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I'm sorry to hear this: it sucks and I hope you find a path through this. Important question for future learning, though: let's say that you were production re
by peteforde 13y ago
I'm sorry to hear this: it sucks and I hope you find a path through this.
Important question for future learning, though: let's say that you were production ready, today. If you're already maxing out your savings, how could you take this product to market with no budget to pay yourselves a living wage until you can demonstrate enough traction to raise a seed round?
I know that bootstrapping is sexy, but human willpower is finite - especially once you're paying for groceries on your credit card and the fear kicks in.
- 100k 13y agoPete makes an excellent point. When I was doing contract web development, I worked on way too many projects where the idea person spent all their money on the initial development and had nothing left over to run the business. It was depressing, which is one of the big reasons I decided to get back into product development.
- hacking_ideas 13y agoExcellent point. If you find yourself struggling with cash, you won't be able to think straight, let alone being creative. "Working under pressure" and "accomplishing" is cute, but the odds are stacked against you. Not only will your venture suffer, your personal life will hurt. Good luck with your venture!