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Launching a Startup in One Week

JeremyChase 18y ago
Good luck on your week of work.. I have suddenly found myself with extra time on my hands, and will maybe follow your lead. I do think that the hardest part of something like this is getting a following to use the site. Best of luck. Jer
hopeless 18y ago
A startup is a business and a business makes money (or at least attempts to). So this is more like a "Webapp in One Week". Nitpicking aside, best of luck.
- iamdave 18y ago
  Kind of an interesting point to ponder over, is it fair to use 'startup' and 'webapp' synonymously-especially if there are signs of monetizing the system?
harrisreynolds 18y ago
hopeless... you are right... but "Hacking a little code in 1 week" makes such a lame headline! :-) I am going to try to make it as much of a polished application as possible and after the launch start the long journey of marketing it! JeremyChase... if you have some free time build something! :-) Part of the goal with what I am doing is to demonstrate what can be done in a week and discuss that at BarcampBirmingham this Saturday.
teej 18y ago
I've been working on a "side-project-hopefully-a-business-too" now for 8 months and I was seriously getting bogged down in it. I decided this past Friday to put everything else aside and take a week to do something new. I decided to make a bare minimum version of the same product with a completely different brand. I'm still in the thick of it, but the biggest payout is how refreshing the experience has been. I could end up without a viable product at the end of it, but at least I've renewed my vigor and passion for the idea. That alone has made it invaluable.
- harrisreynolds 18y ago
  teej... I've had a very similar experience... I spent 6 months working on a new product, but allowed it to get too complex and the project lagged. I am going to revisit it this year, start with a very simple feature set, and MAKE SURE TO RELEASE A PRODUCT!! :-) All the best man... I'll look forward to seeing your work!

Good luck on your week of work.. I have suddenly found myself with extra time on my hands, and will maybe follow your lead. I do think that the hardest part of something like this is getting a following to use the site. Best of luck. Jer

hopeless 18y ago

A startup is a business and a business makes money (or at least attempts to). So this is more like a "Webapp in One Week". Nitpicking aside, best of luck.

iamdave 18y ago
Kind of an interesting point to ponder over, is it fair to use 'startup' and 'webapp' synonymously-especially if there are signs of monetizing the system?

harrisreynolds 18y ago

hopeless... you are right... but "Hacking a little code in 1 week" makes such a lame headline! :-) I am going to try to make it as much of a polished application as possible and after the launch start the long journey of marketing it! JeremyChase... if you have some free time build something! :-) Part of the goal with what I am doing is to demonstrate what can be done in a week and discuss that at BarcampBirmingham this Saturday.

teej 18y ago

I've been working on a "side-project-hopefully-a-business-too" now for 8 months and I was seriously getting bogged down in it. I decided this past Friday to put everything else aside and take a week to do something new. I decided to make a bare minimum version of the same product with a completely different brand. I'm still in the thick of it, but the biggest payout is how refreshing the experience has been. I could end up without a viable product at the end of it, but at least I've renewed my vigor and passion for the idea. That alone has made it invaluable.

harrisreynolds 18y ago
teej... I've had a very similar experience... I spent 6 months working on a new product, but allowed it to get too complex and the project lagged. I am going to revisit it this year, start with a very simple feature set, and MAKE SURE TO RELEASE A PRODUCT!! :-) All the best man... I'll look forward to seeing your work!