I get the impression that you want to design stuff, and it's incidental that startups let you do it how you want. Judging by the "I've spent 1000s of hours (I k

I get the impression that you want to design stuff, and it's incidental that startups let you do it how you want. Judging by the "I've spent 1000s of hours (I kid you not) designing my products", you're doing the same as what I do with development, and I'd be wary of that. Maybe, start by trying to let your tech/design be a means to an end and start by solving a problem for users. The launch websites for so many successful startups were super ugly[1]. 100's of hours per project with less than 5 users each, sounds like alarm bells to me. If you haven't already, read The Lean Startup[2]. Build MVP, validate and iterate or pivot accordingly. [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6125914/How-20-popular-websites-looked-when-they-launched.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6125914/How-20-popular... [2] http://theleanstartup.com/ http://theleanstartup.com/