I'm listening to Scott Adams' "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big" and I really liked his way of deciding whether a project is worth continuing with or not.
He says very rarely does a project start out as a complete failure and end up being a huge success.
Usually, an idea with great potential will instead start out as a small success that then becomes a bigger success.
His point is that if your product is any good, you should--even when you're starting out--be able to find a small group of people that are excited enough by it that they actually take action; in most cases that action being voting with their wallets.
Saying "that's a great idea" isn't action and does not count.
This really resonated with me because sometimes I go back and forth on whether or not I should continue with my current project or try something else. But the fact that I've had that small success even from the very beginning, serves as confirmation that it can become a much bigger success.
Even if most people hate your product, have you found a small group that loves it enough to continually take action?
Or have you been at this thing for a while and have yet to find even that small group of excited customers?
Did your idea start out as a small success or has it been a failure from the start?
Scott Adams: How to Know When to Quit | TIME.com
He says very rarely does a project start out as a complete failure and end up being a huge success.
Usually, an idea with great potential will instead start out as a small success that then becomes a bigger success.
His point is that if your product is any good, you should--even when you're starting out--be able to find a small group of people that are excited enough by it that they actually take action; in most cases that action being voting with their wallets.
Saying "that's a great idea" isn't action and does not count.
This really resonated with me because sometimes I go back and forth on whether or not I should continue with my current project or try something else. But the fact that I've had that small success even from the very beginning, serves as confirmation that it can become a much bigger success.
Even if most people hate your product, have you found a small group that loves it enough to continually take action?
Or have you been at this thing for a while and have yet to find even that small group of excited customers?
Did your idea start out as a small success or has it been a failure from the start?
Scott Adams: How to Know When to Quit | TIME.com
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