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by sergioschuler 13y ago
I forgot that one! I have even a saying for this learning "be local before being global".
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by sergioschuler 13y ago
BAM!
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by sergioschuler 13y ago
Hardly, no, one mistake that I didn't mention (because I am still processing it) is how long we took to have v1 (more than a year). This was a mix of my incompetence, too many features and also an inexperienced developer (in fact we ch
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by sergioschuler 13y ago
Look at http://thefoundation.com/ , they have some cases about this kind of approach.
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by sergioschuler 13y ago
In fact I am learning how to program, so I agree with your points - but I don't think it is for every one. There is plenty of space for non tech founders. BUT I do believe it is easier if you do know how to code.
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by sergioschuler 13y ago
INDEED! In fact I started. Did One Month Rails (a couple of months ago). My github (please don't laugh, but do give out advice): https://github.com/sergioschuler/
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by sergioschuler 13y ago
Cash or no cash, I believe the key for a developer is working on an interesting problem + having impact. If you have real companies offering real money for a product that don't even exist, at least the developer can be convinced that h
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by sergioschuler 13y ago
Damn Bluehost, hehe. I wish I knew how to fix it, but a few refreshes seems to go through.
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by sergioschuler 13y ago
You are absolutely right on both comments! And additional comments: 1) I am not a developer, but I believe having an idea -> finding a developer is the wrong flow. It should be like this: 1. Have the idea. 2. Get customers who give you r
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Lessons learned from my failed startup after 2 years, 300 users and 0 revenue(sergioschuler.com)
380 points by sergioschuler 13y ago|159 comments
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by sergioschuler 13y ago
Speaking for the non-technologists here: I used to measure productivity crosschecking what people accomplished in a certain time and what they said they would accomplish in that time. Well, it is not really productivity, but at least estima