading his

> So Patrick did not throw up a crap product--it was just a very simple product. Fine, it's a poh-tah-toh. > If you are serious about this, start reading his blog from the beginning. He gives a blow-by-blow account of how he got there. I've actually read his blog for years. I've learned lots of useful lessons from it, but one of my takeaways is that Patrick is just very good at marketing. But yes, I am serious. I'm considering setting up a blog documenting the process so everyone can point and laugh, but I'll have to figure out whether my ego can take it. > And I predict that having a self-defeating attitude will greatly impede your success. What a great hedge! If I succeed, you can say you told me so, and if I fail, you can still say you told me so. But no, really, tptacek just said desire and a modicum of effort were the prerequisites. I can do those. If pseudo-religious faith is required as well, then I guess I will fail. But there's nothing to be done about that, is there?