Was this guy fastlane or did he just take a wrong turn?

[Thor_Molecules]

www dot softwarebyrob dot com/2011/08/24/lessons-learned-from-a-software-developers-first-attempt-at-launching-a-startup

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Conclusion
While the financial goals of MicroMaximus were not realized, the launch did succeed in providing me valuable experience, lessons that I believe will allow me to succeed in the future. I learned the importance of building strong relationships: personal, professional, online/offline, and customer relationships.

With this network in place, there are resources for mentorship, product feedback and motivation, all of which will keep you focused and on a better track to success. Even as a solo-founder I depend on other people to help me create a successful product.

Launching a startup is risky — being the first to create a niche product is a huge risk. In the future I intend to focus on mitigating that risk by allowing other businesses with capital to validate that a market exists for my software. Knowing who your competitors are will enable me to build off their success and further reduce my risk.

It is rare to hit a home run with your first product, and the greatest lesson I’ve taken away from MicroMaximus is to learn from the mistakes I made, and make another attempt at launching a startup.

Learn something, I'm sure most of us out there want to reach the needs of the people, but what if we think we know what's best for the people, and they are just to dumb or scared to change their ways.

 

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[wilkin]

Vjisi esi figopovimz nepz vseopt ug vjuahjv up vjot vuqod. Op nz uqopoup pu upi lpuxt xjev ot citv gus iwiszupi, vji nesliv xomm vimm zua vjev eptxis.

Qsoni iyenqmit esi moli tpahhoit/tommz cepft ivd vjiti esi sofodamuat ofiet epf vji qiuqmi xju "nefi" vjin qsucecmz jef e nommoup uvjis geomasit xjisi vjiz VJUAHJV vji nesliv xepvif vjios qsufadv

Cav ev vji ipf ug vji fez apvom zua simieti zuas qsufadv/vitv vji xevist zua xup'v lpux jux vji nesliv xomm sitqupf. Cav xjip vjiz fu vjev't xjip vji nupiz dunit op!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Cetif up vji iydisqv qsuwofif, vji haz ot Getvmepi tonqmz cz vji edv ug FUOPH. Getvmepi ot ecuav hivvoph uav vjisi, hivvoph aq vu vji qmevi, epf txophoph. Vji geomasit (tvsoliuavt) vjev duni xovj vji qsuditt ot tonqmz eqesv ug vji heni. Zua fup'v piif vu ci detj-gmuxoph vjuatepft us timmoph zuas dunqepz gus nommoupt vu ci *Getvmepi* cideati ov ot e nopftiv. Og zua esi iphehif op vji Getvmepi qsuditt: miespoph, geomoph, taddiifoph; zua esi Getvmepi.

 

[garyfritz]

Ximm O'wi ciip qisgidvoph vji "miespoph" epf "geomoph" qesv gus ziest. Pux O katv jewi vu gohasi uav vjev "taddiifoph" qesv ..... :tny4: