Ask YC: prove commitment within two months?

Re:Ask YC: prove commitment within two months? by Tichy on Friday July 18, 2008 @09:24AM (#249695)

Thanks, will watch the video at home.

I definitely try to make my projects simpler and shorter, especially because I worry about my endurance. One problem is that I constantly have new ideas that often seem even simpler than the one I am currently working on. So it is tempting to switch to the even simpler project, which ultimately leads to too much distraction.

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Re:Ask YC: prove commitment within two months? by ScottWhigham on Friday July 18, 2008 @09:30AM (#249704)

be like MC Hammer: "Break it down!" You have to take things in small chunks for two reasons:

* You can't do it all with a few days of coding * You need little wins along to way to keep the wind in your sails.

For a website-based project, you want to put pen to paper and come up with a plan for "What Has to Happen For Me to Make My First Sale":

* Demo

* Website

* Marketing

* Processes in place post-sale

Those are easy - so focus on coming up w/ a plan of action and timeline/budget for implementing those. It's amazing just how much the planning process gets you starting to feel energized and, "I'm actually doing it!"

Good luck :)

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